Stress Test: Demographic Pressures and Policy Options in Atlantic Canada

Colin Busby, William Robson and Pierre-Marcel Desjardins
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Colin Busby: C.D. Howe Institute
Pierre-Marcel Desjardins: Université de Moncton

C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2009, issue 120

Abstract: A rapidly aging population means the Atlantic provinces face the prospect of shrinking workforces as early as 2010. To stem the population pressures of tomorrow, a suite of policies – such as those that boost workforce participation and others that prefund demographically sensitive government programs – is needed for today.

Keywords: economic growth and innovation; Atlantic Canada; demographics; migration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J11 J20 R10 R50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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