Population – Thinking Port

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 21:13:52 +0000

Statistics Canada is projecting that Canada could be home to 63 million people by 2073. Modeling what Statistics Canada refers to as “various projection scenarios”, data for the period of 2023 to 2073 suggests that Canada could be home to anywhere between 47.1 to 87.2 million people in 50 years. Note: Statistics Canada clarifies that […]

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Canada’s population grows by over one million in less than a year

June 20, 2024 admin Canada, canada permanent residence, International student, IRCC, Population, provincial attestation letter, study in Canada, temporary residence

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:00:30 +0000

Canada has reached another population milestone and it’s almost entirely due to immigration. According to the latest data from Statistics Canada, as of April 1 this year, the population passed 41 million people (41,012, 563). For context, the population hit a record 40 million in June 2023. Nearly a quarter of that growth (242,673 people) […]

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Canada’s unemployment rate rises as November sees equal employment gains and losses

December 6, 2023 admin canada labour market, canadian work permit, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC, labour force survey, Population, statistics canada, Work, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:00:35 +0000

Statistics Canada recently released its Labour Force Survey (LFS) for November 2023. The survey reveals a stalemate between employment gains and losses in Canada, as the national unemployment rate continues a five-month upward trajectory. Simultaneously, November’s LFS helped showcase barriers that newcomers particularly face when trying to enter Canada’s labour market—especially around their ability to […]

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Report: Canada’s immigration levels will need to rise in the future

November 14, 2023 admin Canada, canada immigration levels, canadian immigration, canadian labour market, immigrate to canada, immigration levels, immigration levels plan, IRCC, newcomers in canada, Population

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2023 12:00:34 +0000

On November 1st, Canada announced that it would be keeping immigration levels constant, hoping to welcome roughly 500,000 immigrants a year, in 2025 and 2026. While Canada’s current immigration levels are already at record-breaking highs, a recent report from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) suggests that immigration levels will likely need to rise again […]

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Support for immigration in Canada has dropped since last year

October 31, 2023 admin Canada, housing, immigration levels plan, IRCC, marc miller, permanent residents, Population

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:00:16 +0000

The Environics Institute, a Canadian research agency that conducts public opinion surveys and collects data on government, social and economic issues, has released its annual study on Canadian public opinion on immigration. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration The report found that over the past year, Canadians have become pessimistic about the direction of […]

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Canada’s non-permanent resident population is 2.2 million people

September 27, 2023 admin Canada, canada work permit, Express Entry, immigration levels plan, immigration minister, marc miller, Population, statistics canada, study, temporary resident permit, visitor visa

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:35:12 +0000

Statistics Canada has just released a major report that changes how it counts Canada’s non-permanent residents (NPRs). According to the latest population estimate, NPRs account for 2,198,679 people in Canada. A difference of over one million from Census 2021. The report is significant because Statistics Canada acknowledges that it previously undercounted the country’s NPR population. […]

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

September 29, 2022 admin Canada, canada population, canada population growth, immigration, international migration, Population, statistics canada, statscan

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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Looking Ahead to Canada’s Demographics in 2041

September 9, 2022 admin 2041, Canada, canada immigration, Demographics, Economy, immigrants, Immigrate, Montreal, Population, settlement, statistics canada, Toronto, vancouver

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2022 13:15:30 +0000

The world can change a lot in 20 years, and that reality is no different when we look at Canada in particular. On September 8, Statistics Canada released its projection for Canada’s demographic makeup in the year 2041. These projections, which are rooted in data from 2016’s Census of Population, provide some key insights into […]

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Study: Immigration to drive Canada’s population increase into 2068

August 26, 2022 admin canada employment, covid, Demographics, Economy, immigration, job vacancies, labour shortage, Population, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 12:00:55 +0000

Statistics Canada has released its projections for Canada’s population growth spanning the next 47 years. The report states that by 2068, in a medium growth scenario, Canada’s population could reach up to 57 million people, largely driven by increased immigration. During this period between 2016 and 2021, Canada experienced a boom in population growth and […]

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

July 3, 2022 admin Canada, canada immigration, canada population, canada population growth, canadian immigration, canadian immigration system, immigration, Population

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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