Canada’s population hits 41M months after breaking 40M threshold | Globalnews.ca
globalnews.ca
Nine months after reaching 40 million people, Canada cracked a new threshold on Wednesday, the same day Statistics Canada released a report showing the pace of population growth.

Nine months after reaching a population of 40 million, Canada has cracked a new threshold.

As of Wednesday morning, it’s estimated 41 million people now call the country home, according to Statistics Canada’s live population tracker.

The speed at which Canada’s population is growing was also reflected in new data released Wednesday by the federal agency: between Jan. 1 2023 and Jan. 1 2024, Canada added 1,271,872 inhabitants, a 3.2 per cent growth rate — the highest since 1957.

Most of Canada’s 3.2 per cent population growth rate stemmed from temporary immigration. Without it, Canada’s population growth would have been 1.2 per cent, Statistics Canada said.

  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldEnglish
    92·
    6 months ago

    According to my calculations, this means that the population of Canada is going to be 205 million plus change in 50 years. That’s gonna necessitate a lot more Tims Horton!

    • floatingpaperweight@lemm.eeEnglish
      71·
      6 months ago

      On August 26, 2014, Burger King agreed to merge with Tim Hortons for US$11.4 billion.[14] The two chains became subsidiaries of Toronto-based holding company Restaurant Brands International on December 15, 2014.[15]

      Wikipedia

      🤢