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A francophone economic development group from Prince Edward Island (PEI) has produced a series of information booklets aimed at attracting French-speaking immigrants.
The R茅seau de d茅veloppement 茅conomique et d鈥檈mployabilit茅 (RD脡E) put together eight booklets containing pertinent information about PEI鈥檚 economic and francophone landscape.
The main booklet titled: 鈥極pportunity Awaits: Attracting Francophone immigrants to Prince Edward Island鈥� talks about the importance of francophone immigration for the province鈥檚 culture and economy.
PEI is facing the same problems with an aging population as the rest of Canada, and the booklet suggests that promoting francophone immigration is a possible solution.
鈥淢any of the Island鈥檚 important industries need bilingual (French and English) workers and there is a growing need for new entrepreneurs,鈥� the booklet says. 鈥淚n addition to economic opportunities, immigrants who settle on Prince Edward Island benefit from an excellent quality of life.鈥�
A Statistics Canada table found in the booklet shows that PEI had a population growth rate of six per cent between 2015 and 2018鈥� the fastest rate in Canada during that time period.
These findings are congruent with an Atlantic Provinces Economic Council (APEC) report that said international immigration was 鈥渢he biggest contributor鈥� to PEI鈥檚 population growth. Between 2016 and 2018 PEI recorded the largest number of new immigrants relative to the size of its population, the report said.
In recent years, PEI hasn鈥檛 been able to attract many French-speaking immigrants 鈥淸o]f the more than 10,000 immigrants living on the Island, only 225 speak French.鈥�
While 34 percent of PEI鈥檚 population is over the age of 55, more than 51 per cent of francophones living in the province are in that age group. Attracting more Francophones would help strengthen that community.
The booklet later claims that immigrants who can speak both French and English earn an average of 15 per cent more annual income than unilingual workers.
Industry and demographics
The remaining seven booklets contain demographic information and economic data on the regions within PEI as well as the province as a whole.
The top five industries in all of PEI are:
- Health care and social assistance
- Retail trade
- Public administration
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Manufacturing
With 13 per cent of the population speaking French, PEI is the province with the third-highest concentration of French-speakers in Canada, following behind Quebec, and New Brunswick.
Within the province of PEI, the area with the highest concentration of French-speakers is the Evangeline region at 52 per cent.
All of the booklets are available in print and digital formats. They can be downloaded from the .
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