Sask. still losing thousands to interprovincial migration
Saskatchewan’s population continues to grow, reaching 1,162,062 people as of July 1, according to the latest numbers released Thursday by Statistics Canada.
The province grew by 3,226 in the second quarter, April 1 – June 30, and by 11,280 since July 1, 2017.
While the total population rises due to immigration and more births than deaths, Saskatchewan is still losing more people from migration to other provinces than it gains from people moving here.
There were 8,539 people who moved out of Saskatchewan to another province in the second quarter, compared to 5,721 people who moved from another province to Saskatchewan. That’s a net loss of 2,818 people and the biggest net loss during any quarter since the spring of 2005. Saskatchewan has recorded a net loss of interprovincial migration every quarter since the summer of 2013.