A record surge of 430,000 in 3 months
1.03 million in one year
A huge population overcrowds Canada!
Work and study visas account for 73%
Ninety-six per cent of population growth comes from immigrants
Uneven growth
Housing and medical crises intensify!
According to the latest news from the Canadian Press, Canada's population grew by more than 430,000 in the third quarter of this year, setting a record for the fastest population growth since 1957. In addition to this, the population growth in the first nine months of 2023 has already exceeded the total growth of any other year, including the previous record year of 2022.
According to data released by Statistics Canada, Canada's population exceeded 40.5 million on October 1. And since January this year, the population has grown by 1.03 million.
By the end of the year, Canada is expected to add between 1.2 million and 1.5 million people. As of noon on Dec. 19, the real-time population clock showed that Canada's population was 40,720,420, and more than 1,400 newcomers had arrived in Canada at midnight on Dec. 19 alone.
According to the immigration targets announced by the federal immigration minister for the next three years, the expected number of immigrants in Canada in 2024 and 2025 will be 485,000 and 500,000, respectively, and will remain at 500,000 in 2026.
Ninety-six percent of the surge came from immigrants, including about 313,000 non-permanent residents, or 73 percent, who came to Canada in July, August and September. The Bureau of Statistics said that most of these non-permanent residents are holders of work permits and Xi study permits, with a few being refugee claimants.
In extreme contrast, only 4 per cent of population growth comes from natural growth. The contribution of natural growth to population growth is expected to remain low in the coming years due to an aging population, low fertility and a large number of immigrants and non-permanent residents coming to Canada, the Bureau of Statistics said.
Population growth, especially the growth of the migrant labor force, seems to inject fresh blood into the aging Canadian social economy, but in fact it contains a deep crisis of imbalance between supply and demand. The most visible manifestation of this is that current housing, infrastructure or health resources are not sufficient to meet the needs of the surging population.
Just last week, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation announced that national housing starts fell by 22% in November, with Montreal down 30% and Toronto and Vancouver down 39% each.
On the employment front, Statistics Canada (StatsCan) has been warning for months that the population is growing faster than employment. In November, the unemployment rate rose to 5.8%, while the trend began in April when the unemployment rate was 5%.
Outside of the gold and jade, it is ruined. The glossy population figures can't hide the problems behind it. This is never a sustainable system.
The truth may be even more exaggerated: so far this year, Canada has added as many people as the entire Ottawa-Gatineau region, but no infrastructure has been built. And by the end of 2023, the increase in population is almost equal to the entire Calgary, but again, no infrastructure has been added.
Even the Liberal Party, represented by Trudeau, is using the Impact Assessment Act (such as the outrageous amnesty plan for 400,000 illegal residents) to fuel the housing crisis.
Under such circumstances, it is difficult to imagine whether the "high-quality immigration" advertised by the Canadian government can be achieved. As we saw in recent polls, Canadians are no longer fooled by the numbers, and more and more are questioning the possible impact of a soaring population.