As the number of seniors continues to grow, experts say Canada is failing to prepare for the housing and home care needs of an aging population.
“We’re so far behind where we ought to be, given we know these trends are happening and we’ve known about these trends for the past 20 years,” said Mark Rosenberg, geography and planning professor at Queen’s University and the Canada Research Chair in development studies.
Statistics Canada 2016 census figures released on Wednesday revealed that the country recorded its greatest increase in the proportion of seniors. The increase in the number of seniors, who now outnumber children, could have implications on future policy making, in particular the housing needs of the elderly.
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