More and more people are calling Saskatchewan home, as the province's population continues to increase.
According to Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan’s population grew by 11,459 people in 2018.
The total population is now 1,168,423.
Saskatchewan's population has grown by nearly 160,000 people since 2007. This accounts for the largest period of growth in the province since the 1920s.
“Saskatchewan is a welcoming place,” Immigration and Career Training Minster Jeremy Harrison said in a press release. “It is a province of opportunity and that’s why people from all over the world are choosing to make Saskatchewan their new home.”
According to the Government of Saskatchewan, the population increased because of a net international migration of 15,203 people and a natural increase — births minus deaths — of 6,138. This was partially offset by net interprovincial migration of 9,882.
