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  1. On October 1, 2016, Canada’s population was estimated at 36,443,632.
  2. Between July 1 and October 1, 2016, Canada’s population posted a record increase of 157,207 (+0.4%).
  3. In the third quarter of 2016, Canada’s population growth was mainly attributable to international migration (+116,412), peaking for a second consecutive quarter.
  4. International migration growth in the last quarter was fuelled by a record increase in the number of non-permanent residents (+57,362).
  5. Ontario’s population surpassed the 14-million mark, at 14,063,256 on October 1, 2016.
  6. In the third quarter of 2016, Alberta recorded the largest interprovincial migration loss (-3,850) since the second quarter of 1988, while Ontario had the biggest interprovincial migration gain (+11,591) since the third quarter of 1987.
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