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Originally Posted by Crawford
Canada really has been recording massive, unprecedented immigration. It's heavily "college" students tho, so the market may be able to absorb the inflow without needing lots of new housing. You likely have lots of newcomers just stuffed into extra rooms and the like.
And my in-laws, who have family in Toronto and Ottawa, live as you describe. Three generations in one condo or SFH. When a brother or cousin arrives from the former country, they stay in the same unit, sometimes for years.
I think the immigration policies are somewhat downshifting, so probably more of a post-pandemic surge than some fundamental change.
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For sure, Canadian cities are booming. But I just struggle to believe the numbers listed. For instance, the last couple of years immigration has increased significantly
https://www.statista.com/statistics/...nts-in-canada/ but it was already high. Going from an average of 275k per year to 480 is a massive increase, but really a difference of 205k per year.
That difference is divided amongst the whole country. Apparently Toronto growth went from ~60k per year (2016-2021 census) to over 200k itself? Well that would take up 140k of those 205k new immigrants. Calgary metro went from ~25k population increase in the last census to 97k? Same with Vancouver, Montreal, etc.
Its obvious that Canadian cities are growing, vibrant places. I'm fortunate enough to get to travel there a couple of times per year. But this estimate is a stretch.