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Slowing population growth affecting demand for rental housing, retail sales

Overall population expected to decline by year-end under mandates
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CoStar Analytics
September 26, 2025 | 8:25 P.M.

Canada’s population increased by just 0.1% during the second quarter of 2025, marking the lowest growth rate for a second quarter since 1946, except immediately after the pandemic under border restrictions.

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