I dont have a problem with immigration per se (and it actually benefits me directly as my rental is in a high demand area where the rates have skyrocketed over 70% in two years) but there has to...
I dont have a problem with immigration per se (and it actually benefits me directly as my rental is in a high demand area where the rates have skyrocketed over 70% in two years) but there has to be some better controls on the number and location of where they land if there's going to be any hope of Canadians already here being able to find places to live. Places like Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and even Halifax are NOT being served by having thousands of newcomers crowding in every year. There should be incentives for them to move to smaller towns that could use the labor and where housing is still relatively affordable. Either that or they are only fast tracked if they have the funds to build new housing when they get here.
When my great grandparents arrived here that wasn't a big deal as the west was wide open and they were allowed to buy land for cheap, but they also had to clear the trees, break it up and plant crops as well as build their own homes. Those days are long gone.
I fully agree. I support migrants given access to Canada, but using it to combat a decreasing birth rate? Especially when one of the causes for low birth rates is probably directly related to the...
I fully agree. I support migrants given access to Canada, but using it to combat a decreasing birth rate? Especially when one of the causes for low birth rates is probably directly related to the unlivable housing/rental/transportation problems going on for the people who already live there? Pledging to bring in large numbers of migrants now seemed like it's just adding to an already existing problem.
Agreed. Though, an additional concern (or maybe 2 concerns) I have about incentivizing moving to smaller towns is that housing there has also become less affordable (relative to local...
Agreed. Though, an additional concern (or maybe 2 concerns) I have about incentivizing moving to smaller towns is that housing there has also become less affordable (relative to local affordability) and less available. It's only still 'affordable' relative to the major cities, and is still causing local crises. Edit: so, this solution alone, imo, wont solve the crisis.
Housing needs to be built everywhere, in big cities and small towns, but governments/developers need to approach planning with foresight and thought: building walkable, moderately dense neighbourhoods with mixed-use zoning for local businesses. All I'm seeing in the smaller towns and rural areas around me is the same questionably planned, sprawly neighbourhoods that have been contibuting to housing/environmental problems for the past 50+ years.
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Agency says that 98 per cent of Canada's population growth over last year came from international migration
Statistics Canada said that the country's fertility rate is now at a record low
Despite that declining birth rate, Canada's population could double in 25 years if international migration levels remain constant in the coming decades.
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The surge in international migration is driving Canada's population growth rate to heights not seen in almost 70 years, and Alberta is now growing faster than any province has since records began, Statistics Canada reports.
The latest population estimates from Statistics Canada show Canada's population grew by 1.15 million from July 2022 to July 2023 — the biggest jump in the G7 — and Canada's population growth rate is now 2.9 per cent.
That growth rate is the highest recorded in Canada since a 12-month period in 1957, when it hit 3.3 per cent annually during the height of the baby boom and the Hungarian refugee crisis.
Migration
Close to 98 per cent of that population growth can be attributed to net migration. The number of non-permanent residents has jumped 46 per cent, mostly due to an increase in work and study permits.
The tables show that since July 2022, the number of non-permanent residents increased by almost 700,000 to 2.2. million, and the number of immigrants increased by 468,817.
Alberta
While Alberta's 4 per cent population growth was in part fuelled by international migration, it also was driven by record-high migration between provinces.
Alberta wasn't the only province to set records. Seven other provinces also saw their population rates spike to record heights:
Prince Edward Island at 3.9 per cent
Nova Scotia at 3.2 per cent
New Brunswick at 3.1 per cent
Ontario at 3.0 per cent
Manitoba at 2.9 per cent
Saskatchewan at 2.6 per cent
Quebec at 2.3 per cent
Doubling by 2048
While Quebec's growth rate set a record in the province, it experienced the second lowest population growth rate of all provinces after Newfoundland and Labrador, which only grew by 1.3 per cent.
Rounding out the provincial growth rates are British Columbia at 3.0 per cent, Manitoba at 2.9 per cent and Saskatchewan at 2.6 per cent.
Statistics Canada said the number of temporary immigrants was highest in three provinces, with Ontario reporting close to 1 million non-permanent residents, Quebec about 500,000 and B.C. 400,000.
Record low fertility rate
Statistics Canada said that the country's fertility rate is now at a record low of 1.33 children per woman, compared with 1.44 in 2021.
Only two per cent of Canada's population growth over the last year came from the difference between births and deaths.
Despite that declining birth rate, Canada's population could double in 25 years if international migration levels remain constant in the coming decades.
I dont have a problem with immigration per se (and it actually benefits me directly as my rental is in a high demand area where the rates have skyrocketed over 70% in two years) but there has to be some better controls on the number and location of where they land if there's going to be any hope of Canadians already here being able to find places to live. Places like Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and even Halifax are NOT being served by having thousands of newcomers crowding in every year. There should be incentives for them to move to smaller towns that could use the labor and where housing is still relatively affordable. Either that or they are only fast tracked if they have the funds to build new housing when they get here.
When my great grandparents arrived here that wasn't a big deal as the west was wide open and they were allowed to buy land for cheap, but they also had to clear the trees, break it up and plant crops as well as build their own homes. Those days are long gone.
I fully agree. I support migrants given access to Canada, but using it to combat a decreasing birth rate? Especially when one of the causes for low birth rates is probably directly related to the unlivable housing/rental/transportation problems going on for the people who already live there? Pledging to bring in large numbers of migrants now seemed like it's just adding to an already existing problem.
Agreed. Though, an additional concern (or maybe 2 concerns) I have about incentivizing moving to smaller towns is that housing there has also become less affordable (relative to local affordability) and less available. It's only still 'affordable' relative to the major cities, and is still causing local crises. Edit: so, this solution alone, imo, wont solve the crisis.
Housing needs to be built everywhere, in big cities and small towns, but governments/developers need to approach planning with foresight and thought: building walkable, moderately dense neighbourhoods with mixed-use zoning for local businesses. All I'm seeing in the smaller towns and rural areas around me is the same questionably planned, sprawly neighbourhoods that have been contibuting to housing/environmental problems for the past 50+ years.
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Migration
Alberta
Doubling by 2048
Record low fertility rate