Canada Population

## What this measures

Statistics Canada's estimate of the number of people living in Canada on the first day of each quarter (January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1), including non-permanent residents.

## Why it matters

Population growth has been the main driver of Canadian GDP growth since 2022. Without it you cannot tell whether the economy is getting richer or just bigger.

## How to read it

Read the 12-month growth rate (canada.population.yoy). Growth above 2% a year, as in 2023–24, is the fastest since the 1950s and came almost entirely from immigration and temporary residents.

## What it does not say

Estimates are revised as new census and immigration data arrive. It does not split citizens from permanent and temporary residents (see canada.non_permanent_residents).

## Source

Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0009-01 (vector v1), "Population estimates, quarterly; Canada". Palanor pulls it from Statistics Canada's Web Data Service every day and rewrites recent periods so revisions carry through.

Source: Statistics Canada. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada Open Licence.