Immigrants will comprise a record-breaking level of more than a third of all Canadians by 2041, reports Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 2041, the proportion of immigrants in the Canadian population could reach from 29.1 per cent to 34 per cent, depending on the selected scenario, up from 21.9 per cent in 2016,\u201d says the government statistical agency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis would be a record-high level since the 1867 Canadian confederation.\u201d<\/p>\n In a forecast released Thursday, Canada in 2041: A Larger, More Diverse Population With Greater Differences Between Regions<\/i>, the federal agency notes that immigrants and their children will likely be the majority in Canada by 2041.<\/p>\n Read More<\/b><\/p>\n IRCC Lacked Guidance For Evaluating Pilot Programs, Says Audit<\/a> \u201cAccording to the reference scenario, the Canadian population would reach 47.7 million in 2041, and 25 million of them would be immigrants or children of immigrants born in Canada, accounting for 52.4 per cent of the total population,\u201d states Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n The current government in Ottawa is bullish on immigration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Under its Immigration Levels Plan for 2022-2024<\/i>, Canada plans to welcome 431,645 permanent residents this year, 447,055 next year, and 451,000 in 2024.<\/p>\n Basing itself on those levels of immigration, Statistics Canada projects one in four Canadians will have been born in either Asia or Africa by 2041.<\/p>\n \u201cConsidering these trends and the fact that population growth in the coming decades will depend primarily on international immigration, the Canadian population in 2041 is projected to include 9.9 million to 13.9 million people born in Asia or Africa, depending on the projection scenario,\u201d notes Statistics Canada.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThese people alone could account for 23.1 per cent to 26.9 per cent of the total Canadian population in 2041, up from 13.5 per cent in 2016.\u201d<\/p>\n With that growth of the Canadian population through immigration, visible minorities \u2013 those now described as the \u00ab\u00a0racialized population\u201d by Statistics Canada \u2013 will become even more visible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Up to almost half of children 14 years old and younger, 49.7 per cent, could be racialized Canadians by 2041 and so too roughly the same percentage, 47.3 per cent, of working-age Canadians, those aged 15 to 64 years old.<\/p>\n Watch Video<\/b><\/p>\n
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\nAsians, Africans Will Make Up Quarter Of Canadian Population Within Two Decades<\/h3>\n
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