Alberta had its largest population growth in 40 years in Q3 2022
LETHBRIDGE, AB – New data from Statistics Canada shows the national and provincial populations spiked over the last quarter.
From July 1, 2022, to October 1, 2022, Canada’s population grew by 362,453 (+0.9%). For the first time, the country’s population has surpassed 39 million people with a total of 39,292,355 residents.
Stats Canada says 122,145 immigrants came to Canada over the three-month period and that immigration was the largest driver of population growth.
This was the highest population growth rate since the second quarter of 1957, which, at the time, was driven by the post-war baby boom and an influx of refugees from Hungary.