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Table 1 Population by province, 1991–2005 [23]

From: The precarious supply of physical therapists across Canada: exploring national trends in health human resources (1991 to 2005)

Province

1991 (,000)

2000 (,000)

2005 (,000)

Change (%) 1991–2000

Change (%) 2000–2005

Change (%) 1991–2005

Newfoundland and Labrador

568.5

537.9

514.0

-5.4

-4.5

-9.6

Prince Edward Island

129.8

138.3

138.0

+6.5

-0.2

+6.7

Nova Scotia

899.9

942.3

938.2

+4.7

-0.5

+4.3

New Brunswick

723.9

755.6

752.1

+4.4

-0.5

+3.9

Quebec

6,895.9

7,414.7

7,548.6

+7.5

+1.8

+9.5

Ontario

10,084.9

11,894.9

12,416.7

+17.9

+4.4

+23.1

Manitoba

1,091.9

1,149.1

1,170.0

+5.2

+1.8

+7.2

Saskatchewan

988.9

1,017.1

994.9

+2.6

-2.2

+0.6

Alberta

2,545.6

3,059.1

3,207.0

+20.2

+4.8

+26.0

British Columbia

3,282.0

4,101.6

4,203.3

+25.0

+2.5

+28.0

CANADA

27,296.8

30,790.8

32,623.5

+12.8

+5.9

+19.5