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  • 1. Insights on Canadian Society
    Journals and periodicals: 75-006-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description: This publication brings together and analyzes a wide range of data sources in order to provide information on various aspects of Canadian society, including labour, income, education, social, and demographic issues, that affect the lives of Canadians.
    Release date: 2024-09-13
  • 2. Tax filers and dependants, seniors with income by source of income and age
    Table: 11-10-0039-01
    Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Seniors and individuals; Tax filers and dependants, seniors with income by source of income and age groups (final T1 Family File; T1FF).
    Release date: 2024-06-27
  • 3. Senior census families by family type and age of older partner, parent or individual
    Table: 39-10-0042-01
    Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Seniors and families of tax filers; Senior census families by family type and age of older partner, parent or individual (final T1 Family File; T1FF).

    Release date: 2024-06-27
  • 4. Tax filers and dependants in senior census families by family type, sex and age
    Table: 39-10-0043-01
    Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Seniors and families of tax filers; Tax filers and dependants in senior census families by family type, sex and age groups (final T1 Family File; T1FF).
    Release date: 2024-06-27
  • 5. Demographic dependency ratio, July 1, by health region and peer group, 2023 boundaries
    Table: 17-10-0156-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: The ratio of the combined population aged between 0 to 14 years old and the population aged of 65 years and older to the population aged between 15 to 64 years old. This ratio is presented as the number of dependents for every 100 people in the working age population.
    Release date: 2024-06-19
  • 6. Canadian Health Survey on Seniors: Public Use Microdata File
    Public use microdata: 13-25-0010
    Description: The public use microdata file (PUMF) from the Canadian Health Survey on Seniors (CHSS) provides data at the provincial level. Over the two-year period, data were collected from approximately 42,000 respondents aged 65 or older, residing in households in all provinces.

    The file includes information on a wide range of topics, including oral health, care receiving, community service use, access to health care services, vaccines, smoking, alcohol consumption, general health, chronic health conditions and provides information on the socio-demographic characteristics of the population.

    Note: The Canadian Health Survey on Seniors (CHSS) is a supplement to the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) - Annual component.
    Release date: 2024-06-14
  • 7. Employment by choice and necessity among Canadian-born and immigrant seniors
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400400002
    Description: Many seniors work past their mid-60s for various reasons. Some find it necessary to keep working because of inadequate retirement savings, mortgage payments, unforeseen expenses, or the responsibility to support children and other family members in Canada or abroad. Others choose to work to provide a sense of personal fulfillment, stay active and remain engaged. This article uses data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and examines the degree to which Canadian-born and immigrant seniors aged 65 to 74 worked by choice or necessity in 2022.
    Release date: 2024-04-24
  • 8. Registered retirement savings plan contributions 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20240933548
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-04-02
  • 9. Study: “Sandwiched” between multiple unpaid caregiving responsibilities
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202409337749
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-04-02
  • 10. Who are the sandwich caregivers in Canada?
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024003
    Description: This infographic investigates sandwich caregiving in Canada in 2022, defined as providing care in the past 12 months to both children under 15 years old and care-dependent adults and youth over 15 years old with a long-term condition or disability. The infographic explores the prevalence of sandwich caregiving, the types of relationships involved, and the impacts of this type of caregiving.
    Release date: 2024-04-02
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  • 1. Tax filers and dependants, seniors with income by source of income and age
    Table: 11-10-0039-01
    Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Seniors and individuals; Tax filers and dependants, seniors with income by source of income and age groups (final T1 Family File; T1FF).
    Release date: 2024-06-27
  • 2. Senior census families by family type and age of older partner, parent or individual
    Table: 39-10-0042-01
    Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Seniors and families of tax filers; Senior census families by family type and age of older partner, parent or individual (final T1 Family File; T1FF).

    Release date: 2024-06-27
  • 3. Tax filers and dependants in senior census families by family type, sex and age
    Table: 39-10-0043-01
    Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Seniors and families of tax filers; Tax filers and dependants in senior census families by family type, sex and age groups (final T1 Family File; T1FF).
    Release date: 2024-06-27
  • 4. Demographic dependency ratio, July 1, by health region and peer group, 2023 boundaries
    Table: 17-10-0156-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: The ratio of the combined population aged between 0 to 14 years old and the population aged of 65 years and older to the population aged between 15 to 64 years old. This ratio is presented as the number of dependents for every 100 people in the working age population.
    Release date: 2024-06-19
  • 5. Canadian Health Survey on Seniors: Public Use Microdata File
    Public use microdata: 13-25-0010
    Description: The public use microdata file (PUMF) from the Canadian Health Survey on Seniors (CHSS) provides data at the provincial level. Over the two-year period, data were collected from approximately 42,000 respondents aged 65 or older, residing in households in all provinces.

    The file includes information on a wide range of topics, including oral health, care receiving, community service use, access to health care services, vaccines, smoking, alcohol consumption, general health, chronic health conditions and provides information on the socio-demographic characteristics of the population.

    Note: The Canadian Health Survey on Seniors (CHSS) is a supplement to the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) - Annual component.
    Release date: 2024-06-14
  • 6. Retirement age by class of worker, annual
    Table: 14-10-0060-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Retirement age by class of worker and sex, last 5 years.
    Release date: 2024-01-05
  • 7. Sources of income of senior census families by family type and age of older partner, parent or individual
    Table: 11-10-0053-01
    Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Seniors and families of tax filers; Sources of income of senior census families by family type and age of older partner, parent or individual (final T1 Family File; T1FF).

    Release date: 2023-07-12
  • 8. Demographic dependency ratio, July 1, by health region and peer group, 2018 boundaries, inactive Archived
    Table: 17-10-0133-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: The ratio of the combined population aged between 0 to 19 years old and the population aged of 65 years and over to the population aged between 20 to 64 years old. This ratio is presented as the number of dependents for every 100 people in the working age population.
    Release date: 2023-03-02
  • 9. Census Profile
    Profile of a community or region: 98-316-X
    Description:

    This product presents information from the Census of Population for various levels of geography, including provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, communities and census tracts. Data are from the Census of Population and include characteristics for: population, age, sex, dwellings, families, marital status, language, income, education and labour as examples.

    Release date: 2022-12-15
  • 10. Plans to address expected retirements, fourth quarter of 2022
    Table: 33-10-0613-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Plans to address expected retirements, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, fourth quarter of 2022.

    Release date: 2022-11-25
Analysis (262)

Analysis (262) (20 to 30 of 262 results)

  • 21. A portrait of Canada’s growing population aged 85 and older from the 2021 Census
    Stats in brief: 98-200-X2021004
    Description:

    This Census in Brief article examines recent trends for the population aged 85 and over in 2021. It provides some insights on the size and growth of this group, as well as on those of centenarians. This article also provides information on the population aged 85 and over living in collective dwellings geared towards seniors.

    Release date: 2022-04-27
  • 22. Women working in paid care occupations
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202200100001
    Description:

    The care economy, which includes paid and unpaid care for children, seniors, and people with disabilities, is a fundamental component of societies. In Canada, and around the world, demographic and socioeconomic transformations, notably the aging population, are increasing the demand for care workers. This study uses data from the 2016 Census of Population and from the Labour Force Survey to examine the personal and job characteristics of workers in paid care occupations by gender. It also examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the employment of workers in this sector, compared to workers in all other occupations.

    Release date: 2022-01-25
  • 23. Study: Women working in paid care occupations Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202202533223
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-01-25
  • 24. Differences in the caregiving arrangements of Canadians, 2018 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021004
    Description:

    This infographic presents differences in the caregiving arrangements of Canadians, as captured in Wave 4 (2018) of the Longitudinal and International Study of Adults. Among individuals who acted as caregivers between January 2016 and December 2017, some had provided care each month over the two-year period, while others had provided care for a continuous but shorter period of time, or on and off over the period considered. Moreover, individuals in different arrangements varied in their characteristics and in the intensity of the care they had provided.

    Release date: 2022-01-14
  • 25. Housing experiences in Canada: Seniors in 2018
    Articles and reports: 46-28-0001202100100002
    Description:

    This article about the population aged 65 and older is part of the "Housing Experiences in Canada" fact sheet series. This series focuses on housing indicators that provide information on the housing experiences of different population groups, with a focus on those identified in legislation that recognizes housing as a human right.

    Release date: 2021-11-22
  • 26. Lower body bone structure and muscle function in Canadian older adults and seniors, 2016 to 2019
    Articles and reports: 82-625-X202100100004
    Description:

    This document provides descriptive results of the muscle and bone density of the tibia. Descriptive results for lower limb muscle power and force are also presented.

    Release date: 2021-10-27
  • 27. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian seniors
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202100100008
    Description:

    This article brings together research on the health, social and financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian seniors aged 65 years and older. The results discussed are based on data from the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database, Canadian Community Health Survey, Labour Force Survey, Canadian Perspectives Survey Series, and crowdsourcing data.

    Release date: 2021-10-18
  • 28. Study: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian seniors Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202129132123
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-10-18
  • 29. Differences in living arrangements of older seniors by mother tongue
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202100500003
    Description:

    Canada’s senior population is becoming more diverse, ethnically and linguistically. Among individuals aged 75 and older in 2016, 34% were foreign-born and 27% had a mother tongue other than English or French, compared with 29% and 21%, respectively, in 1991. There is a pressing need for a better understanding of the living arrangements of immigrant and ethnic minority seniors in response to shifting demographics. This article provides an overview of the living arrangements of Canadians aged 75 and older across mother tongue groups. Analysis is based on the 2016 Census of Population short-form questionnaire and includes older seniors in both private and collective residences.

    Release date: 2021-05-26
  • 30. Study: The wealth of unattached men and women aged 50 and older 1999 to 2016 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202112429363
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-05-04
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Reference (8) ((8 results))

  • 1. New Frontiers of Research on Retirement - Technical Annex Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75-512-X
    Description:

    This book provides technical documentation of variables, methodologies and extended lists of references used in developing the research findings reported in "New Frontiers of Research on Retirement". It will be used around the world by researchers and teachers, as well as by students preparing theses related to patterns of transition to retirement. This documentation is important because a large part of book is devoted to scientific papers that are based upon Statistics Canada's data and which require substantial innovations of useful concepts and data.

    Release date: 2008-09-08
  • 2. Factors associated with nursing home entry for elders in Manitoba, Canada Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11-522-X19990015676
    Description:

    As the population ages, a greater demand for long-term care services and, in particular, nursing homes is expected. Policy analysts continue to search for alternative, less costly forms of care for the elderly and have attempted to develop programs to delay or prevent nursing-home entry. Health care administrators required information for planning the future demand for nursing-home services. This study assesses the relative importance of predisposing, enabling, and need characteristics in predicting and understanding nursing-home entry.

    Release date: 2000-03-02
  • 3. Questions Relating to Social Support: Results from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) January 1993 Test Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75F0002M1993013
    Description:

    This report examines the results of the January 1993 test of questions on the impact of unpaid care-giving and receipt of unpaid care on labour market participation, and discusses whether these questions adequately met the objectives.

    Release date: 1995-12-30
  • 4. Survey of Persons Not in the Labour Force
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4400
    Description: The purpose of this survey was to find out more about the activities, previous work force attachment and future plans of persons not presently in the labour force; information was also collected on the plans of non-student youth and the retirement circumstances of retired people.
  • 5. General Social Survey - Education, Work and Retirement
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4500
    Description: The two primary objectives of the General Social Survey (GSS) are: to gather data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well being of Canadians over time; and to provide information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest. This survey monitored changes in education, work and retirement, and examined the relationships between these three main activities.
  • 6. Canadian Community Health Survey - Healthy Aging
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5146
    Description: The purpose of the Canadian Community Health Survey - Healthy Aging is to collect new information about the factors, influences and processes that contribute to healthy aging. The survey focuses on the health of Canadians aged 45 and over.
  • 7. Survey of Older Workers
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5158
    Description: The survey is designed to assess the labour market intentions and transitions of older Canadians.
  • 8. Canadian Health Survey on Seniors
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5267
    Description: Canadian Health Survey on Seniors
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