China Overseas Chinese Network, July 6. According to Canada's "Sing Tao Daily" report, Canada's population grew by 128,000 in the first quarter of this year, the highest level of quarterly population growth since 1990.

As of April 1, Canada's population was estimated at nearly 39 million people.

Ontario's population also topped 15 million in the first quarter of this year.

The population growth was largely driven by immigration, with 113,700 immigrants arriving in Canada in the first quarter of this year.

　　According to CIC News, an unofficial immigration consulting website, recent population growth in Canada has been concentrated in Ontario and New Brunswick.

Ontario's population topped 15 million for the first time in the first quarter of this year, making it Canada's most populous province and home to Canada's largest city.

　　New Brunswick has also experienced unprecedented population growth.

Data shows the province's population now exceeds 800,000, with 6,581 newcomers to the province in 2021-22, and 10,000 residents moving from Ontario to the province.

In addition, Nunavut has experienced a record population growth of more than 40,000 people.

Other provinces saw steady growth, with Nova Scotia up 0.4% and Prince Edward Island up 0.8%.

Population growth is mainly due to immigration.

Newcomers to Canada reached 113,700 in the first quarter of this year, the highest quarter since quarterly statistics of arrivals began in 1946.

This figure is an increase of 62% and 64% from 2021 and 2020, respectively.

　　A total of 405,000 permanent residents will be approved in Canada in 2021, and 138,000 people have obtained permanent resident status in the fourth quarter of that year alone, the largest number ever in a first quarter.

Under Canada's 2022-2024 immigration quota plan, 431,645 permanent residents will be approved this year and 451,000 by 2024.

　　Canada attracts immigrants in large numbers because it faces a severe labor shortage due to an aging population and a low natural birth rate.

It is predicted that by 2030, Canada's baby boomer population will have 9 million workers reaching the retirement age of 65, and Canada's natural-born population will struggle to fill the huge labor shortage.