Nine months after reaching a population of 40 million, Canada has cracked a new threshold.

As of Wednesday morning, it’s estimated 41 million people now call the country home, according to Statistics Canada’s live population tracker.

The speed at which Canada’s population is growing was also reflected in new data released Wednesday by the federal agency: between Jan. 1 2023 and Jan. 1 2024, Canada added 1,271,872 inhabitants, a 3.2 per cent growth rate — the highest since 1957.

Most of Canada’s 3.2 per cent population growth rate stemmed from temporary immigration. Without it, Canada’s population growth would have been 1.2 per cent, Statistics Canada said.

  • @Viking_Hippie
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    339 months ago

    California’s population, on the other hand, is EXACTLY the size of California’s.

      • @Viking_Hippie
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        9 months ago

        What? Just carrying out my duties as a sworn officer of the redundant department of redundancy, sworn redundancy division department!

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        • @whotookkarl
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          39 months ago

          The first rule of tautology club is the first rule of tautology club.

          • Jojo
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            39 months ago

            The second rule of tautology club is also a rule.