https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/230927/dq230927a-eng.htm And to think that Canada is nowhere close to containing even 1% of the worlds population, it's been tough enough just to reach 0.5%.
https://globalnews.ca/news/9989962/canada-population-boom-immigration-2023 Various forces and mindsets have prevented Halifax from becoming as big as Montreal or Boston. Greater Seattle & the Greater Montreal area each have over 4 million people. However, Greater Vancouver has done its damnedest to be continually stunted when compared to them.