Statistics Canada says immigration is almost solely responsible for the largest annual population boom Canada has seen since 1957.
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The newly released data shows Canada’s population grew by more than a million people between from July 2022 to July 2023, which represents an increase of about three per cent.Canada also saw a massive 46 per cent increase in the number of temporary residents in Canada over the same period.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYUnlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.
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