Don't Stop Now
Don't Stop Now: How immigration and temporary residency have reversed decades of population decline in Northern Ontario
February 2026 | Charles Cirtwill and Zhexian Zhu
Deaths outweigh births in almost every region of Northern Ontario. Without the recent population increase driven by both immigration and an increase in temporary residents Northern Ontario would be demographically and economically unsustainable. The impact of federal and provincial efforts to move immigration beyond Canada's largest cities can be seen clearly in the period 2021 through 2025.
The message in this Briefing Note is clear – Don't Stop Now.
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