by Allison Barnes
The statistics show 31.6-million people call Canada home and that immigration is fuelling a population boom in the country. Between 2001 and 2006, Canada had the fastest growth rate of any G8 country, with most of that growth attributed to the arrival of more than one-million immigrants. And, with our aging population, Statistics Canada analyst Laurent Martel said Canada is reaching the point where population growth will be 100 per cent dependent on immigration. The numbers also reveal more people are choosing to live in car-dependent suburbs than transit-friendly cities, a trend fuelled in part by young families who work in urban centre,s but seek cheaper homes in outlying areas.
The statistics show 31.6-million people call Canada home and that immigration is fuelling a population boom in the country. Between 2001 and 2006, Canada had the fastest growth rate of any G8 country, with most of that growth attributed to the arrival of more than one-million immigrants. And, with our aging population, Statistics Canada analyst Laurent Martel said Canada is reaching the point where population growth will be 100 per cent dependent on immigration. The numbers also reveal more people are choosing to live in car-dependent suburbs than transit-friendly cities, a trend fuelled in part by young families who work in urban centre,s but seek cheaper homes in outlying areas.
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