CHARLOTTETOWN—Prince Edward Island — Canada’s smallest but fastest-growing province — is promising measures to get more immigrants to come, and stay. The Island’s population topped 152,000 this year, and the government has set the goal of reaching 160,000 by 2022. “My government has set ambitious targets for near and long-term population growth,” the government said in its throne speech, read by Lt.-Gov. Read more: ‘They can’t fill the jobs’: New Brunswick adds new cabinet portfolio on population growth “In the coming year, my government will take further steps to maximize retention rates for new immigrants.”Article Continued BelowAccording to Statistics Canada, the population of P.E.I. The government said it plans to consider at least 10 bills during the new session, including a Water Act and a Lobbyist Registration Act.

Source: thestar November 14, 2017 22:18 UTC