This week I read an article about Canada’s 2016 census result because we were studying about Canada’s population and I thought this would be interesting as I can apply what I learnt in class to this real-life event.
The article I chose explains five key points from the latest census data. First, Canada has more big cities and each city is getting bigger. In 2016, there are a total of 35 census metropolitan areas, meaning that it must have a minimum total population of 100,000 people with 50,000 or more living in the core. The CMAs have grown since 2011 when there was only 33 CMAs. And compared to number of CMAS in 1931, which is only 11, Canada’s big cities had tripled their numbers. The largest three cities: Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver are continuing to grow. In the 2016 census, these three cities lived …show more content…
In fact, the population of these cities would shrink without these immigrants because Canada is not achieving its expected replacement rate of 2.1 children per woman. The current fertility rate is 1.5 children per woman, which is far below the expected rate. In this case, population growth in these cities can only be contributed by immigration. Second, even the smaller cities outside of the CMAs are expanding due to urbanization. Families are choosing to have children in downtown areas. Third, the article talks about the city of Calgary and its growth in the past few years. Calgary now has 1.39 million of population and it is the fourth largest city in Canada. This sudden growth of population is cause by the oil resources. However, the census was done before the oil prices had went down. Thus, the population growth had also slowed down. Fourth, the small municipalities are suffering from population loss when forty-five percent of the municipalities outside of CMAs are struggling with population loss. When their economy fails, the population of the area also declines as a result. Last of all, the peripheral
The article I chose explains five key points from the latest census data. First, Canada has more big cities and each city is getting bigger. In 2016, there are a total of 35 census metropolitan areas, meaning that it must have a minimum total population of 100,000 people with 50,000 or more living in the core. The CMAs have grown since 2011 when there was only 33 CMAs. And compared to number of CMAS in 1931, which is only 11, Canada’s big cities had tripled their numbers. The largest three cities: Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver are continuing to grow. In the 2016 census, these three cities lived …show more content…
In fact, the population of these cities would shrink without these immigrants because Canada is not achieving its expected replacement rate of 2.1 children per woman. The current fertility rate is 1.5 children per woman, which is far below the expected rate. In this case, population growth in these cities can only be contributed by immigration. Second, even the smaller cities outside of the CMAs are expanding due to urbanization. Families are choosing to have children in downtown areas. Third, the article talks about the city of Calgary and its growth in the past few years. Calgary now has 1.39 million of population and it is the fourth largest city in Canada. This sudden growth of population is cause by the oil resources. However, the census was done before the oil prices had went down. Thus, the population growth had also slowed down. Fourth, the small municipalities are suffering from population loss when forty-five percent of the municipalities outside of CMAs are struggling with population loss. When their economy fails, the population of the area also declines as a result. Last of all, the peripheral