Data this week showed that the population jumped by 430,000 in the third quarter alone, almost as much as the official full-year permanent resident target of 465,000. Nonetheless, the November CPI data showed a much-needed slowdown in rent inflation, which suggests that the peak of immigration-related inflation pressures may now be behind us.
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