For the first time in history, in 2022 the population of Canada will increase by more than one million people. This was announced by the state authorities at the end of last week.
Canada’s population currently stands at 39.6 million people after growing last year at a rate of 2.7% – the highest since 1957 (then the increase was 3.3%).
The difference is that this time the jump in Canada’s population is due to an increase in the number of immigrants – while in 1956 the jump was due to an increase in the birth rate. The proportion of immigrants in the current population growth in Canada is 95.9%. According to the data, most immigrants came to Canada from African and Central Asian countries.
The person who initiated the current Canadian immigration policy is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who came to power in 2015. According to his plan, the Canadian immigration programs are supposed to ensure the absorption of half a million immigrants every year until 2025. In this way, the Prime Minister seeks to deal with the aging population and low birth rate in his country.