Canada’s population hits 41M months after breaking 40M threshold

Nine months after reaching a population of 40 million, Canada has cracked a new threshold.

As of Wednesday morning, it’s estimated 41 million people now call the country home, according to Statistics Canada’s live population tracker.

The speed at which Canada’s population is growing was also reflected in new data released Wednesday by the federal agency: between Jan. 1 2023 and Jan. 1 2024, Canada added 1,271,872 inhabitants, a 3.2 per cent growth rate — the highest since 1957.

Most of Canada’s 3.2 per cent population growth rate stemmed from temporary immigration. Without it, Canada’s population growth would have been 1.2 per cent, Statistics Canada said.

Wanderer,

It’s sad how much Canadians are suffering just because the government wants to help big business and keep it’s lines going in the right direction.

moistclump,

Pardon my ignorance but, what do you mean?

Wanderer,

GDP per capita is going down.

The reason for mass immigration is to keep wages low and house prices up. People are too scared of being called racist to say anything about it. Governments only really care about the economy overall as in GDP, so they pander to businesses. They want low wages, less training, house prices to get more and more expensive. Good for business bad for the average Canadian.

Story is happening pretty much all over the world, except for places like Japan.

Countries should look after their citizens not the businesses.

Syntha,

data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD?lo…

stellatherabbit,

Your graph ends at 2022, we are now in 2024.

I tried to look for a nice graph like you presented, but best I found is this.

bcbc.com/…/canadians-face-40-years-of-stagnant-in…

From the article;

Canada is one of the few advanced countries where real incomes are lower than before the pandemic. Real GDP per person is $55,170, compared with $56,379 in 2019, meaning the is generating $1,200 less income per person, or $2,830 less income per household, than it was four years ago.

We estimate Canada will not recover its 2019 income per capita until at least 2027, based on the federal budget’s projections for GDP growth and likely population growth.

Syntha, (edited )

This is just an anti-immigration think piece that cites nothing of substance. While immigration may have negative effects in the short term, it’s almost universally understood to be an economic boon in the mid to long term, as an increase in the population leads to more demand for goods and services which stimulates the economy.

Ultragigagigantic,
@Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world avatar

“Elect the Liberal party, we will pass electoral reform!”

gets elected

“Opps, guess we sure screwed that up! Oh well, looks like yous votes for us or yous gets the conservatives again! LOL!”

We really are alike, no matter where we live eh?

itsnotits,

keep its* lines going

Viking_Hippie,

According to my calculations, this means that the population of Canada is going to be 205 million plus change in 50 years. That’s gonna necessitate a lot more Tims Horton!

afraid_of_zombies,

Well it certainly is big enough to support that many.

Viking_Hippie,

Especially if people don’t mind living in lakes 😁

afraid_of_zombies,

you can be in the lake but not of the lake

Future Canadian Pope

Viking_Hippie, (edited )

Future Canadian Pope sounds like a band that has a joint minimum in stead of a drink minimum at all their gigs 😄

stellatherabbit,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9oT-7kDBFM

Landmass isn’t the only favor to consider. There is a reason why some places in the USA and Canada are very sparsely populated

floatingpaperweight,

On August 26, 2014, Burger King agreed to merge with Tim Hortons for US$11.4 billion.[14] The two chains became subsidiaries of Toronto-based holding company Restaurant Brands International on December 15, 2014.[15]

Wikipedia

🤢

phoneymouse,

Canada’s population is roughly the size of California’s.

Viking_Hippie,

California’s population, on the other hand, is EXACTLY the size of California’s.

phoneymouse,

Get out!

Viking_Hippie,

What? Just carrying out my duties as a sworn officer of the redundant department of redundancy, sworn redundancy division department!

Further information

whotookkarl,
@whotookkarl@lemmy.world avatar

The first rule of tautology club is the first rule of tautology club.

Silentiea,

The second rule of tautology club is also a rule.

afraid_of_zombies,

That can’t be right. Check your math

Viking_Hippie,

Before I wreck my math?

prime_number_314159,

I counted twice. It didn’t match.

tsonfeir,
@tsonfeir@lemm.ee avatar

I’m gonna be one of those people if the trumpet plays in November.

AGD4,

Congrats? I’m actually not familiar with that expression, lol.

tsonfeir,
@tsonfeir@lemm.ee avatar

TRUMPet

AGD4,

Oohhhh!

Nice.

MrGG,

Good luck (I mean that sincerely). I’ve heard it’s not terribly easy to move here if you’re not a recognised refugee. There was a lot of “I’m moving to Canada if the trumpet plays” talk in 2016, but I don’t think it resulted in any significant increase in Americans moving here.

I will say, as a Canadian, I and a number of my friends are considering moving away from Canada if America goes full totalitarian (which is looking likely, if not this election then the next). It’s essentially America-lite here now, but with a higher cost of living and lower salaries. Most of us are thinking New Zealand or Ireland.

ShadowRam,

Canada is by no means America-Lite, unless you are living in Alberta/Sask.

TheMightyCanuck,
@TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works avatar

Still around 15% of the population.

And yeah, can confirm alberta is basically Texas lite. We got rednecks, homophobes, transphobes, confederate flags, maga hats, lifted trucks, and dogshit critical thinking skills

Source: Albertan

tsonfeir,
@tsonfeir@lemm.ee avatar

My profession, and the profession of my spouse, are both in high demand. There are special doors to go through in our case, but obviously it is a lot of work even then.

The idea is get out quick, and then see if we need to move again. Ireland is also on the list, but that’s a huge difference in location and culture. At least Canada is close enough to still visit family.

xmunk,

Spain is also an extremely good option to examine, not to discourage you from Canadian-ness but it is significantly more affordable and has comparable culture and services.

tsonfeir,
@tsonfeir@lemm.ee avatar

As an English only speaker, how would I do in Spain? Certainly, I can learn a little, but I’ve always been terrible with learning languages.

xmunk,

Really easily - English is common as a business language and almost all services are available in English (and you can hire someone if you need to navigate something difficult like a real estate purchase or police report). I lived in Barcelona for three months and I am now menu fluent but even before that I didn’t have many issues.

tsonfeir,
@tsonfeir@lemm.ee avatar

What is “menu fluent?” Like you know enough to order from a menu?

xmunk,

You comprehend ingredients and have enough of a grip on pronunciation rules to form basic statements you need on a day to day “en tarjeta” means (literally) “on card” and is a common way to ask to pay with a credit card “auga” is water and “sin gas” or “con gas” specifies flat or bubbly… “necesito un bolsa” - I need a bag… “Para aqui”/“Para llevar” are for here or to go… “Cuanto Cuesta X” - How much does X cost… “Donde son los aesos” - where are the bathrooms. “Queiro un cafe con leche de avena y dos fartóns” - I’d like a latte with oat milk and two fartóns (a light sweet pastry). That “ll” is pronounced like a “y” unless it’s catalan and you have a break dot like “paral•lel”. “Buena dia”/“Bon dia” - Good day. “Peligro” - danger.

That sort of basic shit - you’ll pick it up quickly. You won’t be able to talk about news and shit but you can do your daily shit.

HootinNHollerin, (edited )

Not my experience. I had a job offer in Spain for engineering and they told me it’s in Spanish and I should enroll in language courses before coming to improve my Spanish. Ended up turning down more because the low pay

Ultragigagigantic,
@Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world avatar

Are you from Spain? Ever heard of Mondragon?

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation

xmunk,

I’m not from there but yea - I’m familiar with the company.

afraid_of_zombies,

See everyone is thinking other English speaking countries when you already speak the global language. Don’t limit yourself.

xmunk,

As an American emigrant… just bite the bullet now - not everything up here is perfect, so temper your expectations, but the culture is so much fucking better. It’s worth it purely to avoid the stress of potential medical bankruptcy.

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