Happiness & Wellbeing

Are Canadians satisfied with their lives — and confident enough in the future to build one here?

Life satisfaction

Average self-reported life evaluation on the 0–10 Cantril ladder — the score the World Happiness Report ranks countries by.

Source: World Happiness Report via Our World in Data · Updated July 13, 2026

Fertility rate

Births per woman. A blunt but honest proxy for whether people feel confident enough in the future to start families.

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