How immigration helped Canada set a new population growth record in 2022

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 12:00:51 +0000

According to recent data from Statistics Canada, the country’s total population is estimated to be over 39.5 million (as of January 1, 2023). This means that, for the first time ever, Canada’s population grew by over one million people in a single year. This comes as Canada experienced a record-high population growth of 1,050,110 people […]

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Immigration accounts for over 94% of Canada’s population growth in Q2 of 2022

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 12:00:52 +0000

Statistics Canada (StatsCan) recently published its population estimates for the second quarter (April to June) of 2022. Along with the raw estimated population growth figure, the report also indicated the significant influence that immigration had on Canada’s population increase over this period. Q2 population estimates released by StatsCan Canada’s population was estimated at 38,929,902 people […]

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Canada’s population growth at highest level in more than 30 years

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2022 17:00:58 +0000

As of April 1, 2022, Canada’s population was estimated to be nearly 39 million people. This is a population increase of nearly 128,000 people over three months from January 1. This marks the highest rate of growth in the first quarter of a year since 1990 and is a continuation of the high population growth […]

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Canada fastest growing country in G7 thanks to immigration

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:47:13 +0000

Canada’s population growth over the the past half decade has been largely driven by immigration, according to 2021 census data. Statistics Canada captured the Canadian population on May 11, 2021, five years after its previous census in 2016. The newly-released findings reveal Canada grew about twice as fast as other G7 countries, which include France, […]

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Bigger population smaller employment gap; immigrants driving population growth in Canada

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 22:07:44 +0000

Most of Canada’s recent population growth has been thanks to immigrants, and as a result, the country is becoming increasingly diverse. There is also evidence that the employment gap between immigrant workers and Canadian-born workers is narrowing. Statistics Canada says 82 per cent of Canada’s population growth between 2018 and 2019 was the result of […]

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New Brunswick eyes major increase in immigration over next five years

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 19:24:56 +0000

The Government of New Brunswick is calling for a significant increase in immigration to the province over the next five years to address the economic and social challenges posed by its ageing population. The government’s new population growth strategy would see the number of economic immigrants settling in New Brunswick each year reach 7,500 by […]

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