Over 40% of babies born to foreign-born mothers last year as birthrates shift

Canada’s birthrate is now heavily dependent on immigration, with new Statistics Canada data revealing that over 40 per cent of babies born last year had mothers who were foreign-born.

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Canada’s birthrate is now heavily dependent on immigration, with new Statistics Canada data revealing that over 40 per cent of babies born last year had mothers who were foreign-born.

According to a study released Thursday, births to foreign-born mothers reached 154,687 in 2024, double the total from 1997. This proportion rose from 22.5 p…