Brandon Sun: Population

Maple Leaf Dept: It was generally a good report card for rural Manitoba and one of the highlights of the 2011 census is Brandon, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The reason for Brandon's growth is the Maple Leaf Foods hog plant, which is doing what it was supposed to do. It promised to grow Brandon's population. What no one knew is it would become an immigration machine. That happened when Maple Leaf cut salaries and bruce Bumstead / Brandon Sun Archives Brandon s population grew by 4,500 people since 2006, thanks in large part to immigrants. Brandon increased by 4,500 people, 11 per cent more than in 2006. Winnipeg grew by five per cent. It's extremely good considering western Manitoba keeps losing population to the large oil patches in Saskatchewan and Alberta. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.