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Aging, Retirement, and Pensions

Aging, Capital Investment, and Standards of Living
— Feb 24, 2023
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Aging, Capital Investment, and Standards of Living

Aging, Capital Investment, and Standards of Living finds that if policymakers want to offset the effects of Canada’s aging population and subsequent decline in labour market growth, they must make the country more attractive to business investment.

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An Aging Population: The Demographic Drag on Canada’s Labour Market
— Jul 28, 2022
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An Aging Population: The Demographic Drag on Canada’s Labour Market

An Aging Population: The Demographic Drag on Canada’s Labour Market is a new study that finds the employment rate for Canadians between 15 and 64 years of age (working age) is at a historic high, but the overall labour market has yet to fully recover from the pandemic-induced recession due to the continued aging of the country’s population.

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Understanding the Changing Ratio of Working-Age Canadians to Seniors and Its Consequences
— May 26, 2022
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Understanding the Changing Ratio of Working-Age Canadians to Seniors and Its Consequences

Understanding the Changing Ratio of Working-Age Canadians to Seniors and Its Consequences is a new study that finds as Canada’s population ages, the number of working-aged Canadians relative to the number of seniors has declined from 5.4 in 2000 to 3.4 in 2022, which means government spending related to seniors is increasing at the same time that the growth in tax revenues is declining.

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Barriers to the Labour Force Participation of Older Workers in Canada
— Apr 21, 2022
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Barriers to the Labour Force Participation of Older Workers in Canada

Barriers to the Labour Force Participation of Older Workers in Canada finds that if governments in Canada want to help seniors who want to continue working, they should remove barriers that discourage them from remaining in the workforce.

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