The top career choice
f Canadians between
the. ages of 18. and 35 is

y.
the quality of life -
among members of the
cane ane Xx.

rganized in : November
993 to sipport the needs of
id ton businesses, -- .

the present be future.
high uate —~ and despite
unemployment in this age.
pene ie vast majority o!
Canadians born bereen the
mid-’60s and late *70s —mere
than seven million in all — are
satisfied, independent and opti-
_ mistic about the fircure.
The project, pat. of Royal
Bank’s on-going look at duality
of life in Canada, is a collabo:
tion between the bank, - poll-
-\sters Angus Reid and d-
_ CODE, a Toronto-based strat-
egy and idea generation firm.
. “This younger generation
; has the drive and the desire to
~ be their own boss, to exercise
their creativity and to turn their
.ideas into business realities,”
_ said Charlie Coffey, executive
is" vice president of business bank-
* ing at Royal Bank.
Overall, 41% of people
a within the nexus dem ic
said they are very or complete-
“Vy satisfied with their quality. of |
te. Other findings include:
CIN More than in the nexus
- age group strongly agree they
 aré.in control of their lives and
~~ close. to half. believe they will -
vs mect™ or exceed their career .

” revealed

: are - advertising, public
an relations, sales, tax, account-
wing, ‘lw, finance and tech-
L nology..
mS New.-members are wel-
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ture; allows members to
attend . those meetings: of
particular’ relevance. A $3
contribution covers the
meeting facility and refresh-
‘ment costs. .
Meetings: are held the
“second Thursday of the
-. month, September through
= June; fom 7 to 10 p.m, at
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Vancouver.

aspirations,
a a Hut believe they will live
comfortably on their incomes
and 41% believe they will be
better off than their parents.

“f@ Entrepreneur ranked first

and artist /filmmaker/musician
ranked second among a list of
desirable professions, ahead of
traditional careers in finance,
medicine, and law.

@ Highlighting the paradox of
cnjoying today while preparing
for tomorrow, given a choice
between spending the moncy
or paying off debt, two-thirds
of respondents would apply a
cash windfall co pay off ff bas

& Members of this generation
are eri the “freedom
zone” by marrying and havin
kids later. arying ane 64
believe they will have a life-long
partner, and one-third believe

they will ger married, have two _

kids and drive a minivan.

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