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.
Good luck (I mean that sincerely). I’ve heard it’s not terribly easy to move here if you’re not a recognised refugee. There was a lot of “I’m moving to Canada if the trumpet plays” talk in 2016, but I don’t think it resulted in any significant increase in Americans moving here.
I will say, as a Canadian, I and a number of my friends are considering moving away from Canada if America goes full totalitarian (which is looking likely, if not this election then the next). It’s essentially America-lite here now, but with a higher cost of living and lower salaries. Most of us are thinking New Zealand or Ireland.
Canada is by no means America-Lite, unless you are living in Alberta/Sask.
Still around 15% of the population.
And yeah, can confirm alberta is basically Texas lite. We got rednecks, homophobes, transphobes, confederate flags, maga hats, lifted trucks, and dogshit critical thinking skills
Source: Albertan
My profession, and the profession of my spouse, are both in high demand. There are special doors to go through in our case, but obviously it is a lot of work even then.
The idea is get out quick, and then see if we need to move again. Ireland is also on the list, but that’s a huge difference in location and culture. At least Canada is close enough to still visit family.
Spain is also an extremely good option to examine, not to discourage you from Canadian-ness but it is significantly more affordable and has comparable culture and services.
As an English only speaker, how would I do in Spain? Certainly, I can learn a little, but I’ve always been terrible with learning languages.
Really easily - English is common as a business language and almost all services are available in English (and you can hire someone if you need to navigate something difficult like a real estate purchase or police report). I lived in Barcelona for three months and I am now menu fluent but even before that I didn’t have many issues.
What is “menu fluent?” Like you know enough to order from a menu?
You comprehend ingredients and have enough of a grip on pronunciation rules to form basic statements you need on a day to day “en tarjeta” means (literally) “on card” and is a common way to ask to pay with a credit card “auga” is water and “sin gas” or “con gas” specifies flat or bubbly… “necesito un bolsa” - I need a bag… “Para aqui”/“Para llevar” are for here or to go… “Cuanto Cuesta X” - How much does X cost… “Donde son los aesos” - where are the bathrooms. “Queiro un cafe con leche de avena y dos fartóns” - I’d like a latte with oat milk and two fartóns (a light sweet pastry). That “ll” is pronounced like a “y” unless it’s catalan and you have a break dot like “paral•lel”. “Buena dia”/“Bon dia” - Good day. “Peligro” - danger.
That sort of basic shit - you’ll pick it up quickly. You won’t be able to talk about news and shit but you can do your daily shit.
Are you from Spain? Ever heard of Mondragon?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation
I’m not from there but yea - I’m familiar with the company.
See everyone is thinking other English speaking countries when you already speak the global language. Don’t limit yourself.