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- On October 1, 2009, Canada’s population was estimated at 33,873,400. In the third quarter, Canada’s population grew by 133,500 (0.40%). Although down slightly from 2008, this was the strongest demographic growth at this time of the year since 1990.
- Net international migration (90,500) accounted for just over two thirds of Canada’s population growth in the third quarter.
- For the first time since 1994, the estimated number of births for a quarter was more than 100,000. The annualized birth rate for the third quarter was the highest since 1998, for any quarter. It is the continuation of a trend that is also evident in many other developed countries.
- For the first time since 1994, Alberta suffered a third-quarter loss in interprovincial migration. Even so, its population grew by 0.44% from July to September.
- Newfoundland and Labrador (1982), Manitoba (1983), Yukon (1995) and Nunavut (1999) all posted their highest growth for a third quarter in as many years. That was also the case for Quebec (1988), Nova Scotia (1989) and New Brunswick (1991), where the strongest demographic growth, for any quarter, was noted.
