Statistics Canada

Atlantic Canada: The region has the second-lowest fertility rate in Canada, according to Globe and Mail. In turn, the population is getting older; the Atlantic region has aged twice as fast Alberta since 1971. In 2014, the province sustained more deaths than births for the first time since Statistics Canada began tracking the data in 1972. Our median age is now eight years older than in Alberta. Many other regions are headed toward a similar fate. Why should the rest of Canada care Quite simply, Atlantic Canada is the canary in the coal mine. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.