MIGRATION
Original citizens of Prince Rupert were the Tsimshian First Nations, which had lived in Prince Rupert for thousands of years. The first group of out comers are from Hudson's Bay Company, who were mainly attracted by Prince Rupert's sea otter pelt. But the major factors that leads Prince Rupert to today's growth is mainly by its fishing industries and its connection with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. For the year 2012, international Immigration added 7563 people to BC, 13% increased compare to 2011. On annual basis, it added 33349 people to BC, 4% increase since 2011. Inter-provincial migration recorded a net loss of 2234 people in the 4th quarter of 2012. Mainly due to net loss of more than 2500 people to Alberta. Annually British Columbia added 24,692 people in 2012, 23% lower than 2011's immigration record and are the lowest since 2000. According to Statistic Canada, British Columbia's ethnicity is 29.63% English, 20.32% Scottish, and 17.67% Canadian with the remaining 32.38% which are combined with many other diverse ethnicity. BC's population are mostly with no religion, followed by protestant, Catholics and many others. The top 3 languages spoken in Prince Rupert are English, French and Punjabi.
Currently have stable population which means migration rate an population are balance, but as the statistics shows the population is slowly declining, if without any changes the population would start to decrease by huge amount in the near future.
Currently have stable population which means migration rate an population are balance, but as the statistics shows the population is slowly declining, if without any changes the population would start to decrease by huge amount in the near future.