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Immigration accounted for 94% of the population growth of Canada in the Q2 of 2022. It means Canada depends heavily on immigration to sustain a healthy level of population growth and that immigration has positively affected the demographic progress of the country. As on July 1, Canada’s population was estimated to be 38929902 people. It indicates an increase of 0.7% compared to the population figure of Q1.
International migration is estimated to be the primary driver of Canada’s population growth. It accounted for 94.5 per cent, which can be converted to 269305 people, of the total growth. This is for the first time after the pandemic, immigration is turning out to be such a big catalyst for increase in Canada’s population. Data shows that, the 118114 immigrants who came to Canada during Q2 of 2022 is a record since comparable records have existed. The second highest number was 175907 recorded in Q3 of 2019.
Canada immigration recovering from impact of the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic affected Canada immigration in many ways owing to the restrictions international border restrictions. However, as Canada is bouncing fast from the economic impact of the pandemic, immigrants are being admitted by Canada in record numbers. It also means increased opportunities for those who wish to move to Canada. Canada is also making some earnest efforts to make the immigration process smoother for potential immigrants, including speeding up the immigration process and revamping the Express Entry system.
Canada needs immigrants
Canada is a country which has one of the lowest natural birth rates. Besides, a major portion of the Canadian workforce will hit their retirement age in the next 10 years. So Canada is depending on immigrants to ensure availability of labour and thus sustain the country’s economic progress. Young immigrants contribute to Canadian economy in many ways. They contribute their skills towards the progress of various industries, they pay taxes and have got better purchasing power. More number of tax-payers means Canada would be able to sustain the social security services it offers to citizens and permanent residents such as free education, free healthcare and pension.
All these means Canada has huge demand for immigrants. If you are interested to migrate to Canada, this is the right time to start the process. Interested to know the details? Connect with CanApprove now!
