TEN CENSUS HIGHLIGHTS

1

The march of baby boomers towards retirement resulted in a 20 per cent increase in the number of Canadians 65 and older between 2011 and 2016.

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Those over 100 were the fastest-growing segment of population: 8,230 people in 2016, a 41.3 per cent increase.

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The census counted 770,780 people aged 85 and older, an increase of 19.4 per cent between 2011 and 2016 — nearly four times the overall growth rate.

4

Despite the largest increase in proportion of seniors (16.9 per cent) since 1871, their share of the population remains one of the lowest in the G7.

5

Canada’s workforce continues to be a boon, representing 66.5 per cent of the population. However, with 4.9 million aged 55 to 64 and just 4.3 million aged 15 to 24, those about to leave the workforce outnumber those about to join it.

6

Among those 65 and older, Canada has 20 per cent more women than men; women aged 85 and older outnumber their male counterparts two to one.

7

In Atlantic Canada, nearly one in five people is over the age of 65, the highest in the country. The ratio is lowest in Alberta, at just 12.3 per cent.

8

The territories are home to the youngest populations in Canada, owing in large part to high fertility rates and lower life expectancy among indigenous Canadians.

9

Kent, B.C., boasts the highest proportion of men to women — 122.6 to 100 — owing in part to the two federal penitentiaries.

10

Detached single-family homes remain the most common dwelling type in Canada, representing 53.6 per cent in 2016.