Century Initiative launches a five-part series exploring how demographic change will shape Canada's ability to deliver on its economic and social ambitions.
Canada is facing consequential choices about its future. An ageing population, shifting workforce needs, pressures on housing and public services, and a changing global landscape are raising important questions about how we plan for long-term prosperity.
At a time when much of the national conversation is focused on immigration levels, Century Initiative is launching a new Smart Growth Backgrounder series to examine the bigger picture: how demographic change intersects with Canada's economic and social ambitions, and why population planning must be connected to the investments, policies and infrastructure needed to support growth.
Part of our The Future We Choose initiative, the five-part series explores:
Our first backgrounder, Canada's Place in the World, examines the relationship between demographic change and Canada's ability to strengthen its economy, build domestic defence and industrial capacity, meet growing workforce needs and maintain its influence internationally.
As Canada makes generational commitments to defence, economic diversification and national security, an important question deserves greater attention: Will we have the people, skills and productive capacity needed to deliver on those ambitions?
Each backgrounder will bring evidence and a longer-term perspective to the choices facing Canada, recognizing that population growth alone is not the solution. What matters is how well we plan for change.
