Demographic Trends and Projections The Population Project For

Demographics Demo – People Graphics – Description People Description Males and Females By Age

Demographics Population How many people? Number of males and females by age. and Population

Current Demographic Trends • Births – Number of Births for Mothers – Fertility –

Demographic Trends and Projections “How can society intelligently participate in the setting of national

The Population Project How can we, as active and involved community members, intelligently participate

"governments and bureaucracies have been much slower at the draw, raising questions of whether

Projections vs Forecasts "Forecasting pretends to foretell the future, while the projection is an

The Key to Population Projections for Census Areas in Canada

Sources • 1996, Statistics Canada - Cat. No. 97 F 0003 XCB 2001001 •

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Demographic Trends and Projections The Population Project For Canada’s Census Areas Grade 11 Social Studies

Demographics Demo – People Graphics – Description People Description Males and Females By Age

Demographics Population How many people? Number of males and females by age. and Population Change Births and Deaths In-Migration and Out-Migration

Current Demographic Trends • Births – Number of Births for Mothers – Fertility – Age of Mother • Deaths – By Age and Sex – Life Expectancy • In-Migration – By Age and Sex • Out-Migration – By Age and Sex

Demographic Trends and Projections “How can society intelligently participate in the setting of national priorities if the population does not understand where we are, and where we are heading on current trends? ” This question was asked by Ivan Fellegi, Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada speaking at the United Nations Economic and Social Council, Statistical Commission and Economic Commission for Europe, Conference of European Statisticians in 1999

The Population Project How can we, as active and involved community members, intelligently participate in the setting of local to global priorities if we do not understand where we are, and where we are heading on current demographic trends?

"governments and bureaucracies have been much slower at the draw, raising questions of whether this phenomena crept up on them a little too fast". (Sarah Boesveld, July 2014)

Looking into the future

Projections vs Forecasts "Forecasting pretends to foretell the future, while the projection is an analytic tool which -- within the constraints of a tightly specified model -- enables the analyst to consider the implications of alternative scenarios. The issue of scenarios is important: in order to underline the analytic character of projections, it is our policy to publish always a set of possible projections, each corresponding to a well defined an analytic scenario. " (Ivan Fellegi, 1999)

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The Key to Population Projections for Census Areas in Canada

Sources • 1996, Statistics Canada - Cat. No. 97 F 0003 XCB 2001001 • 2001, Statistics Canada - Cat. No. 95 F 0300 XCB 2001004 • 2006, Source: Statistics Canada - 2006 Census. Catalogue Number 97 -551 -XCB 2006011. • 2011, Source: Statistics Canada - 2011 Census. Catalogue Number 98 -311 -XCB 2011018.