Fact-check: “Approximately 45% of the current Canadian population is made up of immigrants and the children of immigrants”
Verdict: Mostly True (78% confidence)
The 2021 Census — the most recent official generation-status count — shows first-generation immigrants at 26.4% and second-generation (Canadian-born with at least one foreign-born parent) at 17.6%, combining to 44.0% of the private-household population surveyed. That is within ordinary rounding of 'approximately 45%.' No updated national generation-status breakdown has been published since the 2021 Census; Canada's current total population is ~41.4 million as of April 2026, but Statistics Canad…
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