Baby boomers now less than 25% of Canada’s population, 2021 census data shows
That means fewer caregivers to tend to the growing number of people who won’t have access to long-term care spaces.Seniors targeted in growing number of frauds and scams – Mar 24, 2022Newly released census data shows 0.33 per cent of Canadians aged 15 or older, or about 100,815 people, identify as transgender or non-binary.
The new information from Statistics Canada gives an unprecedented snapshot into Canada’s transgender and non-binary population, which some advocates say is long overdue. Last year’s national household survey included a revamped section on gender, differentiating for the first time between the sex a person was assigned at birth and their gender.Gemma Hickey, a transmasculine non-binary author and activist, says it’s “about time” the census acknowledged people who exist outside the gender binary.They hope the census will spark a broader conversation by acknowledging that the sex a person was assigned at birth is not necessarily the same as gender.
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