Canada population was 41,798,407 on July 1 2026 – True
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“Statistics Canada estimate that Canada's population was 41,798,407 people as of July 1, 2026.”
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Statistics Canada’s July 1 2026 population estimate was 41,798,407 people. This figure appears in several StatCan “Daily” releases and is echoed by government and major news reports published in September 2026.
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- Population stood at 552,462 as of July 1, 2026 - Finance
Canada’s population was estimated at 41,798,407 on July 1, 2026, an increase of 189,425 people (+0.5%) from July 1, 2025.
- Demographics of Canada - Wikipedia
↑ Population estimates on July 1, Statistics Canada, visited 23 september 2026
- Population of Canada - Wikipedia
The 2021 Canadian census counted a total population of 36,991,981, an increase of around 5.2 per cent over the 2016 figure. Between 1990 and 2008, the population increased by 5.6 million, equivalent to 20.4 per cent overall growth. In 2026, the country has experienced a population decline for ...
- The Daily — Canada's population estimates: Age and gender, 2026
The population of Canada reached an estimated 41,798,407 people on July 1, 2026, an increase of 189,425 people (+0.5%) from July 1, 2025. This is the lowest annual July-to-July (or June to June before 1946) growth in the total size of the population since 1944/1945 (+126,000; +1.0%) and the ...
- The Daily — Canada's population estimates, second quarter 2026
Released: 2026-09-23 · Select geography · Canada · Newfoundland and Labrador · Prince Edward Island · Nova Scotia · New Brunswick · Quebec · Ontario · Manitoba · Saskatchewan · Alberta · British Columbia · Yukon · Northwest Territories · Nunavut · Tab 1 · Tab 2 · Tab 3 · Quarterly population estimate — Canada · 41,798,407 ·
- Canada Population (2026) - Worldometer
The Canada Population (Live) counter ... updated estimate of the current population of Canada delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division. The Population of Canada (1950 - 2026) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, ...
- Canada's population growth continues to slow, consistent with lowered immigration targets
The population reached an estimated 41,798,407 people on July 1, 2026, an increase of 189,425 people from July 1, 2025, however this is the lowest annual growth since 1944/1945, says StatCan, when it grew by 126,000.
- Canada’s population is growing, contrary to earlier data - Canadian Affairs
Revised population data from Statistics Canada ‘takes shine off recent GDP growth estimates’, bank economist says
- Canada's Population Decline Vanished After a 301,008-Person Revision
Because Statistics Canada's current tables overwrite earlier preliminary estimates, the June figures used for this comparison were preserved by Open Data Canada on 21 September 2026, two days before the September revision.
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