July 1, 2025

Dear John

This Canada Day, we hope you will take a moment to reflect on the demographic foundations that have shaped modern Canada. The country’s story is one of movement and settlement, from the Indigenous peoples who first inhabited the land to colonial settlers and the millions of newcomers who arrived in the years since.

In recent weeks, we at the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) have published a range of resources to help you understand the role of migration in Canada:

• A new and wide-ranging country profile “Canada's Long-Standing Openness to Immigration Comes Under Pressure” provides a panoramic view of immigration policy and trends over time. The article in our Migration Information Source magazine combines data and analysis from top Canadian academics to produce a useful read for anyone interested in Canada.
• The report Understanding the Impact of Immigration on Demography: A Canadian Case Study asks a pivotal question: Can immigration alleviate the challenges of low fertility and population aging? (The answer might surprise you.)
• “What Does Integration Mean in a Multicultural Country like Canada?” reckons with the ways that Canada’s diversity has complicated traditional understandings of immigrant integration.
• What about Canadians abroad? “Canadian Immigrants in the United States” combs through the data to offer a profile of the estimated 828,000 Canadians who call the United States home.

You can find all of our resources and analysis on migration to and from Canada collected right here. 

Happy Canada Day!

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