Nova Scotia and Natural Population Change

population: Nova Scotia has struggled to grow its population in recent years due to outmigration and an aging population, according to Metro News. The report said the increase in Nova Scotia was mainly driven by international migration. The Quarterly Demographic Estimates report said 1,460 people arrived in the province from Jan. 1 to April 1. It said Nova Scotia natural population change — the number of births and the number of deaths — continues to decline, with 2,005 births and 2,543 deaths. Between Jan. 1 and April 1, Canada population increased by about 106,000 people, bringing the total population to about 36 million."Since the introduction of the current system of demographic accounts in July 1971, Canada had never received so many immigrants in a single quarter," the report said."The arrival of Syrian refugees largely accounts for the increase in the number of immigrants posted in the first three months of 2016." International migration is also responsible for a rise in population nationally. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.