More Canadians living alone and without children

[petros]

Isn't it the trend of the whole world, not just Canada? Young single people just want to stay single because having a family cost much more than their salary could afford. And freedom, of course, one of big reason to consider.

Selfishness.

 

[Cannuck]

Essentially I wont have a chance at a opportunity until a greater number of boomers have died because im price out of most opportunities.

How pathetic. I created my own opportunities instead of making excuses for my failures. Consequently, I became successful.

Quit blaming others for your failures

 

[petros]

A PT job and pogey is successful?

 

[Cannuck]

A PT job and pogey is successful?

To you, I'm sure it is

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

If this place is any example of the average Canadian, it's no wonder their spouses and kids moved out and won't talk to them.

 

[Cannuck]

If this place is any example of the average Canadian, it's no wonder their spouses and kids moved out and won't talk to them.

This place is anything but average. That's why it's so damned entertaining

 

[White_Unifier]

Canadians are living increasingly alone and without children, according to the latest census figures released by Statistics Canada.

The number of Canadians living alone increased to its greatest share since Confederation and was the most common type of household in the country in 2016, representing 28.2 per cent of all households in Canada.

That is an increase from 25.7 per cent in 2001. Fully 13.9 per cent of the Canadian adult population now lives alone. That figure stood at just 1.8 per cent in 1951.

According to Statistics Canada, this puts Canada well in line with the United Kingdom and the United States, though countries like France and Germany have more single-person households.

The single-person household is most common in Quebec at 33.3 per cent, while British Columbia and Nova Scotia also have more single-person households than the Canadian average. The lowest rates could be found in Nunavut (18.9 per cent), while less than one-in-four adults in Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador were living alone.

Due to its aging population, the biggest increase in single-person households occurred in the Atlantic provinces, with rates of growth two to four times greater than Canada as a whole.

Women are more likely than men to be living alone due to their longer life expectancy. On the bright side, however, the share of senior women living alone has decreased.

"This is the result of an aging population," said Johanne Denis, a director general at Statistics Canada. "We're also seeing higher rates of separation and divorce, delayed couple formation among younger Canadians and more women in the labour force. These are trends that other countries are also experiencing."

The 2016 census found that the rate of growth since 2011 among couples living without children has been greater than among those couples living with children, at 7.2 per cent to 2.3 per cent.

Couples with at least one child represented 51.1 per cent of all couples, their lowest share on record. The biggest decline occurred in Atlantic Canada, with Nova Scotia having the lowest share at 42.8 per cent.

More Canadians living alone and without children, census figures show - Politics - CBC News

I can think of 2 practical solutions:

1. Introduce tougher laws to protect both children and adults from sexual abuse. This would make them feel more comfortable and safer around people of the opposite sex and so increase the probability of them entering courtships and consequently marriages at an earlier age.

2. Reduce bureaucracy pertaining to international marriages. For example, proof of marriage to a permanent resident or citizen of Canada should be treated as equal to a student, work, and business visa at least. He could always go through the immigration bureaucracy for permanent resident or citizenship status later, but the ability to work should be immediate and bureaucracy-free. financial stability will increase the probability of having children earlier.

Beyond these, I'm tempted to say lower taxes, but I also recognize that the government probably cannot afford that at this time. That said, lowering taxes should be a long-term objective. In the meantime, the government can look at cutting waste. Official bilingualism and the separate school system would be the first costs to scrap. Beyond these, we could scrap daylight saving time and plenty of other costs. If we cannot afford to lower taxes, we can still at least shift them to resource taxes and taxes on tobacco, alcohol, etc. to encourage people to take more responsibility for their health and the environment. That could help to reduce health care and other costs.

Those are just some ideas.