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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Immigration could drive Canada’s population to 55 million by 2068: Statistics Canada

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 21:02:37 +0000

While many developed countries are expected to see some population decrease over the next 50 years, Canada’s population is projected to flourish as a result of immigration. Statistics Canada reports the Canadian population could reach 55 million people by 2068 under a medium-growth scenario, up from 37.1 million in 2018. The agency created nine “plausible […]

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