New information from Statistics Canada is showing a jump in Canada’s population, making it the G8’s fastest growing country.
This spike in population is, in part, a result of an increase in immigrants coming to Canada to work, study, etc. We are seeing a large number of people from all over the world coming to Canada and staying, even bringing along family members or starting families in Canada.
The population growth increased by 1% as of July 1st, resulting in a population of 34,880,550, and the majority of that growth is a direct result of immigration. Two provinces, Alberta and Saskatchewan, received the largest chunk of the population boom with a growth of over 2% in the last year. Manitoba also had a large increase at 1.2% which is just slightly higher than the 1% increase seen in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec.
This increase in population is very beneficial for these provinces and for the country as the growing immigrant population allows for economic growth and provides promise to many families hoping to start a new life in Canada.
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