South Bayview moms and dads are among those to thank. The many families with infants and toddlers in our neighborhoods are part of a rather amazing 11 per cent spurt in the number of children aged four and under in Canada’s population. The increase is recorded today in figures from the 2011 Census, just released. The jump is measured from the previous Census in 2006. This the highest growth rate for the young age group since the five years between 1956 and 1961, the trailing edge of the baby boom. And though the increase is not nearly as large as the spike in births that followed the end of the Second World War, Canada’s baby bump is definitely showing: it’s the first time in 50 years that Statistics Canada has recorded an increase for that age group in every province and territory. In addition, Canada is aging
