Canadian Population and Atlantic Canada

Atlantic Canada: Greater percentage, according to The Chronicle Herald. Not surprisingly the percentage of seniors in the population is higher in Atlantic Canada than in the overall Canadian population. This is as visibly obvious as the underrepresentation of visible minorities and People working beyond retirement was one of the generic solutions to Atlantic Canadas impending labour shortage proposed by Dalhousie economist Dr. Jim McNiven, but reality does not reflect that hoped for future. In its October 6 newsletter the Atlantic Research Group on Economics of Immigration, Aging and Diversity, focused on the role of seniors in the workforce in Atlantic Canada. The group , a research institute of the Sobey School of Business at Saint Marys University, was established to promote research and mobilize knowledge focusing on the economic significance of immigration, diversity and aging. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.