Canada’s Population Now Tops 36 Million People

The Canadian Press, 16 Mar, 2016 10:10 AM

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country's population topped 36 million this year for the first time.

The agency estimated Canada's population at 36,048,500 on Jan. 1, up 62,800 from on Oct. 1, 2015.

According to preliminary estimates, Canada's population was estimated at 36,048,500 on January 1, 2016 https://t.co/HJwsS4Wcwc
— Statistics Canada (@StatCan_eng) March 16, 2016

Population growth slowed slightly to 0.95 per cent in 2015 compared with 1.04 per cent in 2014.

The increase in the fourth quarter was due in part to 95,300 births compared with 67,900 deaths, based on preliminary estimates.

Check out https://t.co/xcRqkDJyOa for more details on #2016Census jobs https://t.co/PQRqDSMmDC
— Statistics Canada (@StatCan_eng) March 16, 2016

Net international migration was 35,400, up 600 from the same quarter in 2014.

New Infographic! #Toronto. Your city. Your facts. Take a look! https://t.co/p3RHISjveW @TorontoComms pic.twitter.com/ojSlGfFAzL
— Statistics Canada (@StatCan_eng) March 16, 2016

Population growth was positive in all provinces and territories, except the Yukon.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Feds Seek More Cities To Take Syrian Refugees But Will Only Pay Until Next Year

OTTAWA — More cities could see Syrian refugees sent their way but federal funds to help support them will only last until March 2017.

Feds Seek More Cities To Take Syrian Refugees But Will Only Pay Until Next Year

Hottest Average Global Temperature Ever Recorded Didn't Apply To Canada In 2015

Call it cold comfort, but Atlantic Canada was one of the only regions on the planet that had cooler-than-average temperatures last year, according to Environment Canada.

Hottest Average Global Temperature Ever Recorded Didn't Apply To Canada In 2015

Alberta Federation Of Labour Says Requiring Doctor's Note A Waste Of Time

EDMONTON — The Alberta Federation of Labour is calling on the provincial government to do away with the longstanding practice of employers asking employees for a doctor's note to verify absences.

Alberta Federation Of Labour Says Requiring Doctor's Note A Waste Of Time

Canadian Pacific Railway To Cut 1,000 Positions This Year

The Calgary-based company says most of the cuts to unionized and management positions will result from attrition and kick in by mid-year.

Canadian Pacific Railway To Cut 1,000 Positions This Year

Kamloops B.C., Family Saved From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning By Crying Toddler

Fifteen-month-old Celia Rupple is being credited with saving her life, the lives of her parents, and the family's several cats and dogs after carbon monoxide filled their Kamloops