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Stats showing the chnage in population in Canada as a whole and individual provinces.
Canada & Provinces 1991 Population
(%) Change since/de 1986 ------------------------------------------------------------
Newfoundland (T-N) 568 474 (2.1%) +125 (0.0%)
Nova Scotia (N-E) 899 942 (3.3%) +26 766 (3.1%)
PEI (IP-E) 129 765 (0.5%) +3 119 (2.5%)
New Brunswick (NB) 723 900 (2.7%) +14 458 (2.0%)
Quebec 6 895 963 (25.3%) +363 502 (5.6%)
Ontario 10 084 885 (36.9%) +983 191 (10.8%)
Manitoba 1 091 942 (4.0%) +28 926 (2.7%)
Saskatchewan 988 928 (3.6%) -20 685 (-2.0%)
Alberta 2 545 553 (9.3%) +179 728 (7.6%)
BC (C-B) 282 061 (12.0%) +398 694 (13.8%)
NWT (TN-O) 57 649 (0.2%) +5 411 (10.4%)
Yukon 27 797 (0.1%) +4 293 (18.3%) ------------------------------------------------------------
| Province/Territory | Population in 1986 | Population in 1991 | % Change |
| Canada | 26,417,000 | 28,147,000 | 6.54% |
| Newfoundland | 568,000 | 568,000 | 0.00% |
| Prince Edward Island | 129,000 | 129,000 | 0.00% |
| Nova Scotia | 902,000 | 909,000 | 0.78% |
| New Brunswick | 724,000 | 738,000 | 1.93% |
| Quebec | 6,656,000 | 6,895,000 | 3.59% |
| Ontario | 9,818,000 | 10,084,000 | 2.71% |
| Manitoba | 1,071,000 | 1,112,000 | 3.83% |
| Saskatchewan | 1,010,000 | 1,049,000 | 3.86% |
| Alberta | 2,461,000 | 2,682,000 | 8.97% |
| British Columbia | 3,024,000 | 3,282,000 | 8.53% |
| Yukon | 25,000 | 28,000 | 12.00% |
| Northwest Territories | 43,000 | 49,000 | 13.95% |
| Nunavut | n/a | 21,000 | n/a |
CANADA 27 296 859 (100%) +1 987 528 (7.9%) Source: StatsCan
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Source: StatsCan
