Canada's federal government has implemented the 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan to curb net population growth by reducing new temporary resident arrivals to 385,000 while stabilizing permanent resident targets at 380,000 annually. This follows earlier peaks in non-permanent residents and aims to lower their share of the total population below 5 percent by the end of 2027. Statistics Canada data confirm quarterly declines through early 2026, driven by outflows of temporary residents that offset permanent admissions and natural increase. The Parliamentary Budget Officer projects flat or slightly negative annual growth for the year, consistent with policy efforts to ease pressures on housing and services. Trader consensus on a population decline reflects these sustained official targets and recent quarterly estimates.
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This market will resolve to "Down" if the population of Canada in the 4th quarter of 2026 is less than the population of Canada in the 4th quarter of 2025.
If the population in the 4th quarter of 2025 and the population in the 4th quarter of 2026 are exactly equal, this market will resolve to 50-50.
If the relevant quarterly population estimate release is not available by April 30, 2027, 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to 50-50.
The resolution source for this market will be the quarterly population estimates release for the 4th quarter of 2026 from StatCan (https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/start).
Note: data from the initial release of the referenced population estimate report is what will be used to resolve this market. Data may be revised during the following quarter or as a part of the next estimate's publication, however any revisions to population estimate report data made after the initial release of the specified report will not be considered for this market's resolution.
Market Opened: Jan 27, 2026, 5:18 PM ET
Resolver
0x65070BE91...This market will resolve to "Down" if the population of Canada in the 4th quarter of 2026 is less than the population of Canada in the 4th quarter of 2025.
If the population in the 4th quarter of 2025 and the population in the 4th quarter of 2026 are exactly equal, this market will resolve to 50-50.
If the relevant quarterly population estimate release is not available by April 30, 2027, 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to 50-50.
The resolution source for this market will be the quarterly population estimates release for the 4th quarter of 2026 from StatCan (https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/start).
Note: data from the initial release of the referenced population estimate report is what will be used to resolve this market. Data may be revised during the following quarter or as a part of the next estimate's publication, however any revisions to population estimate report data made after the initial release of the specified report will not be considered for this market's resolution.
Resolver
0x65070BE91...Canada's federal government has implemented the 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan to curb net population growth by reducing new temporary resident arrivals to 385,000 while stabilizing permanent resident targets at 380,000 annually. This follows earlier peaks in non-permanent residents and aims to lower their share of the total population below 5 percent by the end of 2027. Statistics Canada data confirm quarterly declines through early 2026, driven by outflows of temporary residents that offset permanent admissions and natural increase. The Parliamentary Budget Officer projects flat or slightly negative annual growth for the year, consistent with policy efforts to ease pressures on housing and services. Trader consensus on a population decline reflects these sustained official targets and recent quarterly estimates.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated

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