Saskatchewan’s population has dropped for the first time since 2006 as the province lost more people to other provinces than it has in any single year in decades. The news comes weeks before voters go to the polls in the population-sensitive province.
A recent estimate by Statistics Canada showed Saskatchewan’s population has dropped to 1,178,681—a decline of 2,874 people from earlier in the year. It’s the first decline since 2006, the year before the Saskatchewan Party began its 13-year reign.
