Brain Drain: Top Us Destinations For Canadian Workers
2006 2011 2016 In this edition of Graphic Intelligence, we show the top state destinations for Canadian-born working-age newcomers (arrived 5 years or less) to the US in 2006, 2011, and 2016. Migration of Canadian-born, working-age individuals to the United States has trended upward over the past 30 years, according to the American Community Survey (ACS). The majority of these Canadians […] Minimum Wage, Maximum Efficiency? Provincial Distribution Of Minimum Wage Workers
In this edition of Graphic Intelligence, we show the percentage of minimum wage workers, and their distribution according to individual characteristics in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia for the first quarter of 2018. Alberta increased its minimum wage to $15 per hour last week, while Ontario halted the previously planned increase to $15 per hour, which […]Wage Progression And Regression By Occupation
This edition of Graphic Intelligence shows wages and wage increases for occupations in Canada by age group. Wages tend to rise over the course of working life. Wage levels and increases, however, differ depending on occupation and the age of employees. Wages in some occupations continue to grow throughout a person’s career while some other occupations show little […]Jobs In Hot Demand: Job Vacancies In Canadian Provinces
Total Arts and Culture Business and Finance Education and Law Health Management Manufacturing Natural Resources Sales and Service Science Trades and Transport This edition of Graphic Intelligence maps the number of job vacancies in Canadian provinces by occupation for the 2017 year. The fourth quarter of 2017 experienced a large year-over-year increase in job […] Milligan, Schirle – Deconstructing the Longevity Gap between Rich and Poor
From: Kevin Milligan and Tammy Schirle To: Canada’s Pension Administrators and Annuity Providers Date: August 24, 2018 Re: Deconstructing the Longevity Gap between Rich and Poor A longevity gap between rich and poor has persisted over the years in Canada with significant policy implications. In our new C.D. Howe Institute report, the first study of […] Rich Man, Poor Man: The Policy Implications of Canadians Living Longer
A longevity gap between rich and poor has persisted over the years in Canada with significant policy implications, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Rich Man, Poor Man: The Policy Implications of Canadians Living Longer” – the first study of long-term changes in longevity across earnings groups in Canada – […] Parisa Mahboubi – Canada Can Benefit Economically from the Asylum Seeker Surge
From: Parisa Mahboubi To: Concerned Canadians Date: July 24, 2018 Re: Canada can benefit economically from the asylum seeker surge The number of asylum seekers crossing into Canada has increased since 2016 due to changes in US immigration policy. While the majority do not appear to meet the requirements for admission, Canada can still benefit from eligible claimants by […] Robson, Mahboubi – More Immigration is Good, but What About the People Who are Leaving?
From: William B.P. Robson and Parisa Mahboubi To: Canada’s Ministers of Finance, Employment and Immigration Date: April 6, 2018 Re: More Immigration is Good, but what About the People who are Leaving? Immigration has been a key driver of Canada’s economic and cultural development. As natural population growth has slowed, immigration’s contribution to growth in […] Demographic Challenges Are Key To Solving Canada’s Inflation Riddle – Globe And Mail Op-ed
For the first time in three years, headline inflation in Canada has moved above the Bank of Canada’s 2-per-cent target. Whether or not it will continue to increase, the fact that the bank’s three core measures of inflation averaged above 2 per cent for the first time in six years certainly suggests that it will. But the question remains, why has it been so hard to hit the 2-per-cent target? In a recent C.D. Howe Institute paper, we show that demographics – often thought of as an issue for health care or pension costs – has acted as a drag on monetary policy effectiveness and, in turn, has led to lower inflation.
Much work has been done examining the issue of tepid inflation since the financial crisis. Canada has not been immune…
Robson, Mahboubi – Later Retirement versus Higher Immigration as Remedies for an Aging Population
To: Canada’s Ministers of Immigration and Finance From: William B.P. Robson and Parisa Mahboubi Date: March 27, 2018 Re: Later Retirement versus Higher Immigration as Remedies for an Aging Population Canada’s aging population – notably the rapid increase in Canadians past normal retirement age relative to their working-age compatriots – is slowing growth in the […] Immigration Alone Can’t Keep Canada Young – Globe And Mail Op-ed
Canada is getting older. Not just us Canadians as individuals, but our population as a whole.
Our fertility rate dropped below the replacement rate of 2.1 required for population stability way back in 1971. Life expectancy at birth has increased by more than nine years since then.
One consequence of low fertility and increased longevity is that the number of people past what we traditionally consider working age is rising relative to the people of working age. The ratio of Canadians age 65 and older to Canadians age 18-64 rose by more than 10 percentage points over the past 40 years, and will rise by more than 10 percentage points again over the next 40.
An aging population puts pressure on living standards, dampens…
Inflated Expectations: More Immigrants Can’t Solve Canada’s Aging Problem on Their Own
Higher immigration can ease, but not entirely mitigate, the impacts of demographic change on the workforce, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Inflated Expectations: More Immigrants Can’t Solve Canada’s Aging Problem on Their Own” authors William B.P. Robson and Parisa Mahboubi encourage governments to adopt policies to complement immigration that […]