Abstract
Canadians aged 85 and over (the oldest old) form a distinct group which is destined to grow as a proportion of the country’s population. This is a demographic reality which needs to be taken into account in policy making.
Bibliographic Notes
The Policy Brief was written in French by Mathieu-Robert Sauvé, and translated to English by Duncan Fulton.
Recommended Citation
Légaré, Jacques; Décarie, Yann; Deslandes, Kim; and Carrière, Yves
(2015)
"Policy Brief No. 20 - The Oldest Old: A New Reality in Canada's Population,"
Population Change and Lifecourse Strategic Knowledge Cluster Research/Policy Brief: Vol. 1:
No.
6, Article 5.
Available at:
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/pclc_rpb/vol1/iss6/5
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