Canada’s population reached an estimated 41.65 million on July 1, 2025, marking an increase of just 47,098 people, or 0.1%, over the previous quarter, according to Statistics Canada.

Notably, excluding the pandemic period in 2020, this represents the slowest second-quarter growth since comparable records began in 1946. The modest increase follows years of rapid immigration-driven expansion, when the population grew by over 3% in 2023–24.

The key factor behind the slowdown was a sharp decline in non-permanent residents.

Between April and June, Canada saw a net loss of 58,719 temporary residents, marking the third consecutive quarterly drop. The number of non-permanent residents slumped to 3.02 million, or 7.3% of the population, down from a peak of 7.6% in October 2024.

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