Federal immigration policy under the 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan has sharply curtailed temporary resident arrivals to 385,000 and stabilized permanent resident targets at 380,000 annually, aiming to cut the non-permanent resident share below 5% of the population by late 2027. Statistics Canada data show three consecutive quarterly declines into Q1 2026, including a 55,000 drop and the first full-year contraction on record in 2025 of roughly 102,000, driven by reduced inflows, elevated emigration, and negative natural increase. These verified outflows and sustained policy settings underpin trader consensus on a historically large 2026 decline, though final annual figures and any permit extensions could still influence the outcome.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedWill Canada's drop in population in 2026 be the largest on record?
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).
If no data for the specified quarter is released by the date the next quarter's data is scheduled to be released, this market will resolve based on the most recent data from the last available quarter.
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 29, 2026, 3:45 PM ET
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0x65070BE91...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).
If no data for the specified quarter is released by the date the next quarter's data is scheduled to be released, this market will resolve based on the most recent data from the last available quarter.
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.
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0x65070BE91...Federal immigration policy under the 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan has sharply curtailed temporary resident arrivals to 385,000 and stabilized permanent resident targets at 380,000 annually, aiming to cut the non-permanent resident share below 5% of the population by late 2027. Statistics Canada data show three consecutive quarterly declines into Q1 2026, including a 55,000 drop and the first full-year contraction on record in 2025 of roughly 102,000, driven by reduced inflows, elevated emigration, and negative natural increase. These verified outflows and sustained policy settings underpin trader consensus on a historically large 2026 decline, though final annual figures and any permit extensions could still influence the outcome.
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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