Canada's federal government 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan has sharply cut temporary resident targets, including international students and workers, while stabilizing permanent resident admissions near 380,000 annually. This policy shift, intended to reduce the non-permanent resident share below 5 percent of the total population, has produced net NPR outflows that offset natural increase and permanent inflows. Statistics Canada data already recorded the country's first annual population decline of 0.2 percent in 2025, with quarterly drops continuing into early 2026. Parliamentary Budget Officer and agency projections point to flat or modestly negative growth for the full year, supporting trader consensus around a "Down" outcome.
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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
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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 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan has sharply cut temporary resident targets, including international students and workers, while stabilizing permanent resident admissions near 380,000 annually. This policy shift, intended to reduce the non-permanent resident share below 5 percent of the total population, has produced net NPR outflows that offset natural increase and permanent inflows. Statistics Canada data already recorded the country's first annual population decline of 0.2 percent in 2025, with quarterly drops continuing into early 2026. Parliamentary Budget Officer and agency projections point to flat or modestly negative growth for the full year, supporting trader consensus around a "Down" 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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