Prince Edward Island Migration
Changes in population from migration and immigration
Positive net international immigration overshadowed losses from interprovincial migration, resulting in a net increase of 324 people to Prince Edward Island’s population in the second quarter of 2026. This was a decrease of 72.3% from the net gain in the second quarter of 2025.
Changes in population from movement within Canada
Some 1,194 people moved to Prince Edward Island from other provinces in the second quarter of 2026, down 29.9% from a year earlier. A total of 1,805 people left the province for elsewhere in Canada in the second quarter, an increase of 37.5% from the same period in 2025. The result was a net loss of 611 people from Prince Edward Island’s population in the second quarter. This was a reversal from the net gain of 391 people in the second quarter of 2025.
Changes in population from immigration
Net international immigration added 935 people to Prince Edward Island’s population in the second quarter of 2026. This was an increase of 20% from the net gain from the same period in 2025.
