Economics
Canada Posts Fastest First-Quarter Gain in Population Since 1990
- Immigration continues to accelerate to support aging workforce
- Trudeau aims to welcome 1.3 million newcomers in three years
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Canada’s population grew at the fastest rate for the first quarter since 1990 thanks to continued immigration.
The number of people living in Canada rose by 0.3%, or 127,978, to 38.7 million in the first three months of 2022, according to Statistics Canada estimates released Wednesday in Ottawa. The report showed accelerating gains following a slow-growth period in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic began.