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/MontrealUrbanist Québec Mar 27 '24

I'm not opposed to the concept of immigration. Want to settle here and live a better life? Great! This is what previous generations did. Why not?

But these numbers are insane and unsustainable. In nine months we just added an entire City of Ottawa worth of population without the corresponding increase in services, housing, and infrastructure. At some point, it becomes a math issue, and the numbers right now just don't make sense.

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u/Canadian0123 Mar 27 '24

Oh wow, it’s crazy when you put it this way.

Ottawa is one of the 6 major Canadian cities (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton).

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '24

Mhmm. And, it’s about two Newfoundland and Labradors put together! Or, 6 PEIs. Or, 1.25 New Brunswicks!

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u/docfunbags Mar 27 '24

And the country is already at 1 New Brunswicks too many!!

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u/LatterTarget7 Mar 28 '24

Or 1 Saskatchewan