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RESEARCH NOTE - Report
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The young are the restless: the problem of attracting and retaining young people.
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Many communities have become concerned about their inability to retain and attract young people. This is an important issue because it raises concerns about where the next generation of leaders will come from. This paper begins with a broad overview of the 27 census metropolitan areas. First, it compares the percentage of young people in each CMA, then it focuses on the inflows and outflows of young people in each CMA. Finally, the paper focuses on the St. Catharines-Niagara (Ontario) CMA to find out what motivates young people to stay or leave that area. Keywords: demographics, young people, economic development Resume Plusieurs communautes s'inquietent maintenant a propos de leur incapacite retenir ou attirer les jeunes. Ceci est une question importante puiqu'elle pose le probleme de savoir d'ou viendra la prochaine generation de dirigeants dans ces communautes. Cet article debute avec une description generale des 28 regions metropolitaines de recensement (RMR). Il compare d'abord le pourcentage de jeunes dans chacune des RMR, et il etudie ensuite les mouvements qui amenent les jeunes a quitter ces RMR ou a s'y installer. Finalement, cet article se penche sur la RMR de St. Catharines-Niagara (en Ontario) afin de mettre en lumiere ce qui pousse les jeunes a quitter cette region ou a y rester. Mots cles: demographie, les jeunes, developpement economique ********** There is a growing demographic divide in Canada. Large cities (particularly those in the west) are becoming larger while small and medium size communities are not growing as much or, in some cases, are actually seeing a decrease in population. This divide is accentuated by the fact that larger cities also seem to attract more highly-educated people and high-income earners. In communities that are on the losing side of this divide, the problem is frequently framed in terms of an inability to retain the young people who have grown up in the area. Local residents are concerned that young people are moving away because they are attracted by the jobs or the bright lights of the big cities which then raises concerns about where the next generation of local leaders will come from. This paper addresses the issue of retaining and attracting young people...See the full content of this document
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