Aging Population

: This problem is made worse on P.E.I. because many young people are leaving, while at the same time older people are moving into the province, according to CBC. Atlantic region aging faster than Canada P.E.I. owes growth to immigration Over the past decade, P.E.I. has lost more than 6,500 people aged under 45 to interprovincial migration. Like the rest of the Western world, P.E.I. is facing the problem of an aging population. During that same period it has gained more 1,400 people who have passed their 45th birthday. Success at attracting immigrants The Island population would be much older today but for a plan, which was at the same time successful and controversial, that attracted thousands of immigrants in the last decade. As a result the proportion of people aged 45 and older on the Island increased from 41.4 per cent in 2005 to 47.7 per cent in 2014. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.