Edmonton continues to lead the 'return to office' in North America

As of the week of May 30th, Edmonton continues to experience the highest return of downtown foot traffic of all 23 cities we track in North America – including six cities in Canada. Since March 8, 2022, when all Provincial and Municipal restrictions were officially lifted, Edmonton’s downtown core has experienced a 25% increase in foot traffic from the weeks prior. The week of April 4th, 2022, Edmonton achieved its highest volume of activity downtown since the week of March 9, 2020 when COVID first started to affect office activity. Over the last 10 weeks, Edmonton offices has experienced an average foot traffic volume of 28,423. Although it is important to clarify that we remain below pre-pandemic levels thus far in 2022, it is promising to see an increase in activity downtown. As numerous private businesses target a return to their offices through spring and summer, the activity in the downtown core will continue to increase.