Changing Population In Canada

David Foot, a Canadian demographer puts forward some economic prediction in the aspect of demographics in his recent research. He states his opinion that which countries will success and which countries will be in trouble in the next 20 years are predictable, based on the number of old and young people they have. An adequate amount of young people who are ready to work is the key for economies growth. Lack of enough young people to work will result in underproduction, while too many of them will lead to youth unemployment and unrest. In the article “Is Canada Headed for Demographic Disaster,” the author Diane Francis makes some predictions based on demographics. Countries such as Syria, Libya, Yemen, and Egypt are in danger since their birth

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The population growth in the United States, has been booming because of the growing population of immigration and new borns coming to the world. Immigrants that were coming into the United

By 1861, due to a large influx of immigrants into Canada West during the 1850’s, the census showed that Canada west had almost 300,000 more people than Canada East. Due to the demographic change, George

Toronto CMA has experienced a rapid growth in population during the past decades. The question is: will current ministry policies on planning cities suffice to keep the current standards of living if the growth in population continues with the same rate?

The most significant demographic issue affecting Newfoundland and Labrador is an aging population. Being in stage 4 of the Demographic Transition Model (DTM), the elderly population outweighs the economically active population, putting a lot of stress on them to work for the economically inactive population. In 2011 the median age of the population was 44 years old. (StatCan, 2015). This is concerningly near the economically inactive population.

Societal Change contributes to an ever changing society in Canada. Two distinct adaptations that contribute to this developing society include Immigration and Equality. Immigration was almost non-existent in 1939, with Canada being a largely white settler dominion. As the years progressed, Immigration began to increase until Canada moved to become a multicultural, multiracial society at its current stage in 2017. By 2039, I would expect Canada to be even more multicultural, taking into account the Syrian Refugee crisis, many more refugees will be coming to Canada, thus influencing this idea of more racially diverse community. Equality between sexes was also something that contributed to this changing society in Canada. Women moved from being

While ethnic changes are a clear factor of fluctuating demographics, a factor like gender balance can also be noted. 1961 marked two important events for women in Halifax; the gender ratio was nearly 1:1 at 91,514 females to 92,432 and 34.8% of women were part of the workforce. Certain jobs gained and lost popularity based on necessity after the War. The significant loss of farming jobs will be explored later. A Statistics Canada graph observes a twofold increase in office workers to 400,000 in 1964. The Canadian National Exhibition Place, which was used strictly for military purpose in the early to mid-40s, became a place of amusement and modern architecture for Toronto.

Canada’s population is small compared to other countries, it is mostly seniors and the middle aged, barely any infants are being born and this is leading to barely increasing population. Since the population is increasing so slowly, most of our workforce is becoming seniors or late middle aged people. This suggests that the dependancy load is also being pushed back, falling on seniors more than teenagers. This makes it harder for youth to support themselves which in turn raises our poverty levels.

Through the advancement of the New Millenium, Canada saw many changes to its development as a whole, which contributed to the image we Canadians share today. The 2000s saw some of the greatest technological and scientific advances in the history of the planet, and many political changes with relation to the rest of the world.

During 1680 to 1750 there was a tremendous population boom in North America. The factors that lead to an increase in population included; higher birthrates, healthier environment, and a reliance on free labor.

According to Beaujot, until the 1970s the ethnic population was essentially composed of European and French- Canadian. Castles et.al (2014) notes as the growth of the fur industry became predominate in Canada there was an increase in settlers, traders and missionaries emigrating from France and Britain. Reitz (2014) illustrated that about 80% of the of immigrants prior to 1961 was European the remaining population was non-white. However, the periods following 1961 to 2001 saw a decline in the ethnic makeup as some of the Europeans and Americans began to immigrate back to their country of origin. The European-Canadian population began to decline, possibly because of the rise in demand of skilled labor in Europe, as well as the economic success that raised demand for skilled labor for the U.S. In the mid 1900’s Canada began to experience an increase in out- migration mainly to the U.S. and Europe. In response Canada began to compete for skilled immigrants from all around the

Currently, Canada’s population growth rate is low in correlation with its current birth rate, in other words Canada is currently in the fourth stage of its demographic transition model, which means that the total population is slowly increasing as the birth rate is declining much slowly, and later merging with the low death rate in the fourth stage.

There was a time, post-World War II when Canada had changed quite a bit. Canada’s population went up rapidly because of the boom and the veterans. The economy developed and there were no economic hardship so students did not drop out of school. It was booming, new technology, thousands of immigrants and new houses especially in the suburbs. New inventions such as the television caused consumerism and cars were being sold rapidly. The television also affected Canada politically. Teenagers with their fashion and rock ‘n’ roll music such as Elvis Presley had a big influence on the society. The baby boom, new technology and the many veterans returning home had a huge impact on Canada socially and economically.

The United States is the third most populated country in the world. This country holds about 4.5% of the world’s population. The U.S. population is currently estimated to have 308.7 million persons. This number is more than double of the population from 1950. Besides the fact of the population has doubled its size, the population has also become qualitatively different from the one from 1950. As noted by the Population Reference Bureau, “The U.S. is getting bigger, older, and more diverse.” The growth of the population is the result of the trends over time in the relationship of increased births, decreased deaths, and increased net immigration.