Quebec Reports High Immigration, Record Low Fertility in 2024

Quebec Reports High Immigration, Record Low Fertility in 2024
The Quebec Fleur-de-lis provincial flag flies on top of the National Assembly’s main tower in Quebec City on Jan. 18, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
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Despite a downward trend, Quebec still reported nearly record-high population growth last year due to immigration, even as the province’s fertility rate reached its lowest level on record.

Non-permanent residents – including temporary foreign workers, international students and asylum seekers – were responsible for much of the province’s population growth in 2024, according to a new report from Quebec’s statistics agency.