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Originally Posted by Northern Light
Of course nothing guaranteed.
That said, the growth projections made by the province over the last decade have been largely accurate.
The province works with the federal government in determining immigration levels.
So, in the near-term (Covid aside) the numbers are likely to be fairly accurate.
Certainly when one gets beyond a 10-year horizon the picture is less clear; and the composition of immigrants is likely to change.
But the numbers while uncertain have some measure of credibility and are what is being planned for here.
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Good point. While everyone surely agrees that cities population projections usually are worthless, at the country level things are much more predictable whenever growth is from immigration (which is our case).
In other words, with many billions of people interested in moving to richer countries if allowed, we could have a Canada of 50 or 60 million in 2050 if we wanted, guaranteed. However, what’s not guaranteed is that 15 million of those would accept to live in Toronto (or any given place).