The estimated population of Canada has reached 40 million (link to Statistics Canada information). Although reaching that level is not particularly important, it highlights a shift that is somewhat surprising for those of us not paying close attention to Canadian statistics. The figure above highlights the increase in Canadian immigration, particularly after the pandemic dip (which reflects the border closing). I have never needed to pay attention to Canadian demographic data before — since population growth was quite slow due to falling rate of births. Although immigration was a source of population growth, it was not too significant. However, population inflows are a factor that cannot be ignored, and they matter for the “Canadian Housing Crisis” debate.
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"and 2022 and"-->"in 2022."