Posted In: Career Resources, Employer Resources, Employment News · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 17 Jul 2007
Statistics Canada today releases data from the 2006 Census covering age and sex. A detailed analysis of how the nation's population age structure is changing is available in the online report Portrait of the Canadian Population in 2006, by Age and Sex, 2006 Census. Data from the census show large-scale changes in the age distribution of Canada's population as a result of population aging. The two main factors behind the population aging are the nation's low fertility rate and increasing life expectancy.
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Posted In: Career Resources, Employer Resources, Employment News · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 1 May 2007
A meeting with the National Council of Senior Citizens resulted in President Kennedy designating May 1963 as “Senior Citizens Month,” asking the nation to pay tribute in some way to older people across the country. In 1980, President Carter’s proclamation changed the name to “Older Americans Month,” a time to celebrate those age 65 and older through ceremonies, events and fairs.
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Posted In: Career Resources, Employer Resources, Employment News · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 1 Jan 2007
Many people who take their retirement either can't, or won't, stay away from the work force, according to a new study which examines individuals who return to paid employment after an initial retirement.
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Posted In: Career Resources, Employer Resources, Employment News · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 27 Mar 2006
Broad social changes are forcing Canadians to rethink their traditional ideas about retirement, according to New Frontiers of Research on Retirement, a new book released today by Statistics Canada. The baby boom generation, the vanguard of whom turns 60 this year, has caused fundamental changes in every social institution it has touched. Retirement will be no exception.
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