International migration accounted for 95.9 per cent of the growth
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The record-setting population growth is the result of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to add about half a million new permanent residents annually. The government has consistently raised its immigration target to expand the workforce and boost economic growth, but that also threatens to worsen shortages of housing and health-care workers.Article content
Still, recent polling by Nanos Research Group for Bloomberg News shows 52 per cent of respondents say Trudeau’s plan will have a positive impact on Canada’s economy. That compares with 38 per cent who see the increase as a negative. While there is broad public support for the open-door policy, rapid population growth in urban centres has sent rents soaring and forced many people to leave major cities to search for affordable housing elsewhere.
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