Canada In 2050

Do you wonder what Canada will be like in the next 37 years? Well this info graphic incorporates a clear understanding of the current changes and challenges facing Canada’s demography, immigration and Aboriginals community. A variety of demographic indicators are also analyzed in this report so that there is a clear understanding of the current and future trends involved within these topics. As a whole this flyer will highlight the key changes and their impact towards Canada over the next few years.

Canada's population in 2009 had a count for around 33.7 million people. By 2012 the population slowly increased to 34.9 million people. Currently the population is estimated to approximately 35.2 million people.

The number of births in 2009 of 380,863 decreased by 2011 where there were 377,636 births.

On the other hand, the number of deaths in 2009 was 238,418 and in 2011 increased to 242, 074 people.

Overall Canada's natural increase rate between the 2006 and 2011 census was 5.9%. This increase was greater when compared to the previous 5 year census which had an increase of 5.4%. Currently Canada's natural increase rate is stable with a slow increase of around 0.1% per year.

Canada's population had a major increase over the past 50 years. Between 1951 and 2001 Canada's population had nearly doubled. If the population continues to increase as it did in the past we would have a high growth rate and also a very populated country. However this is unlikely to happen since the birth rate is shown to be decreasing gradually every year. Soon it is predicted that the birth rate will be very low. This change is likely to occur due to better family planning, good health care, and an improved status for woman along with later marriages. Adding on to these factors which impact the birth rate, woman are also predicted to be more focused on their career than having children. With education and job rates increasing for woman there isn't enough time to take care of many children. It is evident that these events seem to strengthen year by year and impact our population increase significantly.

Aside from the birth rate currently decreasing, the death rate is also decreasing due to the average life expectancy increasing for many people. Currently it's 80 years for males and 84 for females. We are most likely to continue seeing this number increase over the years. On the other hand, the large group of baby boomers who fall into the dependency load seem to affect the death rate currently by increasing the rate and will continue to up until 2050. Majority of the people in Canada are around the age of baby boomers, and when they die there will be many others doing so too just because of old age in general. However, they too are expected to live a long life since health care is being improved which eventually will lead to a longer life expectancy.

Overall Canada is expected to see a slowly decreasing population by 2050. Chances for a very low birth and low death rate are both high. We can expect the number of births and deaths to being close to equal very soon. This will result in an extremely low natural increase rate for Canada since their wont be enough babies to replace the dying population. And so Canada will need to rely heavily on immigration.

Between 2001 and 2012 there were 2,968,829 immigrants and 560,654 emigrants, resulting in a net migration of about 2,408,175 people.

By 2011 Canada had a total of about 6,775,800 foreign-born individuals who arrived as immigrants. They represented 20.6% of the total population, compared with 19.8% in the 2006 census, and 17.6% in 2001.

Recently the amount of immigrants Ontario received was 43.1% and British Columbia received 15.9%. In 2006, Ontario had received 52.3% of the newcomers and British Columbia, 16.0%. The decline of the amount of newcomers in these two provinces was due to a shifting of shares to the other provinces.

Among all recent immigrants who arrived between 2006 and 2011, roughly 661,600 or 56.9% came from Asia (including the Middle East). This calculation decreased slightly as compared to when 60.0% of people from Asia arrived between 2001 and 2005.

In 2006 the employment rate for recent immigrants was 58.9%. This percentage increased much quicker than what was expected for immigrants looking for employment around 10 years ago.

Within the next 37 years Canada's immigration rate is expected to increase greatly. This is predicted to happen since the natural increase rate is likely to decrease because of the expected decline in the birth rate and death rate. Canada will need to welcome more immigrants to replace the baby boomers. By doing so the population and economy will continue to grow.

Majority of the immigrants are expected to settle in lesser populated provinces like Saskatchewan. This is because the metropolitan cities like Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver are predicted to become overpopulated and create issues which may regard transportation and a higher crime rate. The impact which immigrants will have when settling at rural areas will be that more schools, businesses and opportunities will open in order for those cities to flourish.

Canada will have an abundant amount of available jobs and chances for employment which is sure to attract immigrants. Many skilled immigrants are going to be needed to fill in the empty job positions and keep the economy running smoothly. Arranged or needed employment in Canada for newcomers will result in a more successful economy. This for many people will also benefit them to better living conditions.

1,400,685 people had an Aboriginal identity in 2011 representing 4.3% of the total Canadian population. Aboriginal people accounted for 3.8% of the population in the 2006 census, 3.3% in the 2001 census and 2.8% in the 1996 census.

The percentage of persons 15 years of age and over without high school diplomas decreased greatly from 37.8% in 1990 to 19.1% in 2012.

Ontario and the four western provinces had the largest Aboriginal populations in 2011, ranging from 301,425 in Ontario to 157,740 in Saskatchewan.

In 2050 the aboriginal population is estimated to represent a minimum of 7% of the total Canadian population. Recent data shows that the aboriginal population growth is increasing much faster than the non-aboriginal population. This change may affect Canada by increasing poverty and homelessness rates if the education levels between the Aboriginals stay the same. However this is unlikely since they do happen to be improving.

Adding on, it is expected that the majority of aboriginals in Canada will have at least a high school diploma. The number of people from this identity without a high school diploma continues to decrease dramatically. Due to an increasing amount of school enrollment taken by aboriginal students, more of them will have a stronger education base to rely on in the future. This will be very beneficial for them when they begin to seek for a job while the ability to avoid falling into poverty. As a whole the majority of Aboriginal people by 2050 are predicted to not face poverty, or unemployment to as great of an extent to which many may intervene with today.

Lastly, over the next 37 years nearly half of the Aboriginal people will be living in a metropolitan area. This change will happen once majority of the aboriginals feel that it is necessary to further pursue a higher education, better lifestyle or employment that can be found in more advanced cities. As education in the first nations increases so will the rest of the factors like employment and income.

In general Canada's demography, immigration and First Nations community will experience changes by 2050 which will affect the country and it's people differently than how they do today.

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