Statistics Canada: Laurent Martel

Statistics Canada Dept: Statistics Canada s population clock has ticked past the 35 million mark, a number that has less to do with natural causes and more to do with immigration, according to The Star. This immigration rate is one of the highest in industrialized countries, said Laurent Martel, of the demography division of Statistics Canada. It s twice what the U.S. receives every year and the fastest growing nation in the G8 is now 35 million strong. Canada receives on average 7.5 immigrants per thousand people. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.