Statistics Canada says the country’s fertility rate reached an all-time low of 1.33 children per woman in 2022.
The federal agency says that’s part of a downward trend that began in 2009.
Canada’s fertility rate fell sharply in 2020, then slightly increased the year after that before resuming its downward trend in 2022.
According to the report, other countries had a similar experience during those years.
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