OTTAWA - Statistics Canada estimates the population edged down 0.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year as the number of non-permanent residents dropped.
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada estimates the population edged down 0.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year as the number of non-permanent residents dropped.
The agency estimated the population at 41,417,056 on April 1, down 55,025 people from Jan. 1.
The preliminary number of non-permanent residents decreased by 117,879 people in the first quarter of 2026, StatCan said,…
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