Canada continues to be more urbanized as the population of Canada’s census metropolitan areas (CMAs) rose to 27.0 million (71.7%). CMAs outpaced growth in the rest of the country (1.7% versus 0.6%).

Permanent and temporary immigration continues to drive population growth in Canada’s CMAs, accounting for almost all of their growth in 2018/2019. In contrast, international migration accounted for just over half of the population growth in non-CMAs of the country. This trend is linked to higher targets for permanent immigration, as defined by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and to various government programs that draw many temporary workers and foreign students to the country.

Population estimates by census subdivision are being released for the first time today.

Chart – Population growth rate by census metropolitan area, 2018/2019, Canada

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story @ The Daily — Canada’s population estimates: Subprovincial areas, July 1, 2019