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Table 3 Quarterly population estimates and factors of growth, provincial perspective

Population
Population estimates are final postcensal for July 1, 2006, updated postcensal from October 1, 2006 to April 1, 2008 and preliminary postcensal from July 1, 2008.
Natural increase
Natural increase is final up to December 2006, updated from January 2007 to March 2008 and preliminary from April 2008.
International migration
Net international migration numbers are updated from July 2006 to March 2008 and preliminary from April 2008.
Interprovincial migration
Net interprovincial migration numbers are final up to June 2007, updated from July 2007 to March 2008 and preliminary from April 2008.
Total migration
Total net migration numbers are updated from July 2006 to March 2008 and preliminary from April 2008.
Total growth
Numbers for total growth are updated from July 2006 to March 2008 and preliminary from April 2008.

Table 4 Quarterly estimates of demographic components, provincial perspective]

Birth
The numbers of births are final up to December 2006, updated from January 2007 to March 2008 and preliminary from April 2008.
Death
The numbers of deaths are final up to December 2006, updated from January 2007 to March 2008 and preliminary from April 2008.
Immigrant
The numbers of immigrants are final up to December 2006, updated from January 2007 to March 2008 and preliminary from April 2008.
Emigrant
The numbers of emigrants are updated from July 2006 to March 2008 and preliminary from April 2008.
Returning emigrant
The numbers of returning emigrants are updated from July 2006 to March 2008 and preliminary from April 2008.
Net temporary emigrant
The numbers of net temporary emigrants are updated from July 2006 to March 2008 and preliminary from April 2008.
Net non-permanent resident
The numbers of net non-permanent residents are updated from July 2006 to March 2008 and preliminary from April 2008.
In-migrant
The numbers of interprovincial in-migrants are final up to June 2007, updated from July 2007 to March 2008 and preliminary from April 2008.
Out-migrant
The numbers of interprovincial out-migrants are final up to June 2007, updated from July 2007 to March 2008 and preliminary from April 2008.

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