A 9-year push to increase P.E.I.'s population has radically changed the Island

10/02/2024

Since 2015, P.E.I. is easily the fastest growing province in Canada

More than 20,000 people have arrived from other countries, roughly 10,000 are foreign nationals living on P.E.I. with temporary permits and a greater number have arrived from other parts of Canada than the almost 30,000 who left for other provinces.

This motion of people has caused crises in housing, health care and general pressure on provincial infrastructure of all kinds.

The mass migration to and from P.E.I. dates back to 2015, when Wade MacLauchlan became leader of the Liberal Party and premier at the same time.

MacLauchlan spoke about immigration, as well as keeping talented Islanders at home and attracting them back. He expressed concern about an aging population and the need to rejuvenate. 

Accelerated population growth began almost immediately.

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