Crazy Canada immigrates itself to death

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Last week, Statistics Canada reported that nation’s population is “growing at a record-setting pace and will reach 40 million people on June 16”.

“Canada continues to lead the G7 when it comes to population growth. It currently stands at 2.7%, which is the highest level since 1957, when immigration and the baby boom helped Canada’s population grow by 3.3%”.

“In fact, between January 2021 and 2022, Canada added over one million people for the first time in its history”.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.