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Canada's population surpasses.

40 million.

Surpasses this means.

More than another word.

Is exceed so.

Right now, Canada.

Has more than 40 million people exceed? Is  another way of saying it, so in this case.

Because it is.

In the present simple exceeds surpasses.

I'll put.

Exceeds with.

An S.

Once the population.

Of your country most.

Likely it's.

More than 40 million.

Because Canada.

Has a very small population.

So share.

What your country is and its population  in the comments. They will be really  

interesting. Now I'm Canadian if you didn't know.

And interestingly.

I had no idea that Canada's  population surpassed 40 million.

A student.

Shared the news.

With me, so thank you.

To that student, and now I'm reviewing the  article with everyone. Let's continue on.

Statistics Canada has a population.

Clock.

So this here looks like it is the.

Population clock.

Which estimates Canada's.

Population in real time based on a number  of factors. So in real time that means.

As it's.

Happening so on Saturday at 2:00.

30.

4:00 PM.

It will have the data for.

Canada's population, and this number is  always increasing or even potentially.

It could decrease as well a.

Population can go down, so that means in real  time, as it's happening, as it's happening.

Based.

On a number of.

Factors and then they.

List the.

Factors like recent trends.

For births, that's.

One factor Deaths and migration data.

Let's talk about.

Migration. I have a lot of students  who ask and native speakers who ask.

What's the difference between?

Migration and immigration.

So first, let's.

Talk about immigration, the term  you're probably more familiar with.

Immigration is the concept of permanently  

moving to a foreign country. Now  migration simply means moving.

So the.

Difference really is.

The fact that immigration sounds  more permanent where migration it?

Could be someone coming to Canada.

To study.

And they're only going to.

Stay for their.

Education. And then they plan to go back,  or they're only in Canada temporarily.

And then they plan.

To go back, so there's less  of an emphasis on permanency.

So that's.

The main difference here Migration data. So it's.

Saying that this.

Total it represents.

People who are.

In the country.

Even on a.

Temporary reason. For example, studying for a one  year diploma. They're still counted in this total.

The clock hit.

40 million just.

Before.

3:00 PM on Friday, June 16th.

Let's talk about the verb hit.

This is one of.

Those.

Verbs, that is widely.

Used in English.

And has many.

Different meanings.

Depend.

On how it's used.

Of course there's.

The more literal definition of hit.

Which is this hit?

In this.

Context. That's not what it means.

When you hit something in this.

Case it means you.

Reach a target.

And 40 million.

Is the target, so hit.

Simply means reach, but when you use it, oh.

We hit.

40 million it sounds like more  of an accomplishment, whereas.

Reach.

Doesn't have that sense of accomplishment.  So for example, in a company they might.

Say we hit.

Our sales goal for this year and it's only July.

So it's only halfway.

Through the year. But they hit their sales  goal. They reached it. They achieved it.

So that's how you can use.

Hit as well.

And remember that.

Hit in the.

Past form.

Is still hit. Yesterday we hit.

Our.

Sales.

Goal I created.

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This is an exciting.

Milestone for Canada?

A milestone is an important accomplishment.

For a.

Person A company, A country, A  group. An important accomplishment.

So for you.

You might say graduating from university  was a major milestone in my life.

Or.

Having.

A child getting married, buying my  first house, Finding my first job.

Notice how I started.

All of those examples in the gerund  finding my first job, so finding.

My first job.

Or the?

Love of my.

Life was because.

The action has already been completed  was a major. You don't have to say major,  

you could just say milestone was  a major milestone in my life.

This.

Is a great sentence for you to.

Practice. So why don't you do that?

Right now.

What was?

A major milestone in your life.  Share that in the comments and.

Put.

Your verb in the ING in the geron form. So  put that in the comments to practice that,  

and I'm excited to find out  what your major milestone was.

It is a strong signal that Canada.

Remains A dynamic and welcoming country.

Dynamic.

Is a great adjective.

To add to.

Your vocabulary.

And it means.

Having a.

Lot of ideas and enthusiasm.

So Canada remains.

A dynamic country, so notice we're using dynamic.

As an adjective to describe.

What type of country?

Canada is.

So you could.

Use this.

For your company, your school, your organization.

I work in a.

Dynamic company for example.

Full of.

Potential.

Said.

Chief Statistician Anil  Aurora in a media statement.

Let's take a look at this.

Could be a difficult.

Word to pronounce status  Titian. So notice how I connect.

This.

Status Titian Statistician Status Titian Try  it. Status Titian okay. You can practice that.

Chief Statistician.

So a.

Statistician is someone who analyzes statistics  and by saying chief it means they are the  

the main statistician, the most  important, the highest rank,  

the highest ranking statistician. So  I'll put that highest, highest rank.

Canada's population.

Growth rate.

Currently stands at two point.

7%.

So the growth?

Rate means every year Canada's  population increases by.

2.

.7%.

Which is the.

Highest annual.

Growth rate.

Since.

1957.

When Canada was.

Experiencing its post.

War baby.

Boom. Now this. You may be familiar  with the term baby boomers.

Baby boomers this.

Describes A.

Generation. And it's the generation  that was born right after.

The war.

And that generation is my parents  

generation. So generally people in  their 60s, seventies, 60s and 70s.

I believe would.

Be considered baby boomers.

And I'm not sure if this is  happening in your country.

But in Canada?

Right now all.

The baby.

Boomers are retiring. This massive amount  of people are exiting the workforce right  

now. So it's a very interesting time  in the economy. Baby boomers, is that  

a term that you're familiar with in your  country? Is there a large population that?

Resulted after the.

War share?

That in the comments as well,  I'd be interested to know.

Canada's.

Population reached 30 million in 1997 and.

Could reach 50.

Million.

As early as.

2043 if the current trend.

Continues Canada's population.

Reached 30 million.

Now remember.

We could say hit.

30 million because generally  numbers that end in 0 or.

5.

Are considered the major  accomplishments, the milestones?

So we could use our other.

Verb We learned, hit and remember.

This is the.

Past form.

As well, so although we have.

Reached with an Ed is.

Just hit.

Canada's population.

Reach 30 million.

Which was?

An important milestone.

In 1997 and could reach 50  million as early as 2043.

Now notice.

Here they.

Used the modal.

Could could reach.

First of all, remember that after a modal.

Verb You.

Only.

Use the base.

Form so modal plus base so no to.

Reach could to.

Reach no modal.

Plus base always.

And this is because.

It's.

A potential.

The possibility exists.

But that doesn't.

Mean it actually will happen.

So the potential?

Is there?

But it's not guaranteeing anything potential.

So this is.

If you understand.

How this is used we use.

This a lot to.

Say something like I could help you I.

Could help you.

Move this weekend.

So I'm saying.

The potential is there. My schedule is.

Open.

I'm available but.

I'm not going to.

Now this isn't a very.

Nice thing to.

Say to someone, but we use this.

As a little bit of a joke. Oh, I could help you.

But I'm not going to just.

Kidding of.

Course, I'll help you move this weekend.

So that's a.

Fun way you if you know the.

How to properly use?

Could you can make a little joke like this? You  

probably don't want to say that to  your boss, though. I'll leave that.

To your.

Discretion as early as.

They're saying 20.

43 is the.

Earliest time that this could happen.

But it could.

Also happen later, so they're using as early as.

Just to.

State the earliest.

Time. Not that other times aren't possible,  for example if you're planning a wedding.

A party?

Or even a conference, you could say guess.

Will arrive as.

Early.

As 3:00 o'clock PM.

So this.

Doesn't mean that.

Every guest will.

Arrive at 3:00.

This is.

Just the.

Earliest time they'll arrive.

Of course it's possible.

For them to arrive at.

3:30.

4:00 o'clock, Even 5:00 o'clock  if they're extremely late.

But this?

Is the.

Earliest time as.

Early as.

So.

For deadlines you can use this, you might say.

I can.

Get you the report as early as 9:00 AM or you.

Could put Saturday if.

So why would you submit a report on?

Saturday, Tuesday.

Now you're letting your boss know or your coworker  know. This is the earliest time, but it may.

Be later.

Than that, OK, let's continue on.

Last year, Canada's.

Population increased by.

A record of.

1.05 million people you could put 1.051.05  Both of those for pronouncing it are fine.

000.

Oh, 1.05 million people. And I haven't  mentioned this, but remember that we don't.

Put an S.

On million, I hear students say  this a lot. Oh, there are 1,000,000  

in my country. No, you don't  say that. It's 1,000,000.

But what do you notice about  this? A lot of students.

Forget that.

People is plural.

It's an irregular plural, so  there's no S on it, but it is.

Plural because what's the?

Singular of people person.

One person to.

People so the.

S.

Is on the noun, not the number. That's  why we say I made $3 billion last year.

Chiching.

So here you put it on the noun dollars.

Or you could say.

I made 3,000,000 posters. That's a.

Lot of posters.

So you put the ***.

On the noun you don't put an *** on here 3.

103,000.

Three million, 3 billion singular.

Posters plural statistics.

Canada.

Reported that 96% of that increase was.

Due to.

International migration.

So notice how.

Here they put.

In brackets permanent and temporary.

It would have been useful if they put that at.

The very top when we are talking  about migration. So you knew,  

but if you understand the word migration,  you know that it means both permanent and  

temporary. Because remember, that's  how I explained the difference to you.

So just moving, So I'll add that.

Moving permanently.

Or temporarily. For migration and immigration,  it implies permanent. You want to stay in that  

country permanently. Let's get back to  it. In 2022, Canada welcomed 437,000.

OK, 430 cent when I see.

3 zeros.

I know that the number before.

Is 1437, you don't have to say  437, it's not necessary 437,100.

80.

And remember the S goes on the  noun immigrants into the country.

Reflecting Canada's high immigration.

Targets.

Now because.

This is a.

Target. Remember, when you're talking about  reaching or achieving that, you can use.

The verb hit. We hit our target.

We hit.

Our target?

Which means you.

Reached or achieved that target.

Immigration is.

One of the.

Main way immigration is one  of the main way the country.

Does that sound?

Weird to.

You immigration is.

One of the main way, the country.

Deals.

Something's wrong with this.

There's a typo.

Or a minor grammar.

Mistake because this.

Has to.

Say way.

It's not optional right now.  This article has a typo,  

which means there's a grammar mistake  in the article. It has to be ways okay.

Now this.

Sometimes confuses students because you have one.

Of when you have.

One of it means you're selecting one from a group.

So the.

Noun that comes next.

Has to be plural because.

One of. OK, here's an easy example, one of.

So my noun has to be.

Plural, flavors. Flavors.

One of my.

Favorite flavors?

Of ice cream.

Is we use is because is.

Matches 11.

Is.

And then you.

Provide one option so I wouldn't list.

Two or three flavors.

I only list one mint.

Chocolate.

Chip.

What is one of?

Your favorite flavors?

Of ice cream.

So this.

Implies I have.

Other favorite flavors?

And I'm just sharing one.

So share that in the  comments. What is one of your?

Favorite flavors?

Of ice cream and practices  and make sure you get that S.

And I'll cross this out so you know it was.

A mistake?

Immigration is one of the.

Main ways the country deals with  its demographic challenges Canada.

Has.

An aging population, remember? I shared.

That the.

Baby boomers. They're.

All becoming.

6070 they're exiting the.

Workforce. They're.

Aging becoming.

Older, so that's.

Aging. Becoming older.  

Becoming older. Now, technically, we're  all aging. We're all becoming older.

Canada has an.

Aging population.

And the natural.

Birth rate.

Is not high enough to grow the population itself.

By having natural birth rate,  they mean the birth rate.

Of.

Canadians of people in Canada, and they included.

That because.

It relates to the next sentence.

As a result.

Canada needs.

Immigrants. We need people from  other countries. Maybe you?

To come to.

Canada Permanently.

To help maintain and grow the.

Country's workforce.

Because remember I.

Said the baby.

Boomers are exiting the workforce.

Because they're all.

6070.

Years old, They're ready to retire.

So again, if you haven't shared in the comments,  I would be very interested to know if this is  

a situation that your country is dealing with  as well. Immigration accounts for almost 100%.

Of Canada's.

Labor force growth? Wow.

100% almost, That's.

Quite.

A staggering statistic. According to  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada,  

this is just the name of a government  department. By 2023, immigrants are.

Projected to be about 30.

Percent of Canada's population,  so projected, This means.

Calculated based on.

Information already known.

So you could.

Say estimated. But when you  say estimated it sounds more.

Of a guess.

Because when you estimate something,  you don't actually have the information.

But.

When you project something, it's more based on  looking at the information and then making a  

prediction based on that information. So it  sounds more accurate to me than estimated.

Immigrants are projected.

To be about.

30% of Canada's population.  Now, one other thing I noticed.

About the article is that they said.

By 2023.

This seems odd.

To me, does it seem odd?

To you or do you know?

Why? It seems odd to me.

This is.

A new article.

This article is.

From June 2023.

But if you say.

By 2020.

Three you're.

Saying 2023.

Is the.

Deadline but 2023 starts  January 1st and we are in June.

Which is already.

Several months, but they're saying.

It is.

Projected to happen by a deadline  that's technically in the.

Past so that.

To me doesn't make sense.

I wonder if 2023 is a typo and  maybe they meant to say 2025?

Or a date.

In the.

Future because we.

Can't use.

By with a.

Timeline in the past and when this  article was written in June 2023, this.

Was already.

In the past, another way to correct this mistake.

Is to say by.

The end.

Of 2023 because now the deadline  is December 2023, which is in the.

Future but by.

2023 means January 2023.

Which is?

Currently in the past.

And it does not make sense to me to say  bye and a past date if you're talking.

About a future.

Projection again, the final  way is you could say bye.

2025 and have a date in the  future, so that's how I would.

Correct this as well.

And that's the end.

Of the article.

And what I'll do now is  I'll go to the top and I'll.

Read the article.

From start to finish and.

This time you.

Can focus on my pronunciation.

Canada's population surpasses.

40 million.

Statistics Canada has a.

Population clock.

Which estimates Canada's.

Population in real time?

Based on a number.

Of factors like recent trends for  birth deaths and immigration data.

The clock hit.

40 million.

Just before.

3:00 PM on Friday, June 16th.

This is an.

Exciting milestone for.

Canada.

It is a strong signal that Canada.

Remains A dynamic and welcoming country.

Full of potential, said Chief.

Statistician Anil Aurora in a media.

Statement Canada's.

Population growth rate.

Currently stands at 2:00.

.7%.

Which is the highest?

Annual growth rate since 1957.

When Canada.

Was experiencing its post.

War.

Baby boom.

Canada's.

Population reached 30 million in 1997 and.

Could reach 50.

Million as early as 2043.

If the.

Current trends continue.  According to Statistics Canada,  

last year Canada's population increased  by a record of 1.05 million people.

Statistics.

Canada reported that 96%.

Of that increase.

Was due to international permanent  and temporary migration in 2022.

Canada welcomes 400.

37,180 immigrants into the country.

Reflecting Canada's.

High immigration targets. Immigration is one of  

the main ways the country deals with  its demographic challenges. Canada.

Has.

An aging population?

And the natural.

Birth rate is not high enough to grow  the population itself. As a result,  

Canada needs immigrants.

To help.

Maintain and grow the country.

'S workforce.

Immigration accounts for almost 100%.

Of Canada's.

Labor force growth.

According to Immigration, Refugees and  Citizenship Canada, by 2023 immigrants are.

Projected to be about 30.

Percent of Canada's population.

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