1) using our population projection table on E-STAT to help the students
confirm their predictions. There are 4 different models with the results
from each model.
Table 052-0001 - Projected population, by age group and sex, Canada,
provinces and territories, July 1, 2000-2026, annual (Persons)
This contains the 5 year age predictions for Canada an provinces.

2) use our census data on E-STAT so that students can examine the data for
their home town from the last census currently 1996. 2001 census data will
be out in the summer) and make predictions using the 1986, 1991 and 1996
data for their home town. We have an E-STAT quick guide (or minitutorial)
that could help you with that for any municipality in Canada. This is at
http://www.statcan.ca/english/Estat/guide/commu.htm

3)Animated population pyramids
As an introductory attention-grabbing activity or as a summative activity to
explain population growth you could point students to our dynamic population
pyramids for Ontario, and all the provinces. This with associated lesson
plans explaining population pyramids is at
http://www.statcan.ca/english/kits/animat/pyone.htm Below is some of the
intro. text from this page.
"The population pyramids presented here are animated to show the
change in population distribution for Canada, the provinces and territories
from 1971 to 2006. The data are standardized and expressed as a number per
100,000 population, allowing comparisons between regions of different sizes.
To view the animated population pyramids, select the name of the region you
wish to view. Use the Stop button to view a single year of data. The Reload
or Refresh button will start the animation again.

The age-sex distribution of a population is an important feature to analyse
if you wish to understand a country's demographic situation. These
statistics give governments and others one of the tools they need to make
informed decisions that will affect our lives today and in the future. A
handy way to illustrate the structure of a population is to graph the number
of males and females for various ages. A horizontal bar graph with data for
males on the left and females on the right is called a population pyramid."

From our CANSIM database on E-STAT at
http://www.statcan.ca/english/Estat/licence.htm :
4) Interprovincial migration
Table 051-0019 - Interprovincial migrants, by province or territory of
origin and destination, annual (Persons)
This table contains data for years 1972-2001 (not all combinations
necessarily have data for all years), and was last updated on 2002-01-17.

5) Under the topic Labour
a) employment or unemployment numbers over time by province
b) Table 276-0006 - Employment Insurance Program (E.I.), beneficiaries by
province, 1996 census division and sex, monthly (Persons)

6) Immigration under the topic Population and Demography
a) Table 051-0008 - Immigrants to Canada, by province or territory of
destination, quarterly (Persons)
b) Table 051-0006 - Immigrants to Canada, by country of last permanent
residence, quarterly (Persons)

7) Under the Topic of Health we have lots of interesting data such as:
a) Table 104-0027 - Smoking status, by age group and sex, household
population aged 12 and over, Canada and provinces, every 2 years
b) Table 110-0001 - Tobacco and alcohol use by students in selected
countries, every 4 years (Percent)

8) Crime data under the topic Justice
Table 252-0001 - Crimes, by actual offences, annual (Number of crimes)

9)From our 1996 Census database on E-STAT:
- population by age and sex for each county, or province
- employment by industry grouping for each county, or province
- field crops by county in Ontario from the census of agriculture
- home language by county or province

10) Environmental data on E-STAT at
http://estat.statcan.ca/content/English/overview/envi-o.htm such as:
a) greenhouse gases by province by year
b) square kms of forest land cut and planted by province by year