Immigrants pushed Canada\u2019s population up by almost a full percentage point in the third quarter of this year, the fastest quarterly population growth in Canada in 65 years, reports Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n
By Oct. 1, the Canadian population had hit 39,292,355 people. That was up 362,453 people, or 0.9 per cent, from the country\u2019s population on Canada Day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis was the highest quarterly population growth rate since the second quarter of 1957 when the population grew by 1.2 per cent,\u201d reports Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n Read More<\/b><\/p>\n Prince Edward Island Draw: Province Issues 134 Canada Immigration Invitations<\/a> \u201cAt the time, Canada’s population was 16.7 million people and it increased by 198,000 people. This rapid population growth was related to the high number of births during the post-war baby boom and the high immigration of refugees following the Hungarian Revolution in 1956.\u201d<\/p>\n After more than six decades, immigration is still largely responsible for the most impressive population growth in Canada.<\/p>\n \u201cCanada’s total population growth for the first nine months of 2022 was 776,217 people and has already surpassed the total growth for any full-year period since Confederation in 1867,\u201d notes Statistics Canada.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis high level of growth was mostly, 94 per cent, due to international migration which added 340,666 people \u2026 pushed Canada’s population over 39 million for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada\u2019s (IRCC) record-breaking immigration targets are certainly helping to drive population growth.<\/p>\n Watch Video<\/b><\/p>\n
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