Population: Canada and Years

population: The population projections show immigration will alter the country's cultural landscape under all scenarios Statistics Canada explored as part of an ongoing project to map out Canada's future as the nation turns 150 years old, according to National Observer. The upward trend in the number of immigrants to Canada would also have an effect on the languages spoken at home. The numbers released Wednesday are a far cry from the country's first census of the population in 1871 four years after Confederation when 16.1 per cent of the 3.7 million people in Canada were born abroad, with Britain, the United States and Germany as the most likely countries of origin. In Quebec, the percentage of people who claim French as their mother tongue is expected to drop to between 69 and 72 per cent in 2036, down from 79 per cent in 2011. The share of those who speak English at home in Quebec, on the other hand, will rise three or four points to the 16 or 17 per cent range due in part to the tendency of new immigrants to favour English over French when choosing a new language. Across Canada, the percentage of francophones is also expected to drop to between 17 and 18 per cent from 21.3 per cent in 2011. ; In Quebec, while the overall number of people who speak French at home even if it isn't their mother tongue is expected to grow, their share as a percentage of the population will fall to about 75 per cent from 81.6 per cent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.