Population Projections for Canada, Provinces and Territories: Interactive Dashboard

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Additional information

The population projections produced by Statistics Canada's Demography Division are not intended to be interpreted as predictions about what will happen in the future. They should instead be understood as an exercise designed to investigate what the Canadian population might become in the years ahead according to various scenarios of possible future change.

For this reason, Statistics Canada always publishes several scenarios and formulates several explicit assumptions regarding the main components of population growth. Accordingly, users are encouraged to consider several scenarios when they analyze the projection results.

Because of rounding, counts and proportions may differ from the totals.

Projection scenarios

The base population for these projections is derived from the official preliminary postcensal estimates of the population for Canada, provinces and territories as of July 1, 2023. In all scenarios, the population is projected until 2048 for the provinces and territories, and until 2073 for Canada as a whole.

For a summary of short and long-term projection scenario assumptions, see Population Projections for Canada (2023 to 2073), Provinces and Territories (2023 to 2048).

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