ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Century Initiative

The Century Initiative is like a grown-up plan to make Canada really, really big and strong when we grow up. It's like when you start playing with Legos, you want to keep building bigger and bigger creations, right? Well, Canada wants to do the same thing with people, cities, and businesses. They want to grow and grow until they become the best they can be.

But to do that, they need to make sure they have enough people to help them build. So, they want to make sure that by the time we get to the year 2100, there will be lots and lots of people living in Canada – even more than there are now! They want to help more people come to Canada and make sure that everyone has a chance to do well and be happy.

They also want to make sure that the people who live in Canada aren't just in a few big cities, like Toronto or Vancouver. They want people and businesses to be spread out all over the country, so that everyone can enjoy living in Canada, no matter where they are.

So, the Century Initiative is a big plan to make Canada grow and become even better than it already is. They want to make sure that everyone has a chance to be happy and successful in Canada, and they want to make sure that Canada becomes one of the best countries in the world!