The forecast of a drop by 100,000 in New Brunswick's population made headlines in that province and focussed attention on AIMS' latest research on demographics, An Economic Future with Smaller Numbers.
AIMS' latest paper, An Economic Future with Smaller Numbers, took the headlines in New Brunswick. For that province the population is shrinking much faster than first projected.
AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill explains how our shrinking population is going to change the job market in this story triggered by AIMS' paper "An Economic Future with Smaller Numbers".
Blogger Ed Hollet uses AIMS latest paper on demographics to re-enforce his point.
AIMS' paper on the shrinking population and shifting workforce drew the attention of girlworks, an e-magazine for 'thinking' girls. It highlighted one finding of the paper, An Economic Future with Smaller Numbers, that women make up a higher percentage of the workforce than forecast just a decade ago.
AIMS' latest paper on the shifting demographics of Atlantic Canada gained headlines across the region. This story from The Canadian Press appeared in several papers and on new websites.
Atlantic Canada’s population crunch coming sooner and harder.
This op-ed by AIMS' author Gordon Weil points out there may be some regulatory concerns about the sale of NB Power to Hydro Quebec. He also suggests the province should maintain some control.
The potential sale of NB Power to Hydro Quebec has people wondering what happens to the province's paln to be an energy hub. AIMS president Charles Cirtwill says that's still doable, but cautions the success may still rest with the details of the sale.
AIMS' recent Commentary on trade unions by incoming president Charles Cirtwill is used by The Economist magazine for this story about the future of the union movement. The magazine story was republished in The Chronicle-Herald.