US EditionCanada sees record population drop in Q3 as non-permanent residents fall: StatCan
Canada’s population fell by 76,000 in Q3 2025, driven by a record drop in non-permanent residents amid federal policy limits on temporary permits.
- On Oct. 1, 2025, Statistics Canada reported Canada's population dropped by 76,068, a 0.2% decline to 41,575,585 in the third quarter of 2025.
- The federal government tightened temporary-resident rules in 2024, saying it would slash non-permanent admissions and aim to restrict temporary residents to 5% of the 41.6 million population by 2027.
- A record 339,505 temporary permits expired while just 163,026 were issued, causing non-permanent residents to decline by 176,479 and study permit holders to drop by 73,682.
- Provincial figures show stark differences with Ontario losing about 107,280 non-permanent residents and British Columbia also declining, though permanent immigration and natural increase partly offset losses.
- Statistics Canada framed the shift as historically large, noting the drop in non-permanent residents was the largest since records since 1971 and the first quarterly decline since the pandemic, while Ottawa plans to admit 385,000 temporary residents next year and 370,000 in 2027/2028.
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Canada’s Population Declined by Over 76,000 in Third Quarter, Largest Fall Since 1971: StatCan
Canada’s population decreased by 76,068 people in the third quarter of 2025 due primarily to a drop in non-permanent residents, which was the largest drop for a single quarter since Statistics Canada began keeping comparable records in 1971. StatCan said the 0.2 percent decline in the country’s population came as a result of the federal government’s changing immigration policies. Back in 2024, Ottawa announced it would be putting a two-year inta…
Statistics Canada indicates that the country's population declined by 0.2% in the third quarter, with the decline in the number of non-permanent residents reaching its highest level ever.
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