DECEPTION: StatCan quietly revises data—Canada’s population is growing

Statistics Canada has released revised numbers showing that the statistics-gathering organization undershot Canada’s population growth by nearly 450,000.

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Canada’s national statistics agency released its population estimates in its annual September release on Wednesday. The revised numbers show a massive discrepancy between what Statistics Canada originally reported about several past fiscal quarters and what it now reports.

For the second quarter of 2026, Statistics Canada is now …