PHOENIX, April 14, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- U-Haul, celebrating 50 years of serving the do-it-yourself household moving industry in Canada, today released results of the 2005 U-Haul National Migration Trend Report titled "Top 25 Canadian Destination Cities." According to moving data reflective of nationwide statistics for calendar year 2005, Toronto was ranked No. 1 for the fourth year in a row, while Calgary, Edmonton, and Montreal all held their positions respectively for the second year in a row. Ottawa, Ontario, Vancouver, British Columbia, London, Hamilton and Kitchener, Ontario, and Halifax, Nova Scotia rounded out the top 10.
U-Haul Executive Vice President John "J.T." Taylor said, "Over the past 50 years U-Haul has built a long and proud history of helping families move and store their belongings. Now more than ever, Canadian families are relying on U-Haul to provide affordable services. We are proud to be able to offer an economical way for families to move."
The ranking reflects destinations for movers traveling more than 50 miles, and considers every city in the country, regardless of size. However, the data is not stated as a percentage of population and is not reflective of overall growth.
The 2005 Top 25 Canadian Destination Cities Report was compiled from over 83,000 U-Haul transactions occurring between Jan.1 and Dec. 31, 2005.
U-Haul, based in Phoenix and celebrating its 50th year in Canada as the industry giant, has the largest rental fleet in the world with over 92,000 trucks and 73,000 trailers. U-Haul, the undisputed leader in the truck-and-trailer rental industry, is one of the industry's largest operators of self-storage facilities, the world's largest installer of permanent trailer hitches and the world's largest single-brand Yellow Pages advertiser. For more information, visit www.uhaul.com.
Note to editors: The annual mileage of North American U-Haul trucks would move a family to the moon and back more than seven times per day, every day of the year.
U-Haul Top 25 Canadian Destination Cities*
January - December 2005
1. TORONTO, Ontario
2. CALGARY, Alberta
3. EDMONTON, Alberta
4. MONTREAL, Quebec
5. OTTAWA, Ontario
6. VANCOUVER, British Columbia
7. LONDON, Ontario
8. HAMILTON, Ontario
9. KITCHENER, Ontario
10. HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
11. VICTORIA, British Columbia
12. NORTH BAY, Ontario
13. SURREY, British Columbia
14. QUEBEC CITY, Quebec
15. OSHAWA, Ontario
16. KELOWNA, British Columbia
17. WINNIPEG, Manitoba
18. KINGSTON, Ontario
19. WINDSOR, Ontario
20. BARRIE, Ontario
21. ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia
22. NEWMARKET, Ontario
23. RED DEER, Alberta
24. SAINT CATHERINES, Ontario
25. SASKATOON, Saskatchewan
*Data compiled from over 83,000 transactions from
January - December, 2005.