Population Decline and Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador: Newfoundland and Labrador is not alone in facing such trends; similar cresting of the population wave is happening here in Estonia. , according to CBC. The '90s brought a different series of upheavals for Estonians. Leaving the Soviet Union, establishing a new currency and institutions, battling with inflation, unemployment, and a whole host of economic problems had a similar effect on the baby-making mood here. As the anti-boom moves into working age, Estonia faces population decline and a smaller number of workers to support an aging population. So I already knew that Newfoundland and Labradors population is shrinking. Indeed, despite the eloquent dismissal of the numbers by their premier emeritus , this PC government has used scarce public funds to appoint a minister to tackle this very issue. The prestigious Harris Institute acknowledges the undeniable truth put out by the Conference Board of Canada: deaths exceed births, and immigration doesnt cover the difference. In Newfoundland and Labrador, the decline of the fishery culminating in the cod moratorium in 1992 set in motion two demographic challenges. The first was an exodus of displaced workers leaving home to seek employment elsewhere. The second? Those left in the turbulent waters of home had fewer children, as is often the case in tight economic times. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.