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In the north Atlantic Ocean lies a small Canadian island province that has for the past decade been quietly attracting waves of immigrants to its peaceful shores.
在北大西洋有一个加拿大的小岛屿省份，在过去的十年里，它一直在悄悄地吸引着一波又一波移民来到它宁静的海岸。
Known to many as the pastoral setting for the well-known 1908 children's novel Anne of Green Gables, the smallest Canadian province is attracting newcomers in search of a slower pace of life.
作为1908年著名儿童小说《绿山墙的安妮》的田园生活背景，这个加拿大最小的省份正吸引着寻求慢节奏生活的新来者。
Since 2019, Prince Edward Island has been experiencing a declining birthrate and a migration of its native-born population to other parts of the country.
自2019年以来，爱德华王子岛的出生率一直在下降，本地出生人口也在向该国其他地区迁移。
I would say a few years ago, probably around 2015, 2016 P.E.I. suffered from the loss of, you know, young workers.
几年前，大概是2015年，2016年的时候，爱德华王子岛失去了很多年轻劳动力。
Prince Edward Island. It has an aging population and a declining birthrate.
爱德华王子岛的人口正在老龄化，并且出生率在下降。
Since 2017, the number of deaths has outpaced births on Prince Edward Island.
从2017年开始，爱德华王子岛的死亡人数就超过了出生人数。
As its young population left, the provincial government looked abroad to fulfill the shortages in the domestic labor market and bolster its population.
随着年轻人的离开，省政府将目光投向海外，以期填补国内劳动力市场的短缺，并增加人口。
We have a wide variety of industries who are looking to immigration, to assist with labor shortages.
我们有很多行业都在寻求移民，以解决劳动力短缺的问题。
You know, that ranges from traditional industries such as tourism, hospitality, agriculture, agriculture, as well as, you know, emerging industries here in P.E.I.
其中包括传统产业，比如旅游业，酒店业，农业，还有，在爱德华王子岛这里新兴产业。
The work the province has done internationally through job fairs and student recruitment to attract immigration now gives it the fastest growing population in Canada with a 5-year growth rate of 11.8%.
该省通过在国际范围内招聘和招生来吸引移民，这使它成为加拿大人口增长最快的省份，5年增长率为11.8%。
It's also the only Canadian province with a declining median age.
它也是加拿大唯一一个年龄中值下降的省份。
We see immigration as a positive thing from both population growth, economic growth, as well as that cultural diversity.
无论是从人口增长、经济增长，还是从文化多样性来看，我们都认为移民是一件好事。
That's very important to the fabric here at Prince Edward Island.
这对爱德华王子岛的社会结构是非常重要的。
Now, what we're seeing our primarys source countries are India, the Philippines, China's still an important source country, Vietnam, and Nigeria, Mexico, Jamaica.
现在，我们看到我们的主要来源国是印度，菲律宾，中国仍然是一个重要的来源国，越南，尼日利亚，墨西哥，牙买加。
So we would have, on an average year, a non-pandemic year, we would receive about 2,000 new clients a year from over 70 different countries around the world.
因此，在正常的年份，没有疫情的年份，我们每年会接待大约2000名来自世界上70多个不同国家的新客户。
It's basically very easy to come to P.E.I.
进入爱德华王子岛总的来说非常容易。
It's not only the ease of immigration but also the unique island lifestyle that many find attractive.
吸引人们来到这里的不仅是宽松的移民政策，还有独特的海岛生活方式。
I really enjoy the, like, traditional way of living here.
我真的很喜欢这里传统的生活方式。
Some people may feel like it's kind of bored, boring, but we actually really like the lifestyle here.
有些人可能会觉得有点无聊，但我们真的很喜欢这里的生活方式。
Before we move here, I like actually never heard of P.E.I. before, but, like, once I came here, is like, I'm not regretting at all.
在我们搬到这里之前，我从来没听说过爱德华王子岛，但是，我来了之后一点也不后悔。
With the track record of consistent growth in a welcoming population, officials hope immigrants will find island life rewarding just as this province has benefited from those who call Prince Edward Island their new home.
随着移民人口持续增长，官员们希望移民能感到小岛生活是有益的，就像这个省从那些把爱德华王子岛称为他们新家的人那里所受益一样。
