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Population growth has slowed, not disappeared

September 23 revised demographic vintage

Unit: % year over year
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Population growth has slowed, not disappearedRevised July estimates show population up 0.5% over the year, with large provincial differences. Unit: % year over year. Quarterly population stocks; 12-month change. Use left and right arrow keys to inspect observations. The data table follows the chart.Population growth has slowed, not disappearedCanadaOntarioQuebecAlbertaBritish ColumbiaNova Scotia% year over year0%1%2%3%4%5%Jul 2021Jul 2022Jul 2023Jul 2024Jul 2025Jul 2026Homies Research, using Statistics Canada data · Through 2026-07-01Quarterly population stocks; 12-month changeHOMIES RESEARCH
Jul 2026Canada 0.4553%Ontario 0.2785%Quebec 0.1778%Alberta 1.52%British Columbia 0.1412%Nova Scotia 0.7544%

Revised July estimates show population up 0.5% over the year, with large provincial differences.

Source: Homies Research, using Statistics Canada data. Reference: 2026-07-01. Released 2026-09-23. Retrieved 2026-09-28.

Quarterly population stocks; 12-month change · Preliminary quarterly estimates; September vintage revises earlier estimates from Q3 2021 onward.

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Showing the latest 12 observations.

Population growth has slowed, not disappeared. Unit: % year over year. Quarterly population stocks; 12-month change
PeriodCanadaOntarioQuebecAlbertaBritish ColumbiaNova Scotia
Oct 20232.95%3.3%1.85%4.16%3.07%2.8%
Jan 20243.02%3.39%1.85%4.39%3.07%2.91%
Apr 20243.1%3.44%1.92%4.59%3.11%2.82%
Jul 20242.85%3.02%1.86%4.56%2.67%2.63%
Oct 20242.31%2.2%1.64%4.1%2.06%2.26%
Jan 20251.88%1.61%1.41%3.67%1.61%1.93%
Apr 20251.42%1.16%1.02%2.97%1.06%1.7%
Jul 20251.08%0.7868%0.7649%2.51%0.7658%1.37%
Oct 20250.848%0.6068%0.4974%2.16%0.5599%1.1%
Jan 20260.6777%0.4718%0.3184%1.89%0.3851%1.02%
Apr 20260.5365%0.3355%0.2784%1.66%0.2845%0.8174%
Jul 20260.4553%0.2785%0.1778%1.52%0.1412%0.7544%

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