P.E.I. sees record growth, but Islanders are leaving at the highest rate in decades

‘You know, these aren’t things that make people want to stay’

The most recent population report from Statistics Canada shows a strangely paradoxical trend for P.E.I.

The province grew 4.3 per cent in 2022, adding more than 7,000 residents, bringing the total population to 173,954  as of Jan. 1. It is easily the fastest-growing province in Canada, at a time when the country itself is experiencing record growth.

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