The Aging Workforce in Canada
Could we work as long as we want? The elderly are greatly appreciated by the Canadian society, due to how there is a national senior day in Canada, pension plans, and discounts on everyday living conditions. However, many adults aged 65 and over are still in the workplace and don’t plan on leaving anytime soon. This may affect the younger youth, due to how they will become limited to what they can accomplish in the future. Therefore, to keep up with society, there has to be a renewal of sources sporadically. Above all, there should be a mandatory retirement age in Canada, to help decrease the toll in the economy, a safer environment for many and with the upcoming technology, one has to
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With everyone still working, not as many jobs will become available specifically to the younger generation of millennials. In fact, as this trend accelerates over the coming years, there will become fewer job opportunities for the younger youth which will result in putting a toll in the economy. Since everyone is very dependent and rely on jobs to make an income, when Canada is currently accepting more than 300,000 young immigrants, there will become a shortage of jobs and fewer opportunities, some limitations being raising a family because it would become very costly and being able to pursue desired goal careers, that may be currently overpopulated. Unfortunately, this will result in leaving many young people in poverty. Not to mention, 35% of Canada's workforce is made up of people aged 65 and over also known as 5.6 million people, yet the ------------------------------------------------------ Therefore, people aged 65 and over should consider retiring, to let the economy flow smoothly and let others not become limited to what they can achieve or be able to …show more content…
Unfortunately, in many cases, this results to an unsafe environment for all, while still giving fewer opportunities to others. Although this act would be considered as age discrimination, 85 percent of adults aged 65-75+ are faced with physical and mental disabilities in Canada, so it's a fact. Besides, with the extra time, this will let the elderly pursue new sideline interests. For example, if one is a surgeon in the medical field, they would very well have a lack of sleep and they would have to stand while each surgery takes place, for about an average 5-8 hours depending on the severity. Also, its proven that people aged 65+ can possibly experience problems with their physical(eyesight) and mental well-being, so this put the patients who are their number one priority at risk. If you were the patient would you want a very elderly doctor who is physically and mentally
The amount of people working into their retirement age is growing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that by 2014, 41 percent of adults aged 55 and older will still be in the work-place. The Metlife foundation and Civic Ventures found that 66 percent of adults age 50 to 59 plan to keep working during their retirement years and 15 percent of those say they will never retire (Sander 643).
The Australian government will increase the age pension from 65 to 70 by 2035(Australian Department of Human services [AU]). This announcement has lots of challenges for Australian people who are under 50; some people support the rise and find it beneficial for the future economical life. However, others are against the announcement as it has lots of concerns for their future plan, as they have to work longer to save more for their retirement. The current population ageing put pressure on the young workers who support retirees and their families, at the same time it affect the economic development. So the rise of pension has advantages and disadvantages on the future life standard of most Australians. It is beneficial decision from the government to provide a productive and qualified future life.
The Canadian population is graying at a steady pace, adding thousands of seniors above the age of 65 in the population charts year after year. This segment of the population needs special attention due to its social, emotional, health, and dwelling needs. Continued growth in the size of aging population is putting pressure on the economy, health care system, and living space for seniors. Planners and policy makers need to pay immediate attention to the issue as it is going to affect all Canadians in the years to come.
Social integration and participation of seniors in society are important indicators of healthy aging. However, seniors are always at risk of being socially isolated. Many factors can cause social isolation and among them population aging that resulted more seniors to live longer is one of the most important factors.
Australia’s aging population is mainly the result of a boom in fertility rates during the post WWII period, also with an increase in life expectancy rates present at birth. However, as our aged population grows so does the number of higher risks for certain illnesses and diseases. In Australia, there are an increased percentage of aged people who are living with chronic illnesses and disabilities, which raises the demands for specific health care services, impacting on our health care system. With the high demands for the health-care services, there is a lack in financial resources in order to provide for these services, along with shortages within the workforce.
...f its residents. In 2009, Canada’s life expectancy rate was 81.2 years, ranking 6th in the world. Some countries who were also near the top of the list were countries who have a similar system to Medicare. In 1961, the average Canadian citizen could be expected to live until 71. With the development and continuation of Medicare, Canada has increased the life span of Canadians by more than 10 years over the course of 48 years. Along with the introduction of Medicare, Canada has also created multiple other benefits to provide the people of Canada maximum comfort. One of the benefits that are included is Employment Insurance. This provides assistance to those individuals who lose their job through no fault of their own. Some reasons could be shortage of work, lay-offs etc. If the person is still able and willing to work, they are applicable for employment insurance.
boomers will reach the age of 65 (Peterson 64). It is clear that the economic
The subsequent paragraphs contain a general analysis as well as a description of the legal questions and principles that were raised in the age discrimination case of Mckinney v. University of Guelph. This case raised the issue of whether a company or organization (in this case, a post secondary institution for education) should have jurisdiction over the age at which an individual must retire. Additionally, this document contains an analysis of the laws of mandatory retirement and how they are still currently in effect in countries such as China. Along with the aforementioned is a description of how mandatory retirement is imperative to population management,
... active workforce. In this scenario, the number of aged people needing care from the younger generation would be relatively high. The situation implies that the aged people would have to work past their retirement ages and take care of themselves. There are consequences associated with overworking at old age such as developing illnesses and eventual premature loss of life. The premature loss of life lowers the life expectancy of a country. In this regard, voluntary childlessness reduces the number of people in the community. The long term effect of the situation is that it lowers life expectancy in adults.
Age discrimination is a growing concern in our society, having significant consequences in denying an increasing proportion of the population the right to work. The percentage of older adults (65 and over) in Canada has risen from 8% in 1971 to a rate of 14% in 2011. This number is expected to steadily rise to a rate of 24.7% (roughly 1 in 4) by the year 2051 (Canada, 2014). Not only is this high rate concerning when considering the availability of future job positions, but this is especially concerning when, as the Ontario Human Rights Commission has determined that “age discrimination is often not taken as seriously as other forms of discrimination” (OHRC, 2014).
it created a mini boom from 1980 to 1995 called the Baby Boom Echo. A
This will create more opportunities in health care, but this baby boom generation will have mostly used all their money by that point in their lives. They will have to rely on social security. This generation will need others to help pay for their medical care, which will fall upon the family members. This will result in more jobs for younger adults, but also more things to pay for.
The focus of this paper is to elaborate on the changing landscape of work in America during the twenty-first century. According to the researchers, as the economy continues to slowly recover from the recession and economic crisis, more of our baby boomers are reentering the workforce. In addition to the introduction of automation and computer technologies into the workplace, this has dramatically changed the nature of jobs for the older workers (Czaja and Sharit 2009). As stated in the Government Accountability Office in 2006, the number of workers over age 55 is projected to increase significantly over the next 20 years. Evidence shows that ageism, stereotypes, and misinformation about our older population continue to be major issues across
Some seniors even choose to continue their education by taking college classes. There is also an “age discrimination in employment act’’ that protects anyone 40 or older and makes it illegal to discriminate in hiring, promoting, setting wages or firing
America is a country where everyone is free to live however they like, but it is possible for some people to live a happy life, if no one is around to take care of them. Nearly three hundred million people reside in the America, and out of those three hundred million populations, senior citizens make a 12 percent of the entire population. A senior citizen is commonly known as a person who is over the age of 65 and living on retirement, or known as social security benefits (Census Bureau). Ever since Franklin D. Roosevelt implied the act of Social Security in 1935, seniors are regularly provided a financial help, but seniors, along with financial help, seeks also accompany of someone who can look after them. Because of constantly growing needs of senior citizens, government as well as many non-profit organizations is working on helping seniors. Therefore I decided to research on this particular issue in my community, and I found that 64.5% of seniors are living alone in metropolitan area of Atlanta.