People Moving in Canada and Australia

加拿大與澳洲的人口變動

Jun 18, 2026, 15:00
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Introduction

Canada and Australia have different news about their people. Canada has fewer people now. Australia still grows, but more slowly.

加拿大與澳洲關於人口的消息有所不同。加拿大現在的人口減少了，澳洲雖然仍在增長，但速度較慢。

Main Body

Canada has fewer people. Between January and April 2026, 55,025 people left. Fewer immigrants came to the country. Prime Minister Mark Carney says the government stopped many people from coming. He thinks this makes the economy weak.

加拿大的人口減少了。在 2026 年 1 月至 4 月之間，有 55,025 人離開。進入該國的移民也減少了。總理 Mark Carney 表示，政府阻止了許多人入境，他認為這會導致經濟疲軟。

Australia still has more people. In 2025, 301,000 people moved to Australia. This is a small number for them. The government says this is good. But some people say it is still too many.

澳洲的人口依然在增加。2025 年有 301,000 人移居澳洲。對他們來說，這是一個較小的數字。政府表示這是好事，但有些人認為人數仍然過多。

Many new people in Australia go to Queensland and Western Australia. These places need workers. However, the total number of people is lower than the government expected in 2019.

許多澳洲的新移民前往昆士蘭和西澳洲，因為這些地方需要勞動力。然而，總人數仍低於政府在 2019 年預期的數字。

Conclusion

Canada has fewer people because of new laws. Australia has more people, but the government wants to slow this down.

加拿大因為新法律而人口減少。澳洲人口在增加，但政府希望放慢這個速度。

Vocabulary Learning

🌏 Comparing Two Places

When we talk about two things (like Canada and Australia), we use specific words to show if one is 'more' or 'less' than the other.

The Pattern: More vs. Fewer

  • More →\rightarrow Use this for a larger amount.

    • Example: "Australia still has more people."

  • Fewer →\rightarrow Use this for a smaller amount of people or things you can count.

    • Example: "Canada has fewer people now."

💡 Simple Rule for A2 Learners:

If the number goes ↑\uparrow (Up) →\rightarrow More If the number goes ↓\downarrow (Down) →\rightarrow Fewer

Words to watch in the text:

  • Slowly (not fast)
  • Lower (not higher)
  • Weak (not strong)

Vocabulary Learning

immigrants (n.)
People who move to a new country to live there permanently
Example:Many immigrants move to Canada to find a better job.
economy (n.)
The system of how money and goods are produced and used in a country
Example:When people spend more money, the economy grows.
government (n.)
The group of people who control and make laws for a country
Example:The government made a new law about moving to the country.
expected (v.)
Thought that something would happen
Example:I expected the weather to be sunny today.
total (adj.)
The whole amount of something
Example:The total number of students in the class is twenty.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→