Aging in Canada

by Neena L Chappell and Marcus J Hollander

Canada, like other countries, is aging. The media has reported on a "grey tsunami," a demographic change reflecting longer life expectancy and the retirement of the so-called baby boomer generation. The numbers and percentages of older adults within our population continue to increase. In 2010, 15.3 percent of Canada's population was over 65; in 2030, it will be 24.1 percent. Many commentators have risen alarm about this flood of adults potentially...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195447662
• ISBN13: 9780195447668
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Canada
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"