Saskatchewan: Growth Rate

Federal Statistics Dept: According to the federal statistics agency, Saskatchewan grew by 4,470 people in the first quarter of 2012 and among provinces its growth rate was second only to Alberta, according to CBC. With a boost of 19,642 people in the past year, the figure now stands at 1,072,082 and saskatchewan is still growing fast, with immigrants making up virtually all of the people who moved to the province in the first three months of the year, Statistics Canada says. As of April 1, there were 1,072,082 people living in Saskatchewan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.