Abstract
Canada is an aging society; with over 13% of the population 65 and over in 2008 and with this population growing at a rate
more than double the overall population. Moreover, the aging of the Canada population varies geographically across the nation.
Using data drawn from the 2001 Census of Canada Master files (20% sample), the objectives of this analysis are twofold. First,
the analysis examines the internal migration behavior of the older population, distinguishing between the native-born and
foreign-born. Second, the analysis examines how residential attributes at the census subdivision (CSD) and census metropolitan
levels influence the migration decision. This analysis examines the later-life migrations of Canada’s older population at
the census subdivision level in 2001.
more than double the overall population. Moreover, the aging of the Canada population varies geographically across the nation.
Using data drawn from the 2001 Census of Canada Master files (20% sample), the objectives of this analysis are twofold. First,
the analysis examines the internal migration behavior of the older population, distinguishing between the native-born and
foreign-born. Second, the analysis examines how residential attributes at the census subdivision (CSD) and census metropolitan
levels influence the migration decision. This analysis examines the later-life migrations of Canada’s older population at
the census subdivision level in 2001.
- Content Type Journal Article
- DOI 10.1007/s12062-010-9020-6
- Authors
- Karen M. King, The Martin Prosperity Institute, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, 101 College Street, Suite 420, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5G 1L7
- K. Bruce Newbold, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
- Journal Journal of Population Ageing
- Online ISSN 1874-7876
- Print ISSN 1874-7884