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Quarterly Demographic Estimates
July to September 2008
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Highlights
- On October 1, 2008, Canada’s population was estimated at 33,441,300, up 129,900 from July 1.
- From July to September, Canada’s population grew by 0.39%, the strongest quarterly growth since the third quarter of 1990.
- Compared to the third quarter of 2007, the growth rate for Canada’s population increased, notably owing to an increase in the number of non-permanent residents which, at 32,400, reached a record level for a third quarter.
- All of Canada’s provinces and territories, except for the Northwest Territories, saw their population increase during the third quarter of 2008.
- Population growth remained strongest in the West, with Saskatchewan , Alberta , British Columbia and Yukon surpassing the national growth rate. East of Manitoba, only Prince Edward Island registered population growth above the national level.
