Major Points from Discussion of Demography of Canada (cont

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Major Points from Discussion of Demography of
Canada (contd)

• Major French component in N.B.
• Signif. Minority (1/11, more in Ont.) of Cdns do
  not speak Eng. Or Fr as the language most often
  spoken at home
• 1/6 of Cdns are Eng-Fr Bilingual
• A majority of Quebecers are unilingual Fr.
• Shift in composition of the immig. Stream
• Ont. (esp. Toronto) Immigrant Reception Centre
  of Canada. BC Que as other major centres
• Immigrants comprise ¼ of Ont BC pops., but 17
  of Cdn pop. And 42 of Toronto.
• Visible Minorities comprise 1/3 of Tor
  Vanc Calgary ranks 3rd _at_ 16

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Demog. Highlights (contd)

• Re MIGRATION Retention rate Ont. Que.
  are highest
• Attractivness BC and Yukon are highest
• Re FERTILITY -Que and ROC have very
  different fertility histories (e.g., Ques
  revenge of the cradles) - Both Que ROC are
  below replacemt level - Baby boom in Canada was
  1946-1966. - Boom, Bust, and Echo
• - Total fertility rate substantial
  interprovincial variation. Note NWT and
  Nunavut gtgt Cda
• - Aprox. ¼ of Cdn pregnancies end in abortion
• Re AGING - Canadas pop. is aging w/ aging
  of boomers - Baby boomers left a profound
  impact on every institution they touched
  e.g., family, constitution, the city
  (suburbia), public service, population
  pyramids, economy, CPP - Median Age Increased
  2.3 yrs (1996-2001)

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Cdas Baby Boom as Depicted in the Crude Birth
Rate, 1921-2000
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Total Fertility Rate (Births Per Woman), Canada,
1921-96
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Conclusions/Observations from the Next Slide

• Even the developed industrialized countries
  exhibit very different age structures.
• In terms of median age, Cda is in the middle
  range of industrialized countries.
• In its age composition, Canada is an older
  society than the USA. We have a smaller youth
  pop and a larger seniors pop.
• Contrary to some popular belief, the sky will not
  fall when Canadas elderly population reaches 20.

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Age Structure of the Cdn Pop. In Comparative
Perspective

• Median Dep Age Age Age
• Age Ratio 0-19 20-64 65
• Canada 37.6 0.64 25.9 61.1 13.0
• USA 35.5 0.69 28.7 59.0 12.3
• Australia 35.2 0.66 27.6 60.1 12.3
• UK 37.7 0.69 25.2 59.1 15.8
• France 37.6 0.70 25.3 58.7 16.0
• Germany 40.1 0.60 21.1 62.5 16.4
• Italy 40.2 0.61 19.6 62.3 18.1
• Japan 41.2 0.61 20.6 62.2 17.2
• Mexico 23.3 0.93 43.4 51.9 4.7
• The larger the proportion in the dependent age
  groups, the higher the dependency ratio.

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Selected Highlights Concerning Canadian Families

• Divorce Rate - major jump after legv
  change of 1968 - major interprovincial
  variation - still about twice as many marriages
  as divorces each year
• Next two slides are for students interest only.
  They were not covered in class and students are
  not responsible for them for the test.

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Québec 19,762 17,408 2,354 3.4 1.3 Winnipeg 19,8
01 19,002 799 1.2 0.7 St. John's 5,922 5,725 197
1.1 1.4 Saskatoon 10,783 11,046 -263 -1.1 -3.9 T
hunder Bay 3,862 4,095 -233 -1.9 -8.9 Trois-Riviè
res 4,687 4,969 -282 -2.0 -2.1 Saint
John 3,313 3,741 -428 -3.4 -0.8 Sudbury 4,994 5,6
93 -699 -4.4 -9.7 Regina 7,159 8,560 -1,401 -7.0
-5.9 Chicoutimi- Jonquière 3,518 5,183 -1,665 -1
0.4 -10