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- Over 20% of Canadians aged 55-59 are in semi- or full-retirement. 35% of men and 28% of women who are fully retired say finances are the main factor when deciding what age they can retire.
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4 days ago · In June 2023, 21.8% of Canadians aged between 55 and 59 were fully or partially retired. The portion of fully or semi-retired Canadians more than doubled among those aged between 60 and 64 for years of age, with 44.9% at least partially retired.
- You can start claiming Old Age Security payments in Canada at 65 years old. However, you can start collecting your Canada Pension Plan payments whe...
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- The average retirement age in Canada is 64.6 years. However, people working in the public sector are more likely to retire younger, and self-employ...
Note: Job tenure and sector refer to last job prior to retirement. * Because unpaid family workers are not accounted for in the sub-categories but are included in the totals, numbers do not add to totals.
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The Canadian workforce, mostly made up of persons aged 15 to 64, produces goods and services that drive the economy. In some regions and different sectors of the economy, labour shortages in recent years have created challenges for Canadian companies and businesses. In Canada, the population aged 15 to 64 still represents a larger share of the tota...
From 2016 to 2021, the number of persons aged 65 and older rose 18.3% to 7.0 million. This is the second-largest increase in 75 years, after the one observed from 2011 to 2016 (+20.0%). Although population aging is primarily the result of low fertility and longer life expectancy, it has accelerated since the first baby boomers started turning 65 in...
Despite population aging accelerating over the past decade, Canada has one of the youngest populations among the G7 countries. Only the United States and the United Kingdom have a lower proportion of their population aged 65 and older. The USpopulation is younger than Canada's mainly because of its higher fertility. This means that their population...
The first release of 2021 Census data showed that the COVID-19 pandemic almost halted population growth in Canada in 2020. As well, the pandemic contributed to an estimated, and likely temporary, reduction in life expectancy at birthof 0.41 years in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has had many repercussions on the lives of Canadians. It also slowed pop...
National trends mask large differences in the age structure of populations from one region to another. These differences have been widening, mainly as a result of fertility and migration trends that vary by region. Growing differences between Canada's regions pose challenges for developing national programs to serve Canadians. For example, the Prai...
Nunavut stands out from all other regions in Canada with a significantly younger population and slower population aging. Close to 1 in 3 (32.8%) persons in Nunavut is under age 15, by far the highest proportion in the country. The fertility rate in this territory is by far the highest in Canada; in 2020, it was 2.7 children per woman, compared with...
The census provides high-quality, detailed data on the population in different regions within the provinces and territories, such as large urban centres (also called census metropolitan areas), smaller urban centres (also called census agglomerations) and all municipalities (also called census subdivisions)in the country. Results from the 2021 Cens...
While large urban centres have a younger population on average, there are differences between large urban centres. For example, just over one-quarter of the population of Trois-Rivières is 65 years and older (25.7%), a record among the country's large urban centres. This proportion is well above the national average (19.0%). Trois-Rivières also has...
The first 2021 Census data release revealed that the downtowns of Canada's large urban centres saw strong population growth from 2016 to 2021. Three-quarters of the population of downtowns is made up of working-age people (15 to 64 years), a proportion significantly higher than the national average (64.8%). More than 80% of the population in downto...
Of Canada's 737 municipalities with 5,000 or more residents, two-thirds (495) have more persons aged 65 and older than children under age 15. The situation varies considerably across municipalities and provinces. For example, all municipalities in Nova Scotia have more people aged 65 and older than children under 15 whereas this is the case for les...
Aug 1, 2023 · In June 2023, just over one-fifth (21.8%) of Canadians aged 55 to 59 years reported that they were either completely or partially retired. This proportion doubled to more than two in five (44.9%) for those aged 60 to 64 years, then nearly doubled again to four in five (80.5%) for those aged 65 to 69 years.
Apr 27, 2022 · The 2021 census says that while declining fertility rates and increased life expectancy are important factors, the single most significant driver of Canada's aging population trend is the ongoing...
Apr 27, 2022 · The baby boomer generation, comprising people aged 56 to 75, continues to be the largest in Canada, despite the fact that they are aging. The 2021 Census counted 9,212,640 baby boomers. However, the demographic weight of baby boomers in the overall population is declining.
Jun 8, 2023 · More than half of Canadians still in the workforce past the age of 60 are there by necessity, not choice, according to a Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada in 2022. It cited...
