A new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer projects that Canada’s population growth will be flat this year due to immigration cutbacks and major outflows of temporary residents. For the average Canadian, this is good news.
The report analyzes the “demographic implications” of the Carney government’s first Immigration Levels Plan, released alongside the federal budget in November 2025, finding that Canada’s population growth “will remain flat in 2026” and only inch up to 0.3 percent in 2027.
This is wild!
Look at the change in 30 years! pic.twitter.com/RazhuLJq5l
— Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13) March 18, 2026
