Data shows that apart from the surge in 2022, 2023 and 2024, this spring saw more immigrants arrive in Canada than any second quarter since 1957
B.C. was the only province in Canada where the population declined between April and June, while the province’s birthrate remains the lowest in the country, according to new Statistics Canada data that shows the impact of changing federal immigration policy on B.C.’s population.
The drop is “the other side” of the surge in the number of temporary residents who came to B.C. over the last three years, said Werner Antweiler, a business professor at the University of B.C. Many of those people are now leaving as their work and study permits expire.
