Community members welcome immigrants at the Pictou County Partnership's annual newcomer social in Nova Scotia’s New Glasgow.
Photographer: Carolina Andrade/BloombergMass Immigration Experiment Gives Canada an Edge in Global Race for Labor
The country’s population growth is among the fastest in the world, bolstering the economy while creating strains in big cities.
At a time industrialized countries around the world are confronting declining birth rates and aging workforces, Canada is at the forefront of betting on immigration to stave off economic decline.
A country about as populous as California has added more than all the residents in San Francisco in a year. Last week, Canada surpassed 40 million people for the first time ever — with growth only expected to continue at a rapid pace as it welcomes more immigrant workers, refugees and foreign students across its borders.