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Lesson 2, Handout 1: Age of Population Projection

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Area (province/territory, region, city/town):
The age of the majority of people in Canada 15 years from now will be (select one):
significantly older	somewhat older	the same as now	somewhat younger	significantly younger
Evidence from census data that supports my projection		Reasons why this evidence will affect the age of the population

Information sources:

General overview of changes in age of the population, from The Daily, July 17, 2007
Sections of 'Portrait of the Canadian Population in 2006, by Age and Sex, 2006 Census':
- Overview of the population of provinces (individual provinces appear on successive pages). Includes pyramids for 2001 and 2006 censuses
- Population in cities and towns
- Animated population pyramids
- Tool to compare population pyramids of provinces, territories and cities
- Community Profiles: searchable database of communities