Population Targets: Birth Rate and Life Expectancy

population targets: Currently, Canadians 65 and over account for 16 per cent of the total population, but the ratio is expected to rise to 24 per cent in the next two decades, according to the report by the Conference Board of Canada, released Thursday, according to Toronto Star. With a birth rate hovering around 1.55 children per woman and a longer life expectancy, researchers examined five scenarios of population targets between now and the year 2100, and their impact on labour force growth and government expenditures for health care and old age security benefits. By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Thu., Oct. 6, 2016 Ottawa will need to raise its annual immigration level by one-third to 407,000 by 2030 to sustain its economic growth amid an aging population, says a new report on Canada demographic trends. The aging of Canada population will have a significant impact on Canada potential economic growth. Weaker economic growth over the long term will limit the amount of revenue that governments in Canada collect over the forecast period at a time when the aging of Canada population will require significantly more expenditures. . . Higher immigration can increase the growth of Canada labour force over the long term and generate higher economic growth. Weaker labour force growth will have a negative impact on household spending, while a more slowly expanding economy will engender less investment spending, warns the 54-page report. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.