In “Imagining Canada’s Future” the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) engaged various stakeholders to help establish six Future Challenge Areas. This report elaborates on the capacity of the Canadian research community with regard to the Future Challenge Area on “What might the implications of global peak population be for Canada?” It provides answers to sub-questions associated with this theme, namely: (1) What do we need to understand in order to effectively nurture the next generations? (2) What might Canadian families look like in five, 10, and 20 years, and how might they measure their well-being? (3) Life cycle issues are challenging society, in Canada and around the world. What are the future implications of state regulation from cradle to grave? (4) What effect will global migration have on our cities of the future? (5) How could changing demographics and migration affect rural and remote communities—such as in the North, including the Arctic? (6) What are the potential impacts of global peak population with respect to Canada’s energy and resource consumption and climate change?

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全球人口高峰对加拿大未来的影响：北部、农村和偏远社区

在“想象加拿大的未来”中，社会科学与人文研究委员会 (SSHRC) 与各利益相关方合作，帮助建立六个未来挑战领域。本报告详细阐述了加拿大研究界在“全球人口高峰对加拿大的影响可能是什么？”的未来挑战领域方面的能力。它提供了与该主题相关的子问题的答案，即：（1）为了有效地培养下一代，我们需要了解什么？(2) 加拿大家庭在 5 年、10 年和 20 年后会是什么样子，他们将如何衡量自己的幸福感？(3) 生命周期问题正在挑战加拿大和世界各地的社会。国家监管从摇篮到坟墓的未来影响是什么？(4) 全球移民将对我们未来的城市产生什么影响？(5) 不断变化的人口结构和移民如何影响农村和偏远社区——例如在包括北极在内的北方？(6) 全球人口高峰对加拿大能源和资源消耗以及气候变化的潜在影响是什么？