PEI Government looking to slow down population growth

The Provincial government wants to slow down population growth on the Island.  As part of a plan released yesterday, the province says it wants to whittle down its federal immigration nominations by 25 per cent for this year.  The remaining 75 per cent of nominations will be redistributed to align with a critical need for workers in nine provincial sectors, including health care, trades and child care.  Still the government projects the Island’s population will hit 200-thousand people by 2030.