Percentage Increase and National Increase

population growth: That a percentage increase of 1.51 per cent, which is second only to Alberta 12-month gain of 1.78 per cent, according to Brandon Sun. It also well l above the national increase of 1.12 per cent. The numbers show the province gained 19,432 people in the 12-month period between April 1, 2015 and April 1, 2016. Both numbers — 19,432 and 1.51 per cent — are modern-day records for Manitoba, according to Wilf Falk, the province chief statistician."They're the best since 1971," he said. "We've never seen this stuff before."He said the previous record for population growth in Manitoba over a 12-month period was 16,706 people. But the good news doesn't stop there. That was set between April 2011 and April 2012."So we really shattered the old record," Falk added. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.