Quebec reports high immigration, record low fertility in 2024
May 8, 2025
Quebec is reporting a near-record rate of immigration in 2024, with the province’s population increasing to more than 9.1 million at the start of this year.A new report from Quebec’s statistics institute says nearly 160,000 immigrants arrived in Quebec last year, the second-highest number recorded after 2023.The majority of the newcomers were non-permanent residents, including temporary foreign workers, international students and asylum seekers.
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