Cumberland County Repopulation Strategy Prepared by: Prepared for: David Bruce Director Cumberland Regional and Economic Development Association Gwen Zwicker Research Associate September 2006 Rural and Small Town Programme Mount Allison University 144 Main Street Sackville, NB E4L 3K9 Phone: (506) 364-2391 Fax: (506) 364-2601
[email protected] http://www.mta.ca/rstp/ Table of Contents Executive Summary ......................................................1 1.0 Introduction .........................................................9 1.1 Project Objectives ..................................................9 1.2 Project Rationale ...................................................9 1.3 Recent Population Trends in Cumberland County ........................10 2.0 Methodology ........................................................13 3.0 Cumberland County Immigration and Migration Profile .......................15 3.1 Immigration Profile ................................................15 3.2 Migration Profile ...................................................17 4.0 Economic Outlook ....................................................23 4.1 Labour Force/Human Resources ......................................23 4.2 Business Profile ...................................................23 5.0 Youth Retention and Attraction ..........................................29 5.1 Youth Out-Migration in Cumberland County .............................29 5.2 Cumberland County Youth Input ......................................29 6.0 Communities and Immigration ..........................................33