{"id":50895,"date":"2024-09-25T14:42:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T14:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2024\/09\/25\/canada-continues-its-strong-growth-despite-population-slowdown\/"},"modified":"2024-09-25T14:42:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T14:42:58","slug":"canada-continues-its-strong-growth-despite-population-slowdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2024\/09\/25\/canada-continues-its-strong-growth-despite-population-slowdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada continues its strong growth despite population slowdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">News<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">The country added 250,229 people between April and July this year<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout callout--noindent flex-align-center flex-justify-between\" data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" data-evt=\"visible\" data-evt-typ=\"element_view\"><span class=\"callout__text\"> Get the latest from Naimul Karim straight to your inbox <\/span><button class=\"button button--icon button--primary-alt\" data-id-login-redirect=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/author\/nkarim\/newsletters\/\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"button__text\">Sign Up<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"button__icon\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\" width=\"11\"><polygon points=\"1.1 0 7 6 1.1 12 0 10.9 4.8 6 0 1.1\"\/><\/svg> <\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p><span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Sep 25, 2024<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">Last updated 1\u00a0hour ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">3 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta__bottom\">\n<div class=\"bookmark-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover\" data-aqa=\"popover\" data-click-to-appear=\"True\" data-container=\"\" data-container-offset=\"\" data-no-style=\"\" data-popover-component=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-sticky=\"\" data-tail-offset=\"200\" data-tail-position=\"right\"><button class=\"popover__trigger bookmark-button\"><span class=\"save-article-button save-article-button--default\" title=\"Save article\" data-article-id=\"f37621f4-6d41-4871-899d-87f86a0194d2\" data-evt-skip-click=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-describedby=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\" class=\"popover__content\" hidden=\"\" role=\"dialog\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__text\" id=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\">\n<div class=\"bookmark__popover__content\">\n<p>You can save this article by registering for free here. 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class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">\u201cThis marked the first time since 2020 that quarterly growth has been slower than in the same quarter a year earlier,\u201d Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. \u201cIn 2020, population growth was almost halted following border restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the 0.6 per cent growth rate in the second quarter is still higher than any other second quarter before 2022, the agency said.<\/p>\n<p>As of July 1, 2024, the country\u2019s population is estimated to have been 41.2 million. It increased by about 1.2 million and grew at a rate of around three per cent between July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Canada\u2019s population growth relies on immigration, which also plays a key role in the country\u2019s economic growth. But Ottawa plateaued its permanent residency targets and announced cuts to stem the rise of temporary residents in the past year as unemployment rates rose, especially among newcomers and the youth, and job vacancies declined.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">In the latest quarter, there was a net increase of 117,836 temporary residents, which includes students, temporary foreign workers and asylum claimants, taking the total number of temporary residents past the three million mark as of July 2024.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"js-widget-content article-content__widget-group article-content__widget-group--content-slot16 article-content__widget-group--newsletter-slot\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-widget__new-story-page fp-execsummary background--primary-light-gradient\" aria-labelledby=\"FinancialPostPosthaste8991475390076017187548303844179968\" data-account-id=\"b9d3df2fccd108b5eff3c44f573b2cd6\" data-aqa=\"widget-newsletter\" data-newsletter=\"single\" data-newsletter-component=\"\" data-target-list=\"FP_ExecSummary\" data-widget=\"newsletter\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-new-story-page-template\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__header__new-story-page\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__banner__new-story-page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/17.0.2\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-posthaste.svg 75w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/17.0.2\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-posthaste.svg 100w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/17.0.2\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-posthaste.svg 150w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/17.0.2\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-posthaste.svg 240w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/17.0.2\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-posthaste.svg 320w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/17.0.2\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-posthaste.svg 500w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/17.0.2\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-posthaste.svg 640w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/17.0.2\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-posthaste.svg 800w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/17.0.2\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-posthaste.svg 1024w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/17.0.2\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-posthaste.svg 1280w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/17.0.2\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-posthaste.svg 1600w\" alt=\"Posthaste\" loading=\"lazy\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/17.0.2\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-posthaste.svg\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Posthaste<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text__new-story-page\">Breaking business news, incisive views, must-reads and market signals. 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Please try again<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_3\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment9779403585257506934240950223896576\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 3<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rate (of growth of temporary residents) has been slowing since October 2023,\u201d Statistics Canada said. \u201cThis lower rate of growth was mainly due to a decrease in the number of study permit holders during the second quarter of 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the recent federal government announcements to limit the growth of temporary residents, economists say it will find it hard to meet its objective of reducing the proportion of non-permanent residents (NPRs) to five per cent of the overall population by 2026, from about 6.8 per cent now.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">\u201cThe number of NPRs contributed significantly to population growth in all provinces,\u201d Marc Desormeaux, a principal economist at the Toronto-Dominion Bank, said in a note on Wednesday. \u201cTo the extent that federal plans go ahead, there\u2019s downside risk to Canada\u2019s economy and public finances. The downside risk is most acute for Ontario and B.C., which are particularly reliant on NPRs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Population gains have helped the Canadian economy avoid a recession by increasing the overall economic output, but he said it is masking an \u201cunderlying economic weakness\u201d since the gross domestic product per capita \u2014 an important measure of the country\u2019s standard of living \u2014 has declined in seven of the past eight quarters.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_4\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment3408679398078751877950407457112064\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 4<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s release doesn\u2019t change our view that the Bank of Canada will reduce its policy interest rate by 50 basis points in October,\u201d Desormeaux said. \u201cA softening labour market, inflation hovering near its target and persistently falling output per person all suggest borrowing costs don\u2019t need to be as restrictive as they are currently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Statistics Canada said Alberta was the fastest-growing province or territory during the quarter, primarily due to international and interprovincial migration. 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data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0831-bc-pierre.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=ZMeYCMKFLXITx4jHQOnOig\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0831-bc-pierre.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=OAy8Ofv3JFwx4hGHghw65Q&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0831-bc-pierre.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=ZMeYCMKFLXITx4jHQOnOig, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0831-bc-pierre.jpg?h=192&strip=all&quality=80&sig=RlTv69w_7AI2IZ-ZkFRYJA 2x,\n                                             https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0831-bc-pierre.jpg?h=288&strip=all&quality=80&sig=1GeQlk1H7cDxqhteklmDpw 3x\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Poilievre wants to slow Canada&#8217;s population growth<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-next\" data-carousel-next=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"next\" type=\"button\"\/><\/section>\n<p>As a result of the rising population numbers, Canada\u2019s median age decreased for the third year in a row, by 0.3 years to 40.3 years.<\/p>\n<p>The number of Canadians aged zero to 14 years is increasing more slowly than the number of those aged 15 to 64 due to declining fertility rates, the agency said.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><em>\u2022 Email: nkarim@postmedia.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><em><strong>Bookmark our website and support our journalism:<\/strong> Don\u2019t miss the business news you need to know \u2014 add financialpost.com to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters here.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__share-group article-delimiter\" data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" data-evt-typ=\"page_scroll\">\n<p>Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/>Canada continues its strong growth despite population slowdown<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2024-09-25 14:42:58<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links News The country added 250,229 people between April and July this year Get the latest from Naimul Karim straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Sep 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