Contributions to Canadian Society in the 1950s by the Baby Boom Generation In Canada, over 400,000 children were born each year between 1945 and 1965, which increased the Canadian population rate of 20% (“Canadian”) . This period of Canadian history occurred after the Second World War, when millions of men returned home to their families or emigrated to other countries with their war brides. Some ended up settling in Canada, which significantly increased the birth rate; their experience and survival of the war led them to realize how important life is, pushing them to have as many children as they can support, giving rise to the group of people now called the Baby Boom Generation. The baby boom generation had a significant impact on Canada as it helped the young country recover from the devastating Great Depression. Indeed, the baby boom generation made a positive contribution to Canadian society during the 1950s because it changed the face of Canada on the international stage, increased Canadian living standards, and created and developed suburban areas. The baby boom generation's first memorable contribution to Canada was to take the Canadian economy to a higher level with the emergence of greater numbers of people with diverse abilities. With the sudden increase in population, a greater demand for more products and services has undoubtedly been created, helping the economy progress and advance Canada to be competitive in the global market. Before the baby boom period, Canada was suffering from the consequences of the Great Depression. There was a lack of jobs and people did not have enough funds to spend on extra luxury goods and this created a vicious cycle of economic crisis. However, thanks to you... middle of paper... in the global market as a competitive nation, it has achieved greater economic prosperity and given life to suburban regions. The baby boom generation clearly had positive short-term effects; however, a backlash loomed over previous generations as it placed the burden on the Canadian government to build more retirement homes and seek a new workforce to replace the old one. In other words, some of the long-term effects of the baby boomer generation are unfortunately frightening, such as the fact that Canada has a huge elderly population to support with an urgent need to fill the gaps that would be left by the baby boomers once retired. However, society must recognize that the baby boom generation was crucial to Canada in the 1950s. Nothing else would have created a strong economy through the huge number of job opportunities and suburban housing development.