Over Half of Canadians Could Be Immigrants and Their Children by 2041: StatCan

Canada’s immigration numbers are growing so fast that by 2041, over half of those in the country may be immigrants and their Canadian-born children, Statistics Canada predicts. The country’s population increased by over 430,000 during the third quarter of 2023, according to StatCan. That’s the fastest pace of growth since 1957. About 313,000 of those were non-permanent residents who came to Canada to work or study. StatCan reported that the country’s population is the fastest growing in the G7, and ranks seventh in the G20. The country’s population now sits at over 40 million, StatCan says. “In 2021, more than 8.3 million people, or almost one-quarter (23.0 percent) of the population, were, or had ever been, a landed immigrant or permanent resident in Canada,” one StatCan report said. “This was the largest proportion since Confederation, topping the previous 1921 record of 22.3 percent, and the highest among the G7.”...