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Table 1.1
Net interprovincial migration and net interprovincial migration rates, from the intercensal period of 1966 to 1971 to the intercensal period of 2001 to 2006
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| Province | Net migration | Net migration rate | Net migration | Net migration rate | Net migration | Net migration rate | Net migration | Net migration rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 to 1971 | 1971 to 1976 | 1976 to 1981 | 1981 to 1986 | |||||
| number | percentage | number | percentage | number | percentage | number | percentage | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | -15,400 | -3.3 | -6,885 | -1.4 | -19,835 | -3.7 | -16,550 | -3.1 |
| Prince Edward Island | -1,005 | -1.0 | 2,385 | 2.3 | -10 | 0.0 | 1,535 | 1.4 |
| Nova Scotia | -7,765 | -1.1 | 5,390 | 0.7 | -8,425 | -1.1 | 6,280 | 0.8 |
| New Brunswick | -7,610 | -1.3 | 9,310 | 1.6 | -8,505 | -1.3 | -1,375 | -0.2 |
| Quebec | -70,720 | -1.3 | -59,805 | -1.1 | -141,725 | -2.4 | -63,300 | -1.1 |
| Ontario | 54,550 | 0.8 | -52,505 | -0.7 | -78,065 | -1.0 | 99,350 | 1.2 |
| Manitoba | -29,895 | -3.4 | -26,605 | -2.9 | -43,585 | -4.6 | -1,555 | -0.2 |
| Saskatchewan | -68,040 | -7.6 | -30,150 | -3.5 | -5,825 | -0.7 | -2,815 | -0.3 |
| Alberta | 22,730 | 1.7 | 61,860 | 4.0 | 197,645 | 11.3 | -27,665 | -1.3 |
| British Columbia | 120,035 | 6.9 | 95,885 | 4.7 | 110,930 | 4.8 | 9,495 | 0.4 |
| Yukon | 1,545 | 12.1 | 405 | 2.2 | -550 | -2.6 | -2,660 | -11.4 |
| Northwest Territories | 1,575 | 6.2 | 705 | 2.0 | -2,055 | -5.0 | -750 | -1.6 |
| Nunavut | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 1986 to 1991 | 1991 to 1996 | 1996 to 2001 | 2001 to 2006 | |||||
| number | percentage | number | percentage | number | percentage | number | percentage | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | -13,955 | -2.6 | -23,235 | -4.3 | -31,040 | -6.1 | -6,245 | -1.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | -840 | -0.7 | 1,470 | 1.2 | 140 | 0.1 | 610 | 0.5 |
| Nova Scotia | -4,880 | -0.6 | -6,450 | -0.8 | -1,295 | -0.2 | -8,005 | -0.9 |
| New Brunswick | -6,070 | -0.9 | -1,965 | -0.3 | -8,430 | -1.2 | -10,615 | -1.5 |
| Quebec | -25,550 | -0.4 | -37,440 | -0.6 | -57,310 | -0.9 | -11,645 | -0.2 |
| Ontario | 46,960 | 0.5 | -47,010 | -0.5 | 51,885 | 0.5 | -26,920 | -0.2 |
| Manitoba | -35,255 | -3.5 | -19,375 | -1.9 | -18,590 | -1.8 | -20,745 | -2.0 |
| Saskatchewan | -60,365 | -6.4 | -19,780 | -2.2 | -24,925 | -2.7 | -25,385 | -2.8 |
| Alberta | -25,005 | -1.1 | 3,585 | 0.1 | 119,420 | 4.7 | 88,180 | 3.1 |
| British Columbia | 125,880 | 4.6 | 149,945 | 4.8 | -23,615 | -0.7 | 22,130 | 0.6 |
| Yukon | 790 | 3.4 | 665 | 2.4 | -2,750 | -9.4 | -345 | -1.2 |
| Northwest Territories | -1,695 | -3.4 | -400 | -0.7 | -3,170 | -8.6 | -680 | -1.8 |
| Nunavut | .. | .. | .. | .. | -330 | -1.4 | -340 | -1.3 |
| Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006. Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada: 2005 and 2006, catalogue number 91-209-X. |
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