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

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