New data from Statistics Canada is shedding light on the contribution of foreign-born mothers to annual Canadian births, which would have fallen significantly since 2010 without them, the agency says.
A new study released on Thursday found that in 2024, more than 40 per cent of babies were born to a mother who themselves was not born in Canada. That’s compared to just 22.5 per cent in 1997, according to StatCan.
The study also found that in 2024, 57 per cent of new mothers over the age of 40 were foreign born.
