According to Statistics Canada, the country experienced its fastest population growth rate in the past 65 years, with a nearly one percent increase due to immigrants during the third quarter of this year. As of October 1, 2022, Canada’s population had skyrocketed to a staggering 39,292,355 people – an increase of 362,453 individuals since July 1. This was the most noteworthy quarterly growth rate in 63 years since 1957 when it rose by a mind-boggling 1.2 percent! Canada’s population recently surged past 39 million for the first time, predominantly due to international migration, contributing a remarkable 94% of this growth and providing an additional 340,666 people.
Canada has had the highest quarterly population growth rate since 1957
