This publication presents background research on population trends in Saskatchewan. The introduction includes information on data sources. Section 2 describes general demographic trends in the province: the total population and the elements contributing to population change (natural growth, interprovincial migration, & international migration). Immigrants in general and recent immigrants in particular are the special focus of this research, and the available demographic & socio-economic characteristics of this subgroup of Saskatchewan residents are described in section 3. Section 4 looks at some of the implications of the findings in the previous two sections from a qualitative viewpoint.
