Canada's population surpassed 41 million as of April 1st, 2024, with immigration accounting for a significant portion of the growth. We had published an article, almost exactly 1 year back, on 1 July 2023, when Canada’s population touched the 40 million mark.
Between January and April 2024, 242,673 individuals arrived in Canada, representing a 0.6% quarterly increase in Canada’s population, with 240,955 of them coming through temporary and permanent immigration routes.
Image: Canada’s population crosses 40m; as shown in the real-time model
Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/
Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick experienced record growth from permanent immigrants or landed residents, with over 9,000 out 121,758 settling in the Maritime provinces, marking the largest increase from this sector since 1971, driven by high demand for skilled workers as per the report.
In April, Canada reached a record-high of 2,793,594 Non-Permanent Residents (NPRs). Of these, 2,430,282 had employment or study permits, while 363,312 were seeking asylum or under protection. A significant number of NPRs arrived in the first quarter of 2024 before Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced a cap on temporary residents entering Canada.
The overall NPR population in Canada increased by 131,810 in the first quarter of 2024, marking a larger increase than in 2023 but still one of the lowest since 2022 due to the pandemic. Research shows that the growth rate in the first quarter would have been only 0.3% without temporary residents.
In the first quarter of 2023, there were about 24,000 fewer study permit holders compared to the same period in 2022. Statistics Canada noted that fewer study permits are typically issued during this time, because of the changes to Canada's International Student Program, including the requirement for a Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) from Designated Learning Institutions (DLIs), may have contributed to the decline. The IRCC has also announced a cap on the number of study permits it will process in 2024. Provinces were given until March 31 to establish a mechanism for providing PALs, but delays in distributing PALs caused multiple study permit applications to be delayed.
The Immigration Levels Plan 2024–2026 reports the number of permanent immigrants entering Canada, with a goal of 485,000 by 2024, increasing to 500,000 in 2025 and 2026. However, the 2025–2027 Plan will likely bring about changes to the nominal objectives for 2025 and 2026. Temporary residents are included in the plan to serve as a "soft cap" for individuals with work or study permits.
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