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Immigration accounts for over 94% of Canada’s population growth in Q2 of 2022 A Q2 2022 summary of Statistics Canada’s latest Canadian population estimate has identified that immigration is the primary reason Canada’s population has grown in the last three months.

Statistics Canada (StatsCan) recently published its population estimates for the second quarter (April to June) of 2022. Along with the raw estimated population growth figure, the report also indicated the significant influence that immigration had on Canada’s population increase over this period.

By Vimal Sivakumar

Canadian job vacancies have reached another all-time high Statistics Canada says the job vacancy rate stands at 5.7% for the second quarter of 2022.

Statistics Canada has released results of the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey report for the second quarter of 2022. Overall, vacancies were up 4.7% from the first quarter of 2022 and 42.3% higher than the second quarter of 2021.

By Edana Robitaille

IRCC’s #ImmigrationMatters campaign highlights the benefits of immigration #WelcomingWeek2022 aims to educate Canadians and newcomers about the positive impact of immigration.

Since 2018 Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has been running its immigration matters campaign as part of IRCC’s efforts to raise awareness of the benefits of immigration about all the ways immigration enriches Canada.

By Edana Robitaille

Unemployment rate among immigrants is the lowest of any August on record “As more Canadians reach retirement age and exit the labour force, immigration becomes particularly important in supporting labour force growth.” — Labour Force Survey, August 2022.

Statistics Canada has released its Labour Force Survey (LFS) for the month of August 2022.

By Asheesh Moosapeta

Looking Ahead to Canada’s Demographics in 2041 Understand Canada’s current demographic trajectory in Statistics Canada’s report and how the country figures to look ethnoculturally in 2041.

The world can change a lot in 20 years, and that reality is no different when we look at Canada in particular. On September 8, Statistics Canada released its projection for Canada’s demographic makeup in the year 2041.

By Vimal Sivakumar

Canadian job vacancies continue climbing to new record heights in June A snapshot of job vacancies across Canada for June 2022.

Statistics Canada recently released its monthly update on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies for June 2022.

By Vimal Sivakumar

Study: Immigration to drive Canada’s population increase into 2068 A new Statistics Canada report says Canada is aging and it will continue to depend on high immigration levels to renew its population.

Statistics Canada has released its projections for Canada’s population growth spanning the next 47 years. The report states that by 2068, in a medium growth scenario, Canada’s population could reach up to 57 million people, largely driven by increased immigration. During this period between 2016 and 2021, Canada experienced a boom in population growth and […]

By Edana Robitaille

Statistics Canada report states language diversity due to immigration in Canada Although English and French are the main languages spoken in Canada, the country’s linguistic diversity continues to grow.

Immigration has continued to enrich Canada’s linguistic diversity.

By Julia Hornstein

Canada continues to have very low unemployment rate Canada's unemployment rate was at 4.9% again in July, according to Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey.

Canada’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.9% in July, matching the record low from the month before.

By Shelby Thevenot