mmmatt
Mar 22, 2007, 7:57 PM
I know this may seem like old news now, but I was bored so I figured Id make a few lists and maps of info that hasnt been discussed much yet
The number of people in the Atlantic provinces is unchanged
The population of the Atlantic provinces remained virtually unchanged, slipping slightly from 2,285,729 in 2001 to 2,284,779 in 2006.
As a proportion of Canada's total population, however, the population of the Atlantic provinces dropped from 7.6% to 7.2% between 2001 and 2006, as other parts of the country grew more rapidly. The Atlantic provinces accounted for 11.0% of Canada's population in 1956.
The four Atlantic provinces share many of the same demographic characteristics: for example, they all have low fertility and international immigration, and they are generally below the break-even point in their migration exchanges with the rest of Canada.
For Newfoundland and Labrador, the population count in the 2006 Census was 505,469, down 7,461 from 2001. The province's population has declined in the last three censuses.
However, the drop (-1.5%) in this province was smaller than in the 1996 to 2001 period, when the population decreased by 7.0%. Much of the improvement is due to smaller losses in its migration exchanges with other provinces, as fertility in Newfoundland and Labrador remained the lowest in the country, averaging 1.3 children per woman since 2001.
Prince Edward Island's population was 135,851 in the 2006 Census, 557 more than in the 2001 Census. The population growth of Canada's least populous province has been slow but steady over the last 10 years (+0.4% between 2001 and 2006, compared with +0.5% for the previous five-year period). The decline in natural increase and in net in-migration from other provinces between 2001 and 2006 was offset by a slight increase in immigration.
The 2006 Census enumerated 913,462 people in Nova Scotia, which remains the most populous of the Atlantic provinces. The 2001 to 2006 period was characterized by a return to population growth (+0.6%) after an episode of zero growth between 1996 and 2001.
In New Brunswick, the size of the population was virtually unchanged since 2001. The province had 729,997 residents in 2006, compared with 729,498 in 2001, an increase of 499, or 0.1%. This contrasts with the negative rate (-1.2%) observed for the preceding intercensal period. Between 2001 and 2006, the province's international immigration was double what it was in the previous period, reaching its highest level since the 1976 to 1981 period.
Economic Regions (ERs)
StatsCan Definition:
An economic region (ER) is a grouping of complete census divisions (CDs) created as a standard geographic unit for analysis of regional economic activity.
Map:
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f232/stu_pendousmat/archetecture/EconomicAreas.jpg
Key:
Name of Economic Region ~ 2006 Population
T ~ 2006 pop ~ 2001 pop ~ % difference
D ~ # difference
1. Halifax Economic Region ~ 372,858
T ~ 372,858 ~ 359,183 ~ 3.8
D ~ 13,675
2. St. John's Economic Area ~ 248,418
T ~ 248,418 ~ 242,875 ~ 2.3
D ~ 5,543
3. Moncton Economic Region ~ 191,860
T ~ 191,860 ~ 182,820 ~ 4.9
D ~ 9,040
4. Saint John Economic Region ~ 167,343
T ~ 167,343 ~ 167,981 ~ -0.3
D ~ -638
5. Bathurst/Miramichi Economic Region ~ 161,650
T ~ 161,650 ~ 168,880 ~ -4.2
D ~ -7,230
6. North Shore Economic Area ~ 156,476
T ~ 156,476 ~ 158,282 ~ -1.1
D ~ -1806
7. Cape Breton Economic Region ~ 142,298
T ~ 142,298 ~ 147455 ~ -4.3
D ~ -5157
8. Charlottetown/Prince Edward Island Economic Region ~ 135,851
T ~ 135,851 ~ 135,294 ~ 0.4
D ~ 557
9. Fredericton Economic Region ~ 128,122
T ~ 128,122 ~ 124,850 ~ 2.6
D ~ 3,272
10. Annopolis Valley Economic Region ~ 122,655
T ~ 122,655 ~ 121,152 ~ 1.3
D ~ 1503
11. South Nova Scotia Economic Region ~ 119,175
T ~ 119,175 ~ 121,936 ~ -2.3
D ~ -2,761
12. Edmundston Economic Region ~ 81,022
T - 81,022 - 83,967 - -3.5
D - -2,945
13. Corner Brook Economic Region ~ 80,057
T ~ 80,057 ~ 82,719 ~ -3.2
D ~ -2,662
% Change Map
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f232/stu_pendousmat/archetecture/EconomicAreas2-1.jpg
The number of people in the Atlantic provinces is unchanged
The population of the Atlantic provinces remained virtually unchanged, slipping slightly from 2,285,729 in 2001 to 2,284,779 in 2006.
As a proportion of Canada's total population, however, the population of the Atlantic provinces dropped from 7.6% to 7.2% between 2001 and 2006, as other parts of the country grew more rapidly. The Atlantic provinces accounted for 11.0% of Canada's population in 1956.
The four Atlantic provinces share many of the same demographic characteristics: for example, they all have low fertility and international immigration, and they are generally below the break-even point in their migration exchanges with the rest of Canada.
For Newfoundland and Labrador, the population count in the 2006 Census was 505,469, down 7,461 from 2001. The province's population has declined in the last three censuses.
However, the drop (-1.5%) in this province was smaller than in the 1996 to 2001 period, when the population decreased by 7.0%. Much of the improvement is due to smaller losses in its migration exchanges with other provinces, as fertility in Newfoundland and Labrador remained the lowest in the country, averaging 1.3 children per woman since 2001.
Prince Edward Island's population was 135,851 in the 2006 Census, 557 more than in the 2001 Census. The population growth of Canada's least populous province has been slow but steady over the last 10 years (+0.4% between 2001 and 2006, compared with +0.5% for the previous five-year period). The decline in natural increase and in net in-migration from other provinces between 2001 and 2006 was offset by a slight increase in immigration.
The 2006 Census enumerated 913,462 people in Nova Scotia, which remains the most populous of the Atlantic provinces. The 2001 to 2006 period was characterized by a return to population growth (+0.6%) after an episode of zero growth between 1996 and 2001.
In New Brunswick, the size of the population was virtually unchanged since 2001. The province had 729,997 residents in 2006, compared with 729,498 in 2001, an increase of 499, or 0.1%. This contrasts with the negative rate (-1.2%) observed for the preceding intercensal period. Between 2001 and 2006, the province's international immigration was double what it was in the previous period, reaching its highest level since the 1976 to 1981 period.
Economic Regions (ERs)
StatsCan Definition:
An economic region (ER) is a grouping of complete census divisions (CDs) created as a standard geographic unit for analysis of regional economic activity.
Map:
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f232/stu_pendousmat/archetecture/EconomicAreas.jpg
Key:
Name of Economic Region ~ 2006 Population
T ~ 2006 pop ~ 2001 pop ~ % difference
D ~ # difference
1. Halifax Economic Region ~ 372,858
T ~ 372,858 ~ 359,183 ~ 3.8
D ~ 13,675
2. St. John's Economic Area ~ 248,418
T ~ 248,418 ~ 242,875 ~ 2.3
D ~ 5,543
3. Moncton Economic Region ~ 191,860
T ~ 191,860 ~ 182,820 ~ 4.9
D ~ 9,040
4. Saint John Economic Region ~ 167,343
T ~ 167,343 ~ 167,981 ~ -0.3
D ~ -638
5. Bathurst/Miramichi Economic Region ~ 161,650
T ~ 161,650 ~ 168,880 ~ -4.2
D ~ -7,230
6. North Shore Economic Area ~ 156,476
T ~ 156,476 ~ 158,282 ~ -1.1
D ~ -1806
7. Cape Breton Economic Region ~ 142,298
T ~ 142,298 ~ 147455 ~ -4.3
D ~ -5157
8. Charlottetown/Prince Edward Island Economic Region ~ 135,851
T ~ 135,851 ~ 135,294 ~ 0.4
D ~ 557
9. Fredericton Economic Region ~ 128,122
T ~ 128,122 ~ 124,850 ~ 2.6
D ~ 3,272
10. Annopolis Valley Economic Region ~ 122,655
T ~ 122,655 ~ 121,152 ~ 1.3
D ~ 1503
11. South Nova Scotia Economic Region ~ 119,175
T ~ 119,175 ~ 121,936 ~ -2.3
D ~ -2,761
12. Edmundston Economic Region ~ 81,022
T - 81,022 - 83,967 - -3.5
D - -2,945
13. Corner Brook Economic Region ~ 80,057
T ~ 80,057 ~ 82,719 ~ -3.2
D ~ -2,662
% Change Map
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f232/stu_pendousmat/archetecture/EconomicAreas2-1.jpg