To Canada The population saw a record increase within a year and mainly thanks to immigrationwith immigrants representing the majority of the 1.05 million new residents.
As it states cnn.comthis is the first time in the country’s history that the population has increased by more than one million people in a 12-month period, according to a news release from Statistics Canada published Wednesday.
The total population reached 39,566,248 million on January 1 – 2.7% higher than last yearwith the immigration to account for 95.9% of this increaseaccording to the country’s statistical office.
While other developed nations struggle with slowing population growth, Canada it has the fastest growing population of any G7 country and with a growth rate of 2.7% it ranks among the top 20 worldwide.
If the country’s population continued to grow at the same rateI will doubling in about 26 yearsaccording to Statistics Canada.
The number of immigrants arriving in Canada reached a record 437,180 in 2022 and the increased immigration “is related to the Government of Canada’s efforts to reduce labor shortages in key sectors of the economy,” Statistics Canada said.
“High job vacancies and labor shortages occur in a context where population aging has accelerated in Canada and the unemployment rate remains at near historic lows,” the agency added.
Source: News Beast
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