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Table 2 Quarterly population estimates and factors of growth, provincial perspective

Population
Estimates are final intercensal and unadjusted for census net undercoverage prior to July 1, 1971. Estimates are final intercensal from July 1, 1971 to April 1, 2006, final postcensal from July 1, 2006 to July 1, 2008, updated postcensal from October 1, 2008 to April 1, 2011 and preliminary postcensal from July 1, 2011.
Natural increase
Natural increase is final up to December 2008, updated from January 2009 to March 2011 and preliminary from April 2011.
International migration
Net international migration numbers are final up to June 2008, updated from July 2008 to March 2011 and preliminary from April 2011.
Interprovincial migration
The numbers for interprovincial migrants are final up to June 2010 and preliminary from July 2010.
Total migration
Total net migration numbers are final up to June 2008, updated from July 2008 to March 2011 and preliminary from April 2011.
Total growth
The numbers for total growth are final up to June 2008, updated from July 2008 to March 2011 and preliminary from April 2011.

Table 3 Quarterly estimates of demographic components, provincial perspective, provincial perspective

Birth
The numbers for births are final up to December 2008, updated from January 2009 to March 2011 and preliminary from April 2011.
Death
The numbers for deaths are final up to December 2008, updated from January 2009 to March 2011 and preliminary from April 2011.
Immigrant
The numbers for immigrants are final up to December 2010, updated from January to March 2011 and preliminary from April 2011.
Emigrant
The numbers for emigrants are final up to June 2008, updated from July 2008 to March 2011 and preliminary from April 2011.
Returning emigrant
The numbers for returning emigrants are final up to June 2008, updated from July 2008 to March 2011 and preliminary from April 2011.
Net temporary emigrant
The numbers for net temporary emigrants are final up to June 2008, updated from July 2008 to March 2011 and preliminary from April 2011.
Net non-permanent resident
The numbers for net non-permanent residents are final up to June 2008, updated from July 2008 to March 2011 and preliminary from April 2011.
In-migrant
The numbers for interprovincial migrants are final up to June 2010 and preliminary from July 2010.
Out-migrant
The numbers for interprovincial migrants are final up to June 2010 and preliminary from July 2010.

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