Federal Figures: Provinces Population

provinces population: According to Statistics Canada, as of July 1, the provinces population was pegged at 940,789 a decrease of 4,272 people 0.5 per cent from a year earlier, according to The Chronicle Herald. Federal figures show that on Canada Day, the nations population was about 35.1 million, up 404,000 over the last year and The following may come as no surprise: Nova Scotias population is shrinking as the population in other provinces is increasing. The estimate is based on 2011 census data, Statistics Canada said in population particulars released Thursday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.