{"id":14476,"date":"2016-10-31T19:33:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T19:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrationca.staging.wpengine.com\/fr\/prince-edward-island-leads-way-tackling-aging-population\/"},"modified":"2017-02-24T15:29:42","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T15:29:42","slug":"prince-edward-island-leads-way-tackling-aging-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/prince-edward-island-leads-way-tackling-aging-population\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Edward Island Leads Way in Tackling Aging Population"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Edward Island has provided a shining example to the rest of Atlantic Canada that it is possible to turn around an aging population through immigration.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"img1485\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Prince Edward Island Leads Way in Tackling Aging Population\" src=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/images\/prince-edward-island-canada.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Edward Island has provided a shining example to the rest of Atlantic Canada that it is possible to turn around an aging population through immigration\" width=\"385\" height=\"109\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s smallest province has boosted its population of under 45-year-olds to 76,516 in 2016, greater than 2013 levels and significantly more than 2015 numbers.<\/p>\n<p>It is one of only two Atlantic provinces (the other being Nova Scotia), to have a greater 2016 population of under-45s than 2015, as immigration policies aimed at countering its aging population and shrinking labour force start to take hold.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"img2806\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Population Under 45 in Prince Edward Island\" src=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/images\/graphs\/Population-Under-45-in-Prince-Edward-Island.png\" width=\"522\" height=\"287\" border=\"0\" \/>Source: Statistics Canada<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The island province is still struggling to retain the 18-24-year-old demographic, but made significant gains in under 18s and 25-44-year-olds, suggesting it is successfully attracting young families.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Population of Prince Edward Island by Age-Group<\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"99\">Age range<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">2012<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">2013<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">2014<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">2015<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"99\"><strong>0 to 17 years<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">28,755<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">28,357<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">28,161<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">28,078<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">28,346<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"99\"><strong>18 to 24 years<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">13,677<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">13,694<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">13,641<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">13,521<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">13,388<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"99\"><strong>25 to 44 years<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">34,714<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">34,268<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">34,163<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">34,203<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"73\">34,782<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Source: Statistics Canada<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>It is not all bad news for the rest of Atlantic Canada, a region associated with having the fastest aging population in the whole of the country.<\/p>\n<p>The overall population of under-45s looked likely to drop beneath the over-45s for the first time in 2016, but immigration has helped buck that trend.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Atlantic Canada\u2019s Provincial Nominee Programs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/new-brunswick-immigration\/\">New Brunswick<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/immigration-nouvelle-ecosse-2\/\">Nova Scotia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/prince-edward-island-immigration\/\">Prince Edward Island<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/newfoundland-immigration\/\">Newfoundland and Labrador<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>While the over-45s population is still growing at the same rate, the rate at which the under-45s are shrinking has reduced dramatically, meaning it fell only 0.1 per cent in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia are leading the way in reversing the trend<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"img9393\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Population Under 45 in Nova Scotia\" src=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/images\/graphs\/Population-Under-45-in-Nova-Scotia.png\" width=\"523\" height=\"314\" border=\"0\" \/>Source: Statistics Canada<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Both Newfoundland &amp; Labrador and New Brunswick are already on the other side, with more in the older age bracket than the younger one.<\/p>\n<p>Where Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia have succeeded is in attracting young families, and their neighbours will be hoping to follow suit in the years to come.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"img8839\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Population Under 45 in Newfoundland &amp; Labrador\" src=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/images\/graphs\/Population-of-Newfoundland-Labrador.png\" width=\"522\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\" \/>Source: Statistics Canada<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"img262\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Population Under 45 in New Brunswick\" src=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/images\/graphs\/Population-Under-45-in-New-Brunswick.png\" width=\"522\" height=\"300\" border=\"0\" \/>Source: Statistics Canada<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Atlantic Canada\u2019s provincial premiers and the federal government jointly announced an initiative to welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/2000-new-pnp-immigrants-coming-atlantic-canada\/\">2,000 more skilled immigrants<\/a> under their Provincial Nominee Programs from 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The move will see an almost 50 per cent rise in the number of candidates welcomed to New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland &amp; Labrador.<\/p>\n<p>Those numbers could increase in 2018 and 2019 if the expansion is viewed as a success.<\/p>\n<p>The new immigrants are expected to be chosen based on the skills required by the respective provinces.<\/p>\n<p>It is part of a new Atlantic Growth Strategy, aimed at boosting the economy in eastern Canada in five priority areas:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Skilled workforce and immigration<\/li>\n<li>Innovation<\/li>\n<li>Clean growth and climate change<\/li>\n<li>Trade and investment<\/li>\n<li>Infrastructure<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Interested employers:\u00a0<\/strong>Kindly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canada-employers\/\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0here to receive further information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interested candidates:<\/strong>\u00a0Find out whether you qualify to Canada by completing our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/free-immigration-evaluation-forms\/\">free on-line evaluation<\/a>. We will provide you with our evaluation within 1-2 business days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recent News Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/quebec-unemployment-lowest-8-years\/\">Quebec Unemployment The Lowest in 8 years<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/nova-scotia-sees-sharp-rise-immigration-numbers\/\">Nova Scotia Sees Sharp Rise in Immigration Numbers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read more news about Canada Immigration by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canada-immigration-news-articles-2016\/\">clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Edward Island has provided a shining example to the rest of Atlantic Canada that it is possible to turn around an aging population through immigration. Canada\u2019s smallest province has boosted its population of under 45-year-olds to 76,516 in 2016, greater than 2013 levels and significantly more than 2015 numbers. 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