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RedHot25 · 07-17-2007, 10:28 AM

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/...us-canada.html

http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/cp-census-pop07/

And for all you single ladies out there, pack your bags to Alberta

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Retirement-minded Canadians are now the fastest-growing demographic in the country, a trend that could have important implications for the labour market, new census data suggests.

Nearly one out of every three of the country's 32 million people is a baby boomer, people born between 1946 and 1965, said Statistics Canada.

The boomers are bolstering the number of retirement-minded Canadians, making it the country's fastest growing demographic. People aged 55 to 64 account for 3.7 million people.

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There are also more senior citizens than ever — more than 4.3 million. That's the first time in the country's history there are more than four million people aged 65 or older.

To put the numbers in perspective, one out of every seven Canadians was a senior when the census was taken in 2006. Fifty years ago, that proportion was about one in 14.

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The proportion of children aged 14 and under has decreased to the lowest it has been at 17.7 per cent of the population.

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The national male-female ratio is 95.9 men for every 100 women. Alberta is the only province with more men than women.

07-17-2007, 10:28 AM	#1
RedHot25 Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Probably stuck driving someone somewhere Exp:	Surprise, Canada's Getting Older: Census 2006 http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/...us-canada.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/cp-census-pop07/ And for all you single ladies out there, pack your bags to Alberta . Retirement-minded Canadians are now the fastest-growing demographic in the country, a trend that could have important implications for the labour market, new census data suggests. Nearly one out of every three of the country's 32 million people is a baby boomer, people born between 1946 and 1965, said Statistics Canada. The boomers are bolstering the number of retirement-minded Canadians, making it the country's fastest growing demographic. People aged 55 to 64 account for 3.7 million people. .... There are also more senior citizens than ever — more than 4.3 million. That's the first time in the country's history there are more than four million people aged 65 or older. To put the numbers in perspective, one out of every seven Canadians was a senior when the census was taken in 2006. Fifty years ago, that proportion was about one in 14. ... The proportion of children aged 14 and under has decreased to the lowest it has been at 17.7 per cent of the population. .... The national male-female ratio is 95.9 men for every 100 women. Alberta is the only province with more men than women.