Presents a review charging the Canadian governments with reacting to population projections as if they were public prophecy. Projections throughout 1930-40 are summarized and tabulated as well as those in the years 1950-60 and recent years. (EB)

This article presents Zero Population Growth - Canada's recommendations on immigration policy. It suggests that immigration be used to stabilize population by establishing a ceiling and specifying a selection procedure. Also Canada should not base its economy on imported skilled and nonskilled labor and employers should not hire illegal…

Reviews the aims, principles and programs related to the World Population Conference and World Population Year. A summary of the Canadian reply to the "Second Inquiry on Population Growth and Development" is presented. (EB)

Provides a list of organizations giving considerable attention toward a comprehensive population policy. Eight major recommendations to all governments are cited, indicating deep concern for the impact of growing environmental problems on the quality of both urban and rural life. A table representing interrelationship of policies is presented. (EB)

This article defines and outlines the Canadian perspective on population policy. It presents the positions of important interest groups in the policymaking process such as the environmentalists, social justice advocates, and quality of life proponents. The debate surrounding the Green Paper on Immigration is examined. Debatable future issues are…

The author argues that there are ways to change direction and avoid reaching limits to growth too soon. To do this, he suggests decentralization and modifications of federal, provincial, and corporate institutions. He proposes this to sensitize institutions to social and environmental costs, issues, and limits. (Author/MA)

Fundamental conservation principles indicate existence of a limit to growth operative in the near future. General properties of geometric growth are presented with timescales showing population increases. Projections for natural and energy resource consumption are examined. (BP)