Statistics Canada Says Population Grew 0.6 Percent in Q2 to 41,288,599

People walk in an overhead pedestrian crossing in Toronto on Dec. 26, 2019. The Canadian Press/Cole Burston

Statistics Canada says the population of the country reached an estimated 41,288,599 on July 1.

The agency says the total means 250,229 people were added in the second quarter of the year for a growth of 0.6 percent.