Canada: Immigrants and Atlantic Canada

canada: More immigrants coming to Atlantic Canada, but retention rates low Statistics Canada numbers show both P.E.I. and Atlantic Canada have been attracting more immigrants in recent years, according to CBC. It has been an important part of the strategy for provincial governments trying to deal with aging populations. And the record for immigrant retention in the region as a whole is not good. P.E.I. population growing quickly, but so is out-migration APEC's analysis used tax filings to determine only 41 per cent of immigrants who landed on P.E.I. five years ago were still on the Island. Immigrant retention rates in Atlantic Canada % 1 year5 years10 Even in the first year about one third 34 per cent of immigrants will leave the Island. The percentages from other provinces ranged from 58 to 70 per cent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.