PEI still struggles to keep newcomers
<p>Apart from Alberta, Prince Edward Island is Canada’s fastest-growing province. In the last year, the population grew by a whopping 4 per cent — largely due to interprovincial migrants, immigrants, and non-permanent residents such as temporary workers, international students, and their families.</p>
<p>I have written a few times now on the <a href="https://medium.com/@matthewjamespelletier/young-at-glowing-heart-72988e7617e1" rel="noopener">opportunities</a> and <a href="https://medium.com/@matthewjamespelletier/what-is-the-impact-of-immigration-on-peis-housing-6a5e2727ae3d" rel="noopener">challenges</a> that PEI faces due to rapid growth (especially in the context of housing), but I have not really discussed how those shortcomings often reinforce one burning demographic issue in particular: PEI is good at getting newcomers to <em>move here</em>, but bad at helping them <em>stay here</em>.</p>
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