CANADA POPULATION
Canada being the second largest country in the world has a population of ,about one-25th its size. Although the population is growing slowly, Canada’s population growth is higher than in most industrialized countries. The main population growth ia around Toronto and Vancouver.
In the past year New Immigrants added to the growth of Canada’s population, pushing it to an estimated 32,623,500. During the one year period Canada’s population increased by more than 324,000 out of which more than 254, 400, were immigrants.
This has been the highest level of growth as compared to the United States, where international migration accounted for just 38% of the country’s population growth. Thus it is the ‘international migration’ role that exceeds in Canada’s population growth.
Among all the provinces and territories:-
Alberta’s population was three times higher than the national average. That is an increase from 3.28 million to 3.38 million and this was due to its highest level of migration and its booming economy.
The population of British Columbia and Alberta has surpassed the number of people living in Quebec.
British Columbia and Alberta now have 7,686,215 people between them. British Columbia has been the second most popular choice for immigrants.
Between June 2004 and July 2005at least half of the new immigrants who came to Canada chose to live in Ontario.
Quebec has been the third choice with 42,000 immigrants.
As for Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Labrador, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan the population has been declining.
By the year 2031, approximately 20% of Canada’s population one in five – will be seniors. At one time most Canadian’s retired at the age of 65 and began to draw a pension, however that is changing. In many provinces Human rights legislation they has removed the provision for mandatory retirement at a given age. Many of Canada’s older citizens are making a new place for themselves and finding new ways to contribute to Canada’s future. Currently out of the majority of older Canadians, 58% are female. The challenge in providing services for Canada’s growing population of older citizens, whether in the field of housing, traditional medical services or community social service, is to meet those services through a widest range of options, that will eventually effect the life of all Canadians.
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