Scottish Rural Communities Policy Review: stage 2 - Canada case study
A set of four international case studies have been produced as part of Stage 2 of the Scottish Rural Communities Policy Review. This is the Canada case study. The others are England, Finland and Ireland.
Appendix A
Rural Populations and Growth Rates by County and Province/Territory, 2021 (Statistics Canada, 2022).
|
Territory |
Rural Population |
Rural Population Growth Rate, 2016-2021 |
Proportion of Population Living in Rural |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Canada |
6,601,982 |
0.4% |
17.8% |
|
Alberta |
650,027 |
-2.7% |
15.2% |
|
British Columbia |
634,976 |
0.5% |
12.7% |
|
Manitoba |
338,894 |
-1.2 |
25.3% |
|
New Brunswick |
380,490 |
-0.1% |
49.1% |
|
Newfoundland and Labrador |
204,086 |
-6.4% |
40% |
|
Northwest Territories |
14,267 |
-4.9% |
34.7% |
|
Nova Scotia |
398,776 |
1.3% |
41.1% |
|
Nunavut |
20,237 |
10.3% |
54.9% |
|
Ontario |
1,888,658 |
1.7% |
13.3% |
|
Prince Edward Island |
83,350 |
6.2% |
54% |
|
Quebec |
1,614,878 |
1.5% |
19% |
|
Saskatchewan |
358,716 |
-1.7% |
31.7% |
|
Yukon |
14,627 |
3.4% |
36.4% |
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