8 SCHOOL LEAVERS entering labour force (post-secondary, college and high school graduates and drop-outs) LABOUR FORCE In-flow 510,000 LEAVING EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM 543, ,000 IMMIGRATION CONTRIBUTES 120,000 per year Demographic factors are leading to an ageing population and slowing labour force growth: immigration cant reverse these trends Sometime between 2011 and 2016, new Canadian school leavers entering the labour force will only be sufficient to off-set labour force requirements (means no natural labour force growth) Labour force growth, along with productivity gains, are key to a rising standard of living Thus, in the absence of significant stronger productivity growth, standard of living growth will slow without labour force expansion through immigration Demographic factors are leading to an ageing population and slowing labour force growth: immigration cant reverse these trends Sometime between 2011 and 2016, new Canadian school leavers entering the labour force will only be sufficient to off-set labour force requirements (means no natural labour force growth) Labour force growth, along with productivity gains, are key to a rising standard of living Thus, in the absence of significant stronger productivity growth, standard of living growth will slow without labour force expansion through immigration TOMORROW
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