SASKATOON – More people are calling Saskatchewan home than at any other time in the province’s history.
Statistics Canada estimates the population in the province was up 0.6 per cent to 1,086,600 on Oct. 1, an increase of 6,600 in the third quarter.
Net international migration of 3,700 helped spur growth in the quarter.
In the past year, the population jumped by 23,024, the largest growth in a single year since 1921.
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Premier Brad Wall attributes the growth to opportunities in the province.
He says “a strong economy, a balanced budget, thousands of job opportunities – these are the foundations of a growing province and that’s why Saskatchewan is the place to be in Canada right now.”
Wall also says the province is on track to reach the target of 1.2-million people by 2020 set out in the Saskatchewan Plan for Growth.
According to the Canadian Real Estate Association, the average cost of a residence Saskatoon is $315,432 year-to-date. The average cost of a home in Saskatchewan currently sits at $273,937 year-to-date, up sharply from 2011.
Saskatchewan’s population grew by 2.16 per cent in the past year, second to Alberta among Canadian provinces.
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