Strong Immigration Helps Slow Canada’s Population Aging
- Trudeau government has pursued ambitious immigration policy
- First time in 65 years that both median, average age dropped
Community members welcome immigrants in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Canada’s population aging slowed for a second straight year as a result of strong immigration, including a recent boom in foreign students and temporary workers.
The median age — which divides the population into two groups of equal size and is a key measure for a country’s age distribution — fell to 40.6 years, from 40.9, over a one-year period to July 1, 2023, according to Statistics Canada data released Wednesday.