Two’s company for a growing number of Canadian couples, with the
latest census data showing an ever-widening gap between households with
children and households without them. The latter outnumbered the former
for the first time in 2006, and the latest numbers reveal that trend has
only magnified in the years since.
Though our aging population explains part of the phenomenon, with
many baby boomers’ kids having reached adulthood and left home, analysts
say the big picture is more diverse. Overall, Canadian families are
getting smaller, fertility rates are declining, and many couples are
either delaying starting families or snubbing the reproductive
imperative altogether.
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