Human Resources committee  The infrastructure of the population is certainly an important factor in the growth of the population that is working. The baby boomers are now reaching the age when they will retire. That will increase pressure on their rate of participation.

Human Resources committee  Their situation is very different in terms of demography. The U.S. has a fertility rate of 2.1%, so the level of fertility in the U.S. is high enough to replace the generation. Their population is younger than the Canadian population. The baby boomers were also an important facto

Human Resources committee  We have the flow of internal migrants from one province to the other. I can have the exact number, but your question is so specific that I don't really have the number right now, but I can provide it to you.

Human Resources committee  No, I don't have that information with me right now. What I know is that Alberta is really attracting a lot of internal migrants in recent years. I don't have the exact number by province right now.

Human Resources committee  There are very few data on immigration by Canadians, be they Canadians born here or outside the country. This is because we are free to leave Canada without having to leave a forwarding address. However, there are a number of studies conducted as part of investigations that have

Human Resources committee  The red part is the difference between births and deaths, and that has been declining for a while, and will continue, because the population is aging.

Human Resources committee  The blue part actually is increasing in this projection. I guess it's only an optical effect because of the sharp downward slope of the natural increase. But if I had put the blue part below the red part, you would see that it's increasing, because under these scenarios the immig

Human Resources committee  Yes, of course, there will be fluctuations from year to year, but this is a long-term population projection, and we make assumptions on long-term trends. We cannot project the cycle that will happen. However, in the last 15 years, the number of immigrants that Canada received h

Human Resources committee  Actually, it's not the number of immigrants that is declining in the projections. It's the number of births and the natural increase, so it's the red part of the chart.

Human Resources committee  I am Alain Bélanger, Research and Analysis Coordinator in the Demography Division.