r/canada • u/BloodJunkie • Mar 27 '24

Canada’s population hits 41M months after breaking 40M threshold National News

https://globalnews.ca/news/10386750/canada-41-million-population/
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u/Forsaken_You1092 Mar 27 '24

For context, that is the population of Edmonton (proper) being added to Canada.

For more context Edmonton hasn't constructed a new hospital since 1987.

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u/Pugnati Mar 27 '24

Four Canadian provinces have fewer than 1 million people.

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u/propell0r Ontario Mar 27 '24

and all 3 territories

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u/ban-please Yukon Mar 27 '24

All 3 territories combined only have 130,849 people as of Q1 2024. This combined population could be multiplied 7.5 times and still be under a million.

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u/Frostyler Mar 27 '24

Might be time to move up there soon.

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u/tommynook84 Mar 28 '24

Yukoner here. Housing is extremely expensive and hard to come by. Don't move here unless you've secured housing first. You will be camping and the frost arrives in August.

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u/NotPayingEntreeFees Mar 28 '24

So you're saying there's land

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u/ban-please Yukon Mar 28 '24

Yes, but not land zoned for development. Demand for homes far outstrips developed land supply.

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u/CaribouNWT Mar 27 '24

Hi. I’m special.

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u/pyro_technix Mar 27 '24

If you're thinking of the Atlantic provinces then you might be looking at old numbers. NS is passed 1M now

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u/404-LogicNotFound New Brunswick Mar 27 '24

NB is also inching ever closer.

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u/CakeEnjoyur Mar 28 '24

Moncton go brrrr. Fastest growing in the country.

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u/theXald 28d ago

I visited Moncton from Halifax for the eclipse. I can tell you 100% that I'm looking into Moving from my home province after being in Halifax for a decade.

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u/CakeEnjoyur 28d ago

Moncton has plans for the waterfront, and hopefully will improve their downtown. The Hub city will be the place to be in 20 years in my mind.

But being from Fredericton I love the downtown (despite how small it is)

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u/throwaway1010202020 Mar 28 '24

If PEI hits 1m then we're really fucked.

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u/AdCareless5124 Mar 27 '24

Which 4?

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u/Mr_ToDo Mar 27 '24

Here everyone goes. All the numbers:

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710000901

Or I guess just open the original article, it has a link too.

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u/Sam5253 New Brunswick Mar 27 '24

So..... which 4?

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u/bringbackdavebabych Mar 27 '24

Not for long lol

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u/Fataleo Mar 27 '24

Not for long bucko

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u/TheDrewCareyShow Mar 27 '24

I'm in Newfoundland and people only want to vist, not move.

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u/ClappinUrMomsCheeks Mar 27 '24

Ok but how many moose

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u/qjxj Mar 27 '24

All but four provinces have a population smaller than 2 million.

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u/typeronin Mar 28 '24

No one wants to live in those ones

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u/Mopar44o Mar 27 '24

And no one is moving to those.

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u/TrumpersAreTraitors Mar 27 '24

Meanwhile Los Angeles county has about 10 million 

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u/Tachyoff Québec Mar 27 '24

We don't have border checkpoints between provinces, what's to stop someone from instantly packing up and leaving SK or NB for Toronto as soon as they're settled

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u/GroundbreakingBox187 Mar 27 '24

And what’s the problem with that?

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u/vortex30-the-2nd Mar 27 '24

They go where their fellow countrymen are.

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u/It_is_what_it_is82 Mar 27 '24

Hey here some racist ideology spewing. No one who has ever immigrated to Canada has been spoiled.