Immigrants are likely to comprise more than a third of Canada\u2019s population within the next 19 years because they are responsible for almost all population growth in the country, new statistics have revealed.<\/p>\n
In\u00a0Canada’s\u00a0Population\u00a0Estimates, Second Quarter 2022<\/i>, Statistics Canada chalks up 94.5 per cent of the population\u00a0growth\u00a0in Canada during the second quarter of this year to immigration, an\u00a0increase\u00a0of 269,305 people.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was the highest\u00a0increase\u00a0from international migration since comparable records have existed and were 93,000 higher than in the third quarter of 2019, which saw an\u00a0increase\u00a0of 175,907, the next highest quarter on record,\u201d noted Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n
Now, the statistical and demographic services agency is saying the contribution of immigration to population growth will dramatically change the composition of Canadian society.<\/p>\n
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Christine Frechette Takes Over Quebec Immigration Portfolio From Jean Boulet<\/a> \u201cGiven that the population of Canada continues to age and fertility is below the population replacement level, today immigration is the main driver of population growth,\u201d noted Statistics Canada on Wednesday.<\/p>\n \u201cIf these trends continue, based on Statistics Canada’s recent population projections, immigrants could represent from 29.1 per cent to 34 per cent of the population of Canada by 2041.\u201d<\/p>\n That\u2019s more than one in three Canadians.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And the arrival of all of those immigrants will significantly alter the demographic composition of the country, explained Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n \u201cImmigrants come from many different countries, bringing with them their cultural, ethnic, linguistic and religious heritage,\u201d noted the agency in its latest Daily report.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the past, the majority of immigrants in Canada came from Europe. However, over the past 50 years, the share of new immigrants from Europe has declined, with the share of new immigrants who were born in Asia (including the Middle East) increasing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOver time, Asia has become the top source region of new immigrants, and this trend continued in 2021. The share of new immigrants from Africa also increased. Together, immigrants, Indigenous people – who have walked this land for thousands of years, before Europeans settled here – and their descendants have helped shape Canada as it is known today.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Statistics Canada, more than 8.3 million people, or almost one-quarter, exactly 23 per cent, of the Canadian population, were, or had ever been, landed immigrants or permanent residents in Canada.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u2018\u201d This was the largest proportion since Confederation, topping the previous 1921 record of 22.3 per cent, and the highest among the G7,\u201d noted Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n Last year, Canada set a new record for the number of new permanent residents in the country and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada seems on track to set another immigration record this year.<\/p>\n Watch Video<\/b><\/p>\n
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