Editing Newfoundland and Labrador (section)

==== Resettlement programs ====
From the early 1950s, the provincial government pursued a policy of [[population transfer]] by centralizing the rural population. A [[Resettlement (Newfoundland)|resettlement]] of the many isolated communities scattered along Newfoundland's coasts was seen as a way to save rural Newfoundland by moving people to what were referred to as "growth centres". It was believed this would allow the government to provide more and better public services such as education, health care, roads and electricity. The resettlement policy was also expected to create more employment opportunities outside of the fishery, or in spinoff industries, which meant a stronger and more modern fishing industry for those remaining in it.<ref name="whif2">{{cite web|last=Whiffen|first=Glen|title=Newfoundland and Labrador's forced resettlement a historic injustice, brothers say {{!}} The Telegram|url=http://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/newfoundland-and-labradors-forced-resettlement-a-historic-injustice-brothers-say-170787/|access-date=March 15, 2021|website=thetelegram.com|language=en|archive-date=February 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224234604/https://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/newfoundland-and-labradors-forced-resettlement-a-historic-injustice-brothers-say-170787/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Three attempts of resettlement were initiated by the Government between 1954 and 1975 which resulted in the abandonment of 300 communities and nearly 30,000 people moved.<ref name="encyclopedia-p5852">''Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador'', Volume four, p. 585, {{ISBN|978-0-9693422-1-2}}.</ref> Denounced as poorly resourced and as a historic injustice,<ref name="whif2"/> resettlement has been viewed as possibly the most controversial government policy of the post-Confederation Newfoundland and Labrador.<ref name="encyclopedia-p5852"/>

Many of the remaining small rural [[Newfoundland outport|outports]] were hit by the [[Collapse of the Atlantic northwest cod fishery|1992 cod moratorium]]. Loss of an important source of income caused widespread out-migration.<ref name="CBC News2">{{Cite news|title=Far from a temporary move: N.L.'s cod moratorium is 25 years old|language=en|work=CBC News|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/cod-moratorium-twenty-five-1.4187322|access-date=December 29, 2017|archive-date=January 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113111248/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/cod-moratorium-twenty-five-1.4187322|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 21st century, the Community Relocation Policy allows for voluntary relocation of isolated settlements. Eight communities have moved between 2002 and 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=An emotionally fraught decision: Should residents of remote Newfoundland outports resettle?|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/leaving-home-growing-number-of-n-l-outports-make-wrenching-choice-to-resettle|access-date=March 15, 2021|website=nationalpost|language=en-CA}}</ref> At the end of 2019, the decommissioning of ferry and hydroelectricity services ended settlement on the [[Little Bay Islands]].<ref>{{cite news|date=February 14, 2019|title=Nfld. & Labrador: Little Bay Islands votes unanimously to resettle|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/little-bay-islands-unanimous-resettlement-vote-1.5019053|url-status=live|access-date=May 14, 2021|website=CBC News|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729200838/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/little-bay-islands-unanimous-resettlement-vote-1.5019053}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|title=The people of this remote Canadian island village are taking government money to clear out. One couple is staying.|language=en-US|work=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/the-people-of-this-remote-canadian-island-village-are-taking-government-money-to-clear-out-one-couple-is-staying/2019/12/29/46d2a9f2-202f-11ea-b034-de7dc2b5199b_story.html|access-date=May 15, 2021|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125054931/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/the-people-of-this-remote-canadian-island-village-are-taking-government-money-to-clear-out-one-couple-is-staying/2019/12/29/46d2a9f2-202f-11ea-b034-de7dc2b5199b_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>