Despite federal efforts to reduce Canada's temporary resident population to 5% of the total population by 2026, current trends indicate this goal remains elusive.
The temporary resident count has grown to nearly three million by mid-2025, with only a slight decline from 7.35% to 7.12% of the population since late 2024.
Experts suggest that the target may not be achieved until 2029 or later, citing insufficient infrastructure and coordination across education, labour, and immigration systems as the primary obstacles to the effective management of temporary immigration flows.
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July 8, 2025
According to recent Statistics Canada data, Canada is experiencing its slowest quarterly population growth since Q3 2020, marking the second-slowest rate since 1946.
While international immigration continues to drive population increases rather than natural birth rates, its impact is diminishing significantly.
The dual trends of increasing emigration and decreasing immigration have created a notable demographic shift in the country's population dynamics.
Statistics Canada attributes these patterns to various economic and social factors that continue to influence Canada's long-term population trajectory.
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July 8, 2025
On July 7, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw #354.
The Government of Canada issued 356 Invitations to Apply (ITA) for the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates in this draw.
This round’s cut-off score was 750 points, eight points more than the previous PNP-targeted draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was March 19, 2025, at 04:09:09 UTC. As of July 6, 2025, 256,224 profiles were registered in the Express Entry pool.
In 2025, the Government of Canada invited 42,201 Express Entry candidates, including 5,851 PNP candidates.
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July 8, 2025
The number of Canadians emigrating to the US has reached a peak unseen in over a decade. This phenomenon, while not new, has notably increased in recent years.
The American Community Survey (ACS) reports that 126,340 people moved from Canada to the US in 2022, marking a nearly 70% increase from the 75,752 who made the move in 2012.
The figure includes Canadian-born individuals, US natives returning home, and immigrants who initially settled in Canada but later relocated to the US.
It is worth noting that the ratio of emigration to immigration has stayed below 30 percent, indicating that the churn rate has not significantly altered despite the increase in overall numbers.
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June 4, 2024
