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		LAC-Tech on Oct 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Immigration accounts for over 94% of Canada’s popu... I feel like you need to include "% of patients" as well to answer the question meaningfully.

goatsi on Oct 2, 2022 [–]

Immigrants are 21.5% of the population. They are also on average younger than the rest of the population, so they will use less medical services. The average age of a Canadian actually went down this year for the first time in over 50 years because of younger immigrants arriving.

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