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51. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: Analytical Report Archived
Articles and reports: 89-628-X2007002
Geography: Province or territory
Description:
The Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) is Canada's national survey that gathers information about adults and children whose daily activities are limited by a physical, mental, or other health-related condition or problem.
This paper is the first in a series of PALS data releases. It contains initial survey results on the number of persons with disabilities, disability rates as well as the type and severity of disability, by age and sex, for Canada, provinces and territories.
Release date: 2007-12-03
52. Demographic Changes in Canada from 1971 to 2001 Across an Urban-to-Rural Gradient Archived
Articles and reports: 91F0015M2007008
Geography: Canada
Description:
If low fertility, aging, demographic growth and ethnocultural diversity are phenomena that accurately describe Canada overall, the same patterns may not necessarily hold true for urban and rural areas. The rhythm and sources of demographic growth have often been significantly different from one area to the next, which would suggest that the situation across Canada stems from the aggregation of different demographies, which are variable between types of regions.
The objective of this study is to examine demographic differences between urban and rural areas in Canada by analyzing communities along a gradient ranging from the largest metropolitan regions to the most rural areas. Applying a geographic structure to Census data from 1971 to 2001 that maintains constant borders over time, the authors analyze population growth across eight types of urban and rural regions; as well as the contribution of immigration, fertility and internal migration to growth differentials; and the consequences of these observed demographic differences in terms of aging and ethnocultural diversity.
The study finds that growth is concentrated in the most metropolitan areas in the country and in the rural areas on which they have a strong influence, and diminished as the degree of rurality increases. Internal migration between the different types of areas has largely contributed to this differential growth: the most urbanized areas-with the exception of Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver-underwent significant migratory gains as well as strong growth. This was also the case with the rural regions that had a strong metropolitan influence. The most rural regions experienced a weak demographic growth, in some cases a decline, despite having higher fertility than other regions. The strong growth in the three largest urban areas in Canada-Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver-is largely attributed to the high numbers of international immigrants who decided to settle there. The concentration of newcomers in these regions helped increase the gap between these three areas and the rest of the country in terms of ethnocultural diversity.
Release date: 2007-04-26
53. Year-end review: westward ho! Archived
Articles and reports: 11-010-X20070049615
Geography: Province or territory
Description:
Canadians proved increasingly adaptable to the changes in the economy, moving to Alberta in increasing numbers to find jobs while at the same time responding to the challenge of an aging population and globalization.
Release date: 2007-04-12
54. Revisiting wealth inequality Archived
Articles and reports: 75-001-X20061129543
Geography: Canada
Description:
Major changes in the wealth structure have taken place over the last two decades. Between 1984 and 2005, virtually all population subgroups experienced a greater increase in average wealth than in median wealth, suggesting that Canadian families are becoming increasingly unequal in their capacity to deal with income shocks. The increase would have been even greater without the marked aging of the population.
Release date: 2007-03-20
55. Employment Trends in the Federal Public Service Archived
Articles and reports: 11-621-M2007053
Geography: Canada
Description:
This study examines the evolution of employment in the Canada's federal government from 1995 to 2006. It also offers early analysis of occupational categories, gender and age of the Core (federal) Public Administration employees.
Release date: 2007-03-05
56. Aging Well: Time Use Patterns of Older Canadians Archived
Articles and reports: 89-622-X2006002
Description:
This study provides a detailed analysis of findings based on the 2005 General Social Survey on Time Use, with some analysis of trends over time using the 1992 and 1998 time use surveys. It addresses whether older Canadians are aging well by examining the relative importance their time use patterns and health have on their overall life satisfaction.
Like other countries in the Western world, Canada's population is aging. For more than a decade, our society has been concerned with the negative aspects of population aging such as how to care for those who are old, or how to manage pension schemes for increasing numbers of retirees. Yet with the impending retirement of a large cohort of baby boomers, the attention has been turned to more positive aspects of aging.
The term 'aging well' now has become part of the language when thinking about older adults. Aging is seen as an ongoing process of managing the challenges associated with life transitions and with changing levels of personal resources such as health, wealth and social connections. Those who age well are able to find a balance or fit between their activities and these resources and to remain satisfied with their lives.
For women and men, and for younger and older seniors, the ideal balance may differ, though for both, health is a key resource. In fact, one of the key theories of aging well is that those who are in good health have the potential to have more choices over their daily activities and are more likely to feel satisfied with their lives. Active engagement is seen as another key component of aging well.
Time use patterns of older Canadians provide a useful window into understanding aging well. This study examines the main components of aging well-activity patterns and health of older Canadians. It considers several questions about aging well:1. What are the activity patterns of older Canadians? 2. What are the trends in activity patterns over time?
These two questions provide a picture of how older adults are engaged in various activities and whether levels of activity patterns change with age:3. What are the levels of health of older Canadians?4. How do levels of health change with age?
These two questions provide a picture of how the 'resource' of health may differ among older Canadians.
5. What is the relationship among activity patterns, health and life satisfaction?This final question provides insight into the relative importance of health and activity level in aging well.
Release date: 2006-07-26
57. The west coast boom Archived
Articles and reports: 11-010-X20060059196
Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
Description:
This article looks at some of the reasons behind the recent rebound in the British Columbia economy from its doldrums in the 1990s. It also examines how the current boom in British Columbia differs from Alberta and what can be learned from Alberta's experience.
Release date: 2006-05-11
58. Flu shots: National and provincial/territorial trends Archived
Articles and reports: 82-003-X20050029195
Geography: Canada
Description:
As well as sub-zero temperatures and snowstorms, flu viruses arrive with the Canadian winter. Healthy people usually recover from the fever, cough, headache and other symptoms in less than a week. But some "especially seniors and those with lung or cardiac conditions" may have more severe cases of the flu and may even need to be hospitalized.
Release date: 2006-05-05
59. On the road again Archived
Articles and reports: 75-001-X200610113156
Geography: Canada
Description:
Trucking plays a major role in Canada's economy. But because of the sector's steady growth, an aging workforce, and the declining popularity of the occupation, the industry may soon face a shortage of qualified truckers. A recent overall picture of truck drivers based on various sources is presented.
Release date: 2006-03-20
60. Out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs Archived
Articles and reports: 75-001-X200510913149
Geography: Canada
Description:
While spending on prescription drugs still constitutes less than 1% of the overall household budget, the average expenditure rose 71% between 1992 and 2002. Lack of universal coverage for prescription drugs could adversely affect seniors on fixed incomes and people with specific medical conditions. Spending is most affected by province of residence.
Release date: 2005-12-22

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31. The natural history of health-related quality of life: A 10-year cohort study Archived
Articles and reports: 82-003-X200900110794
Geography: Canada
Description:
Taking account of the impacts of institutionalization and death, this study decribes the normative trajectories of health-related quality of life in Canada as individuals age from mid- to late life.
Release date: 2009-02-18
32. Skilled trades employment Archived
Articles and reports: 75-001-X200811013217
Geography: Canada
Description:
Education and training continue to be important in the labour market. To many, this implies a university degree. But society also needs tradesworkers to perform many vital tasks -- build houses, run the electrical lines, fix plumbing and maintain cars to name just a few. Many businesses are reporting difficulties finding skilled tradespersons and governments are responding with policies to stimulate employment in the trades. Employment trends in selected trades over the past 20 years are examined, along with the socio-economic traits of the workers and the characteristics of their jobs.
Release date: 2008-12-18
33. Projecting the Future Availability of the Informal Support Network of the Elderly Population and Assessing Its Impact on Home Care Services Archived
Articles and reports: 91F0015M2008009
Geography: Canada
Description:
In Canada, there has been growing discussion over the aging of the population and other socio-demographic trends which affect the availability of the informal support network of the elderly population. Noting the lower fertility rates of baby boomers, the increased participation of women in the labour force and changing family structure in terms of increased divorce and reconstituted families, assumptions of continued high level assistance from informal support networks - family and friends - are often criticized.
The main objective of this research is to project the future availability of informal support network to meet the need for assistance in performing everyday activities among the disabled elderly population for the period 2001 to 2031. The research examined both sides - supply and demand - of the projected increases in need for assistance for disabled older persons. Future trends are analyzed in terms of demand for support, (that is, changes in the rates of disability among the elderly population), and supply of informal support, (which is largely related to the extent and composition of the family network). Data from two national surveys, the 1996 National Population Health Survey (NPHS) and the 1996 General Social Survey (GSS), are used to identify factors associated with disability and sources of assistance among the elderly population. These results were entered into Statistics Canada's LifePaths microsimulation model to project the use of informal and formal networks in the future. The model also incorporates three disability scenarios to test the sensitivity of the projections when different assumptions are considered. The implications of these trends on the future need for chronic home care services are discussed.
The results show that for the period 2001 to 2031, the average annual growth rate of the number of disabled elderly needing assistance could be about 2.5%. However, the sensitivity analysis shows that an improvement in the health of the population could reduce in a non negligible way this growth rate.
The results also show that, all things being equal, a greater proportion of elderly persons living with a spouse would relieve some of the pressure on the formal network. This positive effect could be dampened in part when joint survivorship is also meaning joint disability.
Release date: 2008-12-18
34. Seniors in Rural Canada Archived
Articles and reports: 21-006-X2007008
Geography: Canada
Description:
In this bulletin, we document the rural-urban differences in population age structure in terms of: the share of the total population that is senior; the rate of aging of the population in terms of two measures: the growth in the share of the population that is senior and the growth in the number of seniors; the number of communities that are aging by each of these measures; and selected characteristics of the aging communities as compared to communities that are not aging.
Release date: 2008-12-05
35. Eldercare: What we know today Archived
Articles and reports: 11-008-X200800210689
Geography: Canada
Description:
Using data from the 2007 General Social Survey, this article investigates new national level data on caregiving. It is well established that family and friends provide care to ailing seniors. Focusing on caregivers aged 45 and over, the article examines whether family and friend care differs by the type of health problem the senior has (be it physical or mental), or whether the care was provided to a senior living in a private household or care facility. We also look at who provides care to seniors, which tasks are provided and how often, how caregivers cope, and where they turn in order to seek support. Included is a profile of the seniors 65 years and over with a long-term health problem who were receiving care from these caregivers.
Release date: 2008-10-21
36. Work-life balance of shift workers Archived
Articles and reports: 75-001-X200810813215
Geography: Canada
Description:
More than a quarter of employed Canadians work something other than a regular daytime schedule regular evenings or nights, rotating or split shifts, casual or on-call jobs or irregular shifts. This article focuses on shift work among full-time workers aged 19 to 64 and looks at where and among whom it is most prevalent. Work-life balance, role overload and other indicators of well-being are also examined.
Release date: 2008-09-24
37. 2007 General Social Survey report: The retirement plans and expectations of older workers Archived
Articles and reports: 11-008-X200800210666
Geography: Canada
Description:
After many years of public discussion about Canada's aging population, the leading edge of the baby boom generation is now on the cusp of retirement. Focusing on Canadians aged 45 to 59, this article examines the age at which individuals intend to retire, the certainty of their plans, and their expectations regarding their retirement income. Evidence from the 2007 General Social Survey is used to show how retirement plans and expectations are related to demographic, employment and financial characteristics.
Release date: 2008-09-09
38. Current demographic situation in Canada, 2005 and 2006 Archived
Articles and reports: 91-209-X200400010666
Geography: Canada
Description:
The goal of this analysis is two-fold: to present an overview of the migratory movements in Canada during the last intercensal period and, to look at the socio-demographic characteristics of migrants enumerated in the 2006 Census. This first part provides a portrait of the mobility of Canadians between 2001 and 2006. The article examines the current demographic situation with regards to Population growth and age structure, Fertility and induced abortions, Mortality, International immigration, Interprovincial migration and Nuptiality and divorce. For consistency, it follows the structure of previous census releases.

Release date: 2008-07-23
39. Gone fishing: A profile of recreational fishing in Canada Archived
Articles and reports: 16-002-X200800210622
Geography: Canada
Description:
Fishing or angling has historically been a popular leisure activity for both Canadians and visitors alike. This article provides a portrait of recreational fishing in Canada.
Release date: 2008-06-25
40. Have patterns of living in owned versus rented dwellings changed since 1985? Archived
Articles and reports: 89-630-X200800110647
Geography: Canada
Description:
Between 1985 and 2006, the percentage of Canadians living in dwellings where someone in the household was the owner gradually increased from about 70% to 78%.
Release date: 2008-06-19

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