Canada’s population continues near-zero growth trend during second quarter

Canada's overall population grew by 47,098 people in the second quarter of 2025.

Canada’s population barely grew in the second quarter this year, continuing a trend of near-zero growth after Ottawa’s moves last year to curb immigration.

The slow growth was driven by outflows of non-permanent residents. The number of temporary residents fell by nearly 60,000 between April 1 and July 1 this year, according to Statistics Canada’s latest population estimates. This outflow represents the largest number of temporary residents leaving the country, outside of the pandemic – a number only comparable to the third quarter of 1971.

As a result, the overall population of Canada grew by a mere 0.1 per cent in the second quarter of the year, or 47,098 people, the same level of growth the country exper