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Statistics Canada forecasts population growth of 21 million thanks to immigration

Asheesh Moosapeta — 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

Edana Robitaille — 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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Recent immigration trends mean millennials now outnumber baby boomers in Canada

Edana Robitaille — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:00:34 +0000

A new Statistics Canada report has found that for the first time ever, there are more millennials than baby boomers in Canada. Millennials are currently at their highest demographic weight at 23%. Notably between July 2022 and July 2023, the millennial population in Canada saw an increase of 457,354 “exclusively due to the arrival of […]

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

Asheesh Moosapeta — 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

Asheesh Moosapeta — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 14:00:34 +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

Edana Robitaille — 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

Edana Robitaille — 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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