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Originally Posted by saffronleaf
Any thoughts on PEI? Given the size of the island it could basically be a metropolitan area of its own. Seems like they're being more aggressive with attracting immigrants, too.
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The Island has (in relative terms) been doing better in terms of population growth rate than either NB or NS. The population of PEI is now about 150,000. When I was a kid growing up in PEI, I can remember the population being 108,000 (about 1970), so that's about 40% growth in not quite a half century.
Growth is mostly in the Charlottetown area. The Charlottetown CA however still only has a population of 69,325, so I'll be long dead before Charlottetown becomes a CMA in it's own right (if ever).
International immigration to PEI has been surprisingly strong over the last decade or so.