Canada’s population has contracted for three consecutive quarters through April 2026, falling to 41.4 million amid net outflows of non-permanent residents that exceed new inflows. The federal government’s 2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan caps permanent resident admissions at 380,000 annually while slashing temporary resident arrivals to 385,000, down sharply from prior peaks, with the explicit goal of reducing the non-permanent share below 5 percent of the population by late 2027. First-half 2026 permanent resident admissions tracked well below pace at roughly 182,000, while Statistics Canada data show continued declines in international students and temporary workers. Low natural increase has compounded the effect, supporting trader consensus on a full-year net decline.
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This market will resolve to "Down" if the population of Canada in the 4th quarter of 2026 is less than the population of Canada in the 4th quarter of 2025.
If the population in the 4th quarter of 2025 and the population in the 4th quarter of 2026 are exactly equal, this market will resolve to 50-50.
If the relevant quarterly population estimate release is not available by April 30, 2027, 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to 50-50.
The resolution source for this market will be the quarterly population estimates release for the 4th quarter of 2026 from StatCan (https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/start).
Note: data from the initial release of the referenced population estimate report is what will be used to resolve this market. Data may be revised during the following quarter or as a part of the next estimate's publication, however any revisions to population estimate report data made after the initial release of the specified report will not be considered for this market's resolution.
Market Opened: Jan 27, 2026, 5:18 PM ET
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0x65070BE91...This market will resolve to "Down" if the population of Canada in the 4th quarter of 2026 is less than the population of Canada in the 4th quarter of 2025.
If the population in the 4th quarter of 2025 and the population in the 4th quarter of 2026 are exactly equal, this market will resolve to 50-50.
If the relevant quarterly population estimate release is not available by April 30, 2027, 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to 50-50.
The resolution source for this market will be the quarterly population estimates release for the 4th quarter of 2026 from StatCan (https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/start).
Note: data from the initial release of the referenced population estimate report is what will be used to resolve this market. Data may be revised during the following quarter or as a part of the next estimate's publication, however any revisions to population estimate report data made after the initial release of the specified report will not be considered for this market's resolution.
Resolver
0x65070BE91...Canada’s population has contracted for three consecutive quarters through April 2026, falling to 41.4 million amid net outflows of non-permanent residents that exceed new inflows. The federal government’s 2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan caps permanent resident admissions at 380,000 annually while slashing temporary resident arrivals to 385,000, down sharply from prior peaks, with the explicit goal of reducing the non-permanent share below 5 percent of the population by late 2027. First-half 2026 permanent resident admissions tracked well below pace at roughly 182,000, while Statistics Canada data show continued declines in international students and temporary workers. Low natural increase has compounded the effect, supporting trader consensus on a full-year net decline.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated


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