Canada’s ‘Pause’ on Immigration-Driven Population Growth May Be a Statistical Illusion

Canada’s ‘Pause’ on Immigration-Driven Population Growth May Be a Statistical Illusion
An Air Canada Plane is seen at Pearson Airport in Toronto, on July 24, 2024. The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov
Riley Donovan
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Last fall, Ottawa responded to a surge in public support for immigration restriction with a cut to immigration levels that it promised would “pause population growth in the short term” to ease “pressures on housing, infrastructure and social services.” But a curious question about this policy U-turn is beginning to emerge: Is Canada’s population growth really on pause?