The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-20
IMMIGRATION BOOSTS
CANADA'S POPULATION
Main Agent In Raising Census Re-
turn in Dominion by
% Per Cent.

The total population OF Canada in
the census of 1921, according to fig
ures issued by the Dominion govern
ment, is s,769,4S9, as compared with
7,206643 in the census OF 1911, an in
crease OF 1852 ,S46 for the 10 years,
or nearly % per cent. All the prov
inces Of the dominion show increases
with the exception Of Prince Edward
Island the Yukon and the Northwest
Territories, the decreases of which
are explained by conditions there.
The growth Of the population is es-
pecia ~ marked In the West, the
prairie provinces and British Colum-
ba having together added nearly
one-half TO their numbers.
Ontario is the most popuous prov.
ince Of Canada with a population OF
2,929054, followed fairly closely by
Quebec witd 2.3i9,O67. Saskatchewan
follows with 1861, $50; Manitoba, 6l3,
600; Alberta 5Sl,995; Nova Scotia.
523,S37; British Columbia, 52S353;
New Brunswick, 3S7 ,s39; Prince Ed.
ward Island, SS,6l5, Northwest Ter.
ritories, 66S4 and the Yukon, 4l62.
The Province OF Saskatchewan shows
the greatest proportional increase in
population since the taking of the
last census with an addition OF so
per cent Alberta grew IS per cent;
Manitoba, 81 - per cent; British
Columbia, S3 per cent: Quebec. II
per cent; Ontario, 10 per cent; New
Brunswick. 10 per cGhi; and Nova
Scotia 6 l-2 per cent The North
west Territories returned a decline
in population of 63 l2 per cent; the
Yukon, 81 per cent and Prince Ed
ward Island 5 l,2 per cent
Decline in Some Areas.
The declines in certain areas are
readily explainable and were expect.
ed, says an analysis OF the census
figures by the Canadian Pacific rail.
way.
Since the beginning OF the century
the production OF god in the Yukon,
which constituted the main and Writ.
lally the sole industry OF that terri
tory, has been dwindling, and the pro
ducing area Of Canada has now shift
ed from the Yukon to Northern Onta-
rio. A migration Of population accom-
panied by the slow death Of industry,
which had its effects in registering
such a serious decline in the number
OF persons In the territory. II Is prob
able. however, that few OF these peo
pie were lost to the Dominion and
that the majority settled in provinces
further south and helped to swell
their totals st this census.
The severe decline in the North.
west territories seems difficult TO
credit or account for until II IS recol.
lected that on May rs. 1912. one year
after the previous census, a greater
Manitoba came into existence with its
previous narrow boundaries stretch
ed until they embraced Hudsonk Bay
THIS took into provincial Jurisdiction
the richer, more productive and popu.
lous pant OF the territories, so that its
population at this census went to
swell the total Of Man.toba's people
and assisted in giving the provinces
such a percentage Of increase.
Maritime Provinces.
Prince Edward Island shows q
|, small decline and the other Maritime
Provinces the smallest increases OF
populat on in the dominion. This Is
partially accounted for in the fact
that there was constant movement OF
substantial volume from the ode,
East to the newer West which an
nually depletes the Maritime popula
tion to build up another section OF tn,
country. II is to be feared, however
|. that portion OF the lost population
were those drawn away by the United
States in its period OF extraordinar,
. wartime industrial prosperity.
, THE average increase of births
over deaths in Canada Is In the aver
age year something less than 100000
Canada's man agent in population
. building has been her immigration
i tide This ammounted in volume il
u the years between the taking of tn
i last census and 1914 to between 300
7 GOO and 100000 per year. Il virtuaS
e stopped during the war, and In 1921
g under the policy OF limitation IN fore
IS since its conclusion, aggregated /onl
p 100000. Population building in tn
s decade has been uphill work. and
per cent may be considered a goo
e achievement