How is Canada's population changing and why it matters in our future
Impacts
Political
Economic
Less working people to pay taxes, but more old people who require expensive social programs (ex. health care, pensions)
Social
Demands on families for caring, living arrangements, etc
Aboriginals
The aboriginal anncestory has been growing sustainably faster than the canadian populatio since 1971
The age structure of the aborigonal population is much younger than the rest of canadian population
Aging
Baby boom
Population over 60 will double For the first time in human history
In the United States and Canada the baby boom was among the highest in the world.
Some of the 75 million baby boomers began to reach retirement age in 2011.
Annual births exceeded 2 per 100 women (or approximately 1% of the total population size). There are an estimated 78.3 million Americans who were born during this period.
Fertility
Fertility is getting really low meaning less children being born.
longevitY
There will be more people 60+ than under 15
In 1950 there were 12 working people for every elderly person. Today there are 9, and in 2050 there will be 4
An increase in longevity raises the average age of the population by increasing the numbers of surviving older people
