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Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada, 2001 Catalogue no. 91-209-XIE Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada 2001 How to obtain more information Specific inquiries about this product and related statistics or services should be directed to: Client Services, Demography Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0T6. We also welcome calls, fax or e-mail inquiries: telephone: 613-951-2320, toll-free line: 1-866-767-5611, fax line: 613-951-2307, [email protected]. For information on the wide range of data available from Statistics Canada, you can contact us by calling one of our toll-free numbers. You can also contact us by e-mail or by visiting our website at www.statcan.ca. 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Statistics Canada Demography Division Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada 2001 Alain Bélanger Editor-in-Chief Published by authority of the Minister responsible for Statistics Canada © Minister of Industry, 2006 All rights reserved. The content of this electronic publication may be reproduced, in whole or in part, and by any means, without further permission from Statistics Canada, subject to the following conditions: that it be done solely for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, review or newspaper summary, and/or for non-commercial purposes; and that Statistics Canada be fully acknowledged as follows: Source (or “Adapted from”, if appropriate): Statistics Canada, year of publication, name of product, catalogue number, volume and issue numbers, reference period and page(s). Otherwise, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form, by any means—electronic, mechanical or photocopy—or for any purposes without prior written permission of Licensing Services, Client Services Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0T6. September 2006 Catalogue no. 91-209-XIE ISSN 1718-7788 Catalogue no. 91-209-XPE ISSN 0715-9293 Frequency: Annual Ottawa Cette publication est aussi disponible en français (no 91-209-XIF au catalogue) Note of appreciation Canada owes the success of its statistical system to a long-standing partnership between Statistics Canada, the citizens of Canada, its businesses, governments and other institutions. Accurate and timely statistical information could not be produced without their continued cooperation and goodwill. Symbols .. figures not available. ... figures not appropriate or not applicable. The data analysed in this report were those available at time of writing. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences - Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48 - 1984. 8 For further reading Selected publications from Statistics Canada Title Catalogue Demographic Documents, Occasional 91F0015MPE Annual Demographic Statistics, 2002 91-213-XPB Health Reports, Quarterly 82-003-XPB Current Demographic Analysis In the same series: REPORT ON THE DEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION IN CANADA (Catalogue no. 91-209-XPE) z1983 Report, by J. Dumas - (130 pages - Out of print) z1986 Report, by J. Dumas with the collaboration of R. Lachapelle - (138 pages - Out of print) -Childbearing Performance of Married Canadian-born Women; -The Fertility of Single Women; -The Strengthening of Majority Positions. z1988 Report, by J. Dumas with the collaboration of C.F. Grindstaff - (157 pages - $21.00) -The Termination of Pregnancy in a Population Perspective; -Long-term Consequences of Adolescent Marriage and Fertility. z1990 Report, by J. Dumas - (112 pages - $26.00) -Recent Evolution of the Canadian and American Populations. z1991 Report, by J. Dumas with the collaboration of A. Bélanger and C. Fortier - (181 pages - Out of print) -Overview of the Principal World Migratory Flows Since World War II. z 1992 Report, by J. Dumas with the collaboration of Y. Lavoie - (157 pages - $26.00) -Age Structure in Mutation - Two Centuries of Demographic Change. z1993 Report, by J. Dumas - (221 pages - $26.00) -Mexico’s Demographic Challenges (An Overview). z1994 Report, by J. Dumas and A. Bélanger - (151 pages - Out of print) -The Sandwich Generation: Myths and Reality. z1995 Report, by J. Dumas and A. Bélanger with the collaboration of G. Smith - (195 pages - $30.00) -Demographic Similarities and Differences between Ontario and Quebec. z1996 Report, by J. Dumas and A. Bélanger with the collaboration of G. Smith - (186 pages - $30.00) -Common-Law Unions in Canada at the End of the 20th Century. Current Demographic Analysis In the same series (continued): REPORT ON THE DEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION IN CANADA - Concluded (Catalogue no. 91-209-XPE) z1997 Report, by A. Bélanger and J. Dumas with the collaboration of C. Oikawa and L. Martel - (185 pages - $30.00) -Effects of the Social Environment of Elderly Persons on their Socio-Economic Condition. z1998-1999 Report, by A. Bélanger with the collaboration of S. Gilbert - (200 pages - $30.00) -Relative Income, Opportunity Cost and Fertility Changes; -Dependence-free and Health-adjusted Life Expectancy; -Ethnic Mobility and Demographic Growth of Aboriginal Populations. z2000 Report, by A. Bélanger, Y. Carrière and S. Gilbert - (214 pages - $31.00) -Smoking and Disability-Free Life Expectancy in Canada; -Impacts of Causes of Death on Life Expectancy at Higher Ages; -Family Changes and the Economic Well-Being of Preschool-age Children; -The Emergence of the Blended Family. OCCASIONAL zFertility in Canada: from Baby-boom to Baby-bust, by A. Romaniuc - (Catalogue no. 91-524E, 1984, 156 pages - Out of print) zIncome of Immigrants, by R. Beaujot, K.G. Basavarajappa and R.B.P. Verma - (Catalogue no. 91-527E, 1988, 101 pages - $20.00) zCaribbean Immigrants, by A.H. Richmond - (Catalogue no. 91-536E, 1989, 85 pages - Out of print) zNew Trends in the Family, by B. Ram - (Catalogue no. 91-535E, 1990, 96 pages - Out of print) zMarriage and Conjugal Life in Canada, by J. Dumas and Y. Péron - (Catalogue no. 91-534E, 1992, 154 pages - Out of print) z Aging of the Population and Seniors in Canada, by B. Desjardins - (Catalogue no. 91-533E, 1993, 128 pages - Out of print) zFamily over the Life Course, by R. Beaujot, E.M. Gee, F. Rajulton and Z.R. Ravanera - (Catalogue no. 91-543E, 1995, 173 pages - Out of print) Current Demographic Analysis In the same series (concluded): DEMOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTS (Catalogue no. 910015MPE) zDocument no. 1: “Fertility Projections for Canada, Provinces and Territories, 1993-2016” by R.B.P. Verma, S. Loh, S.Y. Dai and D. Ford - (1996, 28 pages, $10.00) zDocument no. 2: “The Population in Collective Dwellings: Canada, 1971- 1991” by G. Smith - (1996, 50 pages, $10.00) zDocument no. 3: “New Birth Cohort Life Tables for Canada and Quebec, 1801-1991” by R. Bourbeau, J. Légaré and V. Emond - (1997, 94 pages, $10.00) zDocument no. 4: “Advantages of the One Year Mobility Variable for Breaking Down Interprovincial Migration by Age, Sex and Marital Status” by M. Bédard and M. Michalowski - (1997, 58 pages, $10.00) zDocument no. 5: “A Review of Procedures for Estimating the Net Undercount of Censuses in Canada, the United States, Britain and Australia” by D. Kerr - (1998, 28 pages, $10.00) Acknowledgements The editor is grateful to all those who have contributed to this publication. In particular, he addresses his thanks to Réjean Lachapelle, Doug Norris, and Mike Sheridan for their revision and comments and to Russell Wilkins, Tomas Frejka and Peter McDonald for their comments on different parts of this Report. Special thanks are addressed to Carol D’Aoust, research assistant, for his dedication and initiative, which are fully appreciated. Table of Contents Page Highlights ................................................................................................ 1 PART I - Current Demographic Analysis for Canada, 2001 by Alain Bélanger et Laurent Martel Demographic Accounts .....................................................................
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