PEI still struggles to keep newcomers

<p>Apart from Alberta, Prince Edward Island is Canada&rsquo;s fastest-growing province. In the last year, the population grew by a whopping 4 per cent &mdash; 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&nbsp;<a href="https://medium.com/@matthewjamespelletier/young-at-glowing-heart-72988e7617e1" rel="noopener">opportunities</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://medium.com/@matthewjamespelletier/what-is-the-impact-of-immigration-on-peis-housing-6a5e2727ae3d" rel="noopener">challenges</a>&nbsp;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&nbsp;<em>move here</em>, but bad at helping them&nbsp;<em>stay here</em>.</p> <p><a href="https://matthewjamespelletier.medium.com/pei-still-struggles-to-keep-newcomers-0112517e4ec3"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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