It’s not the first time that centenarians have been the fastest-growing age group, said Laurent Martel, director of the demography division at Statistics Canada. OTTAWA — Salute those 100 years and older — they are the fastest-growing age group in Canada. But the gap in life expectancy between the two sexes has been narrowingOne-third of these older seniors live in nursing homes and residences for senior citizens. Saskatchewan had the largest proportion of those aged 85 and older (2.5 per cent). Of the 10 municipalities with the highest proportion of older seniors, seven are in British Columbia.

Source: thestar May 03, 2017 13:09 UTC