The Daily, Wednesday, February 7, 2001. Rural youth migration between 1971 and 1996

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The Daily. Wednesday, February 7, 2001

Rural youth migration between 1971 and 1996

The analysis bulletin Rural youth migration between 1971 and 1996, published in collaboration with the Rural Secretariat of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, is the 11th in a series that profiles trends in rural Canada. It uses census data to show the extent of migration of youth out of rural areas between 1971 and 1996, at the national and provincial levels.

All provinces saw net outflows of youth from their rural areas between 1971 and 1996. The greatest net outflow occurred in Saskatchewan and in the four Atlantic provinces, particularly Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. The provinces with the smallest net outflows of rural youth were Alberta and British Columbia. At the same time, urban areas experienced a net inflow of youth in all provinces except the Atlantic provinces. Urban areas in Alberta incurred the largest net inflows.

Rural youth migration between 1971 and 1996 (21-006-XIE, free) is now available on Statistics Canada's Web site (www.statcan.ca). On the Products and services page, choose Free Publications, then Agriculture.

To order data, or for general information, call 1-800-465-1991. For more information, contact Ray D. Bollman (613-951-3747; fax: 613-951-3868; bollman@statcan.gc.ca), or Roland Beshiri (613-951-6506; fax: 613-951-3868; roland.beshiri@statcan.gc.ca), Agriculture Division.