Ms. Ross Name: ______________

Socials 10 Date: ______________

UNDERSTANDING CANADA’S POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS2016 census data

Current population approx. ___ million

The population distribution is as follows: _____% aged 0-14 yrs, _____% 15-64

yrs, _____% aged 65+ yrs

___ is home to 7 of the top 10 municipalities with the largest share of citizens 85+

On average, men in Canada live to the age of ___ and women to ___ The average age of marriage for Canadians is ___ years for men,

___ years for women

The current fertility rate is ____%; this is below replacement value of ____% The average age a woman in Canada has her first child is ___ years old,

compared to an age of 24 years in 1960

o Since women are delaying their first child, women have

fewer reproductive years which coincides with a declining

birth rate in this country

o Many couples are choosing to have smaller families due to employment

and cost of living; the average size of a family is __

The number of one person households has risen to its highest level – ____%

Nearly ____% of young adult children still live with their parents in part

due to high costs of living and housing, enrollment in post secondary

Canada’s Aboriginal population is the fastest growing in the country

o Aboriginals made up ____% of the total population

o Almost ____ of the Aboriginal population is under the age of 25

o On average, the life expectancy of an Aboriginal in Canada is

____ years shorter than a non-Aboriginal

o The current fertility rate in Aboriginal communities is _____%

o The most commonly spoken language is _______

____% of all couples are same sex

50% of same-sex couples live in _________, __________, _____________, and

________________________ ____% of Canadians are bilingual – the highest on record!

In 2018, approximately __________ immigrants came to Canada

The top 3 most common non-official languages spoken are __________,

_______________, and __________ The fastest growing non-official languages are __________ and ________ In the past Canada welcomed immigrants from _________ and _____________,

whereas today the largest number of immigrants come from ______ and the

__________________o Almost ____ of new immigrants settle in Toronto, Montreal, or Vancouver

The top 5 source countries for refugees in Canada are: _______, ________,

______, _______, ________________

Population Challenge – Aging Population

1. What is the message of this political cartoon?

Use “The Big Graphic: The Boomer Burden” to answer the following questions.2. Identify two major issues our country faces as a result of an aging population.

3. Identify two important contributions baby boomers make to our country (it isn’t all bad!).

4. Do you think the aging baby boomer population will be a windfall or a burden for you in the future?

Explain your answer.

Use “Unpaid care for children, seniors on the rise in Canada” to answer the following questions.5. List 5 different types of unpaid work Canadian adults are doing for their aging parents.

6. Outline two reasons why there has been a rise in caring for seniors.

7. Identify 5 changes that need to occur to provide support for our aging population and their

families?