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  1. As of April 1, 2011, the Canadian population was estimated at 34,349,200.
  2. In the first quarter of 2011, the population of Canada grew by 70,800 (+0.2%). This is less than the growth posted for the same period in 2010.
  3. In the first quarter of 2011, net international migration was down from the same quarter of 2010. This was mainly due to decreased immigration.
  4. Alberta registered the fastest growth rate in the first quarter. Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick saw their populations decline during the quarter.
  5. Alberta, Ontario and Quebec posted higher net interprovincial migration in the first quarter of 2011 than in the same period in 2010.
  6. In the first quarter of 2011, all provinces, except for Manitoba and Saskatchewan, registered lower natural increase than in the same quarter of the previous year. The four provinces of the Atlantic region registered negative natural increase.