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  1. On October 1, 2010, Canada's population was estimated at 34,238,000. In the third quarter, Canada's population grew by 129,300 (0.4%). This is similar to the demographic growth observed in the third quarter of the previous two years.
  2. More than two thirds of the population growth was due to net international migration (87,400), which reached its highest level for a third quarter since 1988.
  3. Canada received 84,200 immigrants in the third quarter of 2010, the highest level in any quarter since 1971. 1 
  4. Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Manitoba have seen their highest levels of immigration since 1971,1 while New Brunswick recorded its highest levels since 1976.
  5. Prince Edward Island, British Columbia and Ontario posted the highest demographic growth rate in the third quarter of 2010.