Statistics Canada: Population Growth

International Migration Dept: In fact, Saskatchewan and Alberta lead the country in population growth, according to numbers from Statistics Canada released Tuesday. International migration to Saskatchewan over the third quarter of 2011 was the highest it has been for any quarter since 1971, according to Globe and Mail. As Canada s centre of gravity shifts westward with growing economic prosperity and political clout, the population is following. That goes both for international and internal migration: Western provinces are luring job seekers from Taizhou and Toronto alike and the booming Prairie province has become a magnet for migrants from the Philippines, Ukraine, China, India and England. At the same time, Ontario traditionally the country s strongest draw for newcomers recorded its smallest net international migration for this quarter since 1998. Economic gloom translates into fewer migrants; fewer migrants means fewer employable bodies and, in turn, less settlement cash from Ottawa. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.