The provincial government today took direct action to increase Prince Edward Island’s population by attracting more immigrants to the Island. Government has issued a Request For Proposals for immigration agents who will work to attract immigrants – especially in rural areas of...
Creating jobs for Islanders - Aman Sedighi says there are abundant opportunities for immigrant entrepreneurs in rural Prince Edward Island – a fact the provincial government wants to tell more people about. Sedighi runs A-OK Gardens in Brookfield – a 15-acre organic farm – and...
National, Provincial and PEI specific results of the 2021 Census. Topics include:
| Release Date | Topics |
| February 9, 2022 |
Population and dwelling counts |
The purpose of this review of the PEI PNP Business/Entrepreneur Streams is to identify immigration programs for entrepreneurs that best align with PEI’s provincial objectives related to retention, rural development, business succession planning and population growth.
Recruit, Retain, Repatriate: A Population Action Plan for Prince Edward Island
On September 24, 2025 Statistics Canada published its preliminary provincial population estimates for July 1, 2025. As of July 1, 2025, Prince Edward Island’s population was estimated to be 182,657.
Population projections are a fundamental tool to understand the trends in the overall size and composition of a population.
Population projections are a fundamental tool to understand the trends in the overall size and composition of a population.
Prince Edward Island aims to build a resilient, diverse population of 160,000 people by the end of 2022. The province’s new population action plan lays out a path focusing on recruiting, retaining, and repatriating, with an emphasis on growing the Island’s rural population. It is...
Quarterly report of Statistics Canada's release of provincial population estimates.