One-Third of Canadian Residents Will Be Foreign-Born by 2041: StatCan

One-third of Canadians will be foreign-born by 2041 if immigration levels remain consistent, Statistics Canada says. The number of foreign-born residents will be even greater in Toronto, outnumbering Canadian-born residents, according to a StatCan briefing note obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter. “The non-permanent resident population living in Canada was estimated at 2,511,437 people, more than the total indigenous population of Canada,” the Feb. 7 document said. “The increase in the number of non-permanent residents was mainly due to an increase in the number of work and study permit holders.” The StatCan projection has actually declined since December 2023 when the agency said it expected more than half of those living in Canada to be immigrants or Canadian-born children of immigrants by 2041....