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Originally Posted by MarchHare
This is falsely scapegoating immigrants (and/or federal government immigration policy) for a problem that they are not causing. Canada's overall rate of population growth is currently at an all-time historical low, even with immigration levels being where they are now. Young Canadian couples are having fewer children than parents in previous generations did, and the number of immigrants we're brining in aren't even making up for that difference.
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You actually used a chart from 2012 and immigration levels under Harper to make a statement about 2023 and immigration levels under Trudeau?
We gained 1 million people in 2022 alone
https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/subject...7%20(%2B3.3%25).
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Canada's population is currently growing at a record-setting pace. In 2022, the number of Canadians rose by 1,050,110. This marks the first time in Canadian history that our population grew by over 1 million people in a single year, and the highest annual population growth rate (+2.7%) on record since 1957 (+3.3%).
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https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/how-popu...nder%20control.
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A recent analysis by BMO found that for every one per cent of population growth, housing prices typically increase by three per cent. The finding has implications both for housing affordability, and the Bank of Canada's efforts to get inflation under control.
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But don't let current stats and major bank financial analysis of population growth impact get in the way of a good soapbox political narrative.