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[Victoria Watcher]

Temporary residents in Canada rise to 2.8 million ahead of government restrictions

 

 

https://www.theglobe...-of-government/

 

 

The number of temporary residents in Canada swelled to 2.8 million in the first quarter, underscoring the challenge facing the federal government as it looks to restrict migration.

 

Temporary residents – a group that includes international students, people on work permits and asylum claimants – now comprise 6.8 per cent of the total population, up from 3.5 per cent two years ago, Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday.

 

Over all, the population grew by roughly 243,000 or 0.6 per cent during the first quarter, bringing the total to more than 41 million.

 

Canada is experiencing some of its fastest population growth in decades, fuelled almost entirely by the intake of permanent and temporary residents. The latter group has more than doubled in size over the past two years, raising concerns that Canada is struggling to absorb all the newcomers, particularly in urban markets with a lack of available housing.

 

Several polls have shown that many Canadians – who are largely supportive of strong immigration – think the recent intake is too much, tying it to various economic troubles.

 

 

 

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 19 June 2024 - 08:07 PM.

[dasmo]

JFC!

[Victoria Watcher]

Canada's population surpassed the 41-million person mark in the first quarter, with nearly all of the robust on-year growth powered by immigration.

 

Economists say population growth has added to aggregate demand in the economy, and is a chief reason why Canada has yet to fall into recession amid historically high borrowing costs. Still, there have been repercussions, analysts say: the number of new people arriving has strained housing affordability, which is at a near four-decade low. And employers have yet to place all these arrivals into jobs, leading to a climb in the unemployment rate to a 28-month high.

 

Statistics Canada said Wednesday the country's population reached 41.01 million in the first quarter, which represents a 0.6% gain from the previous quarter and a 3.2% increase from the same year-ago period. The January-to-March period this year marked the third consecutive quarter in which Canada's population rose 3% on a 12-month basis.

 

Over a two-year period, the population grew 6.3% in the first quarter.

 

Overall, Canada's population grew by 242,673 people in the first quarter, and over 99% of the rise can be attributed to immigration. Relative to other major developed-world countries, Canada has set aggressive immigration targets, to help fuel growth and find workers to take up vacancies. As a result, Canada has the fastest population growth among the Group of Seven economies by a wide margin.

 

 

 

https://www.marketwa...update-dadab736

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 19 June 2024 - 09:01 PM.

[Nparker]

Utterly unsustainable, but still the Liberals refuse to turn off the tap. 

[dasmo]

re-colonization.... 

[Victoria Watcher]

https://x.com/Tristi...849421182112192

 

[Tony]

From the same Market watch article.

 

However, in recent months, Canadian officials have tried to apply the brakes to rapid-fire immigration growth, in response to anger from voters about accelerating rents and housing-related costs. Canada said it would reduce the share of temporary-visa holders in the country by 20%, from a roughly 6.5% share of the population to 5%, over a three-year period. Canada has also imposed a two-year cap on undergraduate student visas.

[Victoria Watcher]

But it says the brakes have been ineffective.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 20 June 2024 - 11:34 AM.

[lanforod]

That's not brakes. That's just letting up on the gas a little. Brakes means you stop or slow significantly.
Drop the numbers to 250k/yr for all combined types till at least 2030.

[LJ]

Utterly unsustainable, but still the Liberals refuse to turn off the tap. 

If we could deport one liberal for each immigrant we get, we could make this sustainable.

[Nparker]

If we could deport one liberal for each immigrant we get, we could make this sustainable.

If not sustainable, at least more palatable.

[Matt R.]

When we bought our business in 2012, it came with two foreign workers. One left almost immediately to Whistler and the other stayed for a few years before moving to Vancouver.

In 2018 when business was booming we recruited two cooks from India. Excellent cooks, both here on the PR stream so planning to stay.

After Covid hit, one decided to go back home and stay, the other stuck it out and stayed and took some courses and got a financial dealer license of some kind. He ended up moving to Edmonton because we don’t want to keep skilled workers in BC for some reason.

He came to say hi today, second baby just born and he and his wife just bought a townhouse in Edmonton. Amazing!

[dasmo]

What you just described is immigration. There is a job, a place, a loved one bringing them here. That’s not a problem. The problem is colonization where they are recruiting people to come here without a place, job or loved one. A million “students” where they aren’t even going to real schools…. It’s seriously messed up.

[Matt R.]

Yes it’s the best outcome.

[Victoria Watcher]

Canada's population forecast to reach 63 million, as people over 85 set to triple

 

 

OTTAWA — Canada's population of those 85 and older is expected to triple by 2073 to as many as 4.3 million people, an increase that will likely place new pressure on the country on several fronts, one demographer says.

 

 

https://www.timescol...-triple-9128539

[Nparker]

Glad I'll be dead by then.

[lanforod]

You sure? By my estimate you’d be 105 or so. Not impossible

[Nparker]

You sure? By my estimate you’d be 105 or so. Not impossible

The idea of living to that age, is not one I relish. With the state of heath care in Canada and in particular BC, the odds are not in my favour regardless.

[Victoria Watcher]

 

 

 

How much you want to bet is says most "new Canadians" do to not consider themselves Canadian first.

 

 

[Victoria Watcher]

 

How much you want to bet is says most "new Canadians" do to not consider themselves Canadian first.

 

 

 

 

 

When asked if they agree or disagree with Pierre Poilievre that Canada is “broken,” 70% say they agree – with 32% saying they strongly agree. Agreement is higher among younger Canadians (78% 18-34) and Conservative voters (96%).

https://www.ipsos.co...de-takes-tumble