Fact-check: “Approximately 45% of the current Canadian population is made up of immigrants and the children of immigrants”
Verdict: Mostly True (78% confidence)
Statistics Canada's 2021 Census data shows that first-generation (born outside Canada) and second-generation (born in Canada with at least one foreign-born parent) people together made up approximately 44% of the population in private households — the closest official figure to the claimed ~45%. The claim uses an approximate qualifier ('approximately'), so a 44% official figure is within ordinary rounding range. The main caveat is that the 44% figure comes from the 2021 Census; no updated first…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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