the CanadaVisa Team - 22 July, 2015
A recent Statistics Canada report (based on the 2001 census) pegs Canada's population at 33,091,200 as of October 1, 2007. Immigration continues to be animportant contributor to population growth, with 71,600 newcomers arriving in the third quarter of this year, a quarterly increase not seen in over 30years. Total population growth since July 1, 2007 was 115,200.
Saskatchewan has overtaken Alberta as the fastest-growing province. The population growth rates of both these provinces, along with those of British Columbia and Ontario , were higher than the rest of the country. Provincial and territorial population fluctuations were due mainly to immigration, inter-provincial migration, and fluctuations in birth rates.
Manitoba, Ontario, and British Columbia posted immigration rates above the national average. International migration accounted for almost 60 per cent of BritishColumbia's population increase. Both Ontario and British Columbia fared well from increased inter-provincial migration.The population of all four Atlantic provinces rose, albeit at a rate slower than the national average.
Prince Edward Islandwas the fasted growing of the four, receiving more new immigrants than ever before.
Birth rates are strong in Nunavut and are on the rise in Quebec . Of Canada's territories, Yukon was the only one where the population growth rate was higher than the national average. The Northwest Territories was the only jurisdiction to post a decline in population, largely because of inter-provincial migration.
