Recent online posts claimed a chart depicting work and study permit holders in Canada since 2000 showed that the country “imported” 36 per cent of its population — or more than 15 million people — over the past 10 years.

However, the posts misinterpret the data, which shows the total number of active permit holders in Canada at the end of each year. Permits can be extended or issued for multiple years, and thus the chart doesn’t reflect the number of new permits issued each year.

THE CLAIM

“This official government of Canada chart shows that 15,690,460 (15 million!!!!) people have entered Canada since the Liberals were elected in 2015,” reads a post on the X platform, formerly Twitter, Sunday.

The user posted a bar chart showing the number of permit holders in Canada from 2000 to 202

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