As younger Canadians try to make a life for themselves, they are increasingly squeezed by stagnant incomes and difficulty finding good jobs, high costs for things like housing and child care, too little time at home and mounting debts (including public debts like climate change).

These pressures combine to form a multi-faceted “squeeze” on those in their 20s, 30s and 40s. Parents and grandparents are also squeezed as they try to help their children and grandchildren adapt by, for example, inviting them to stay at home longer or by assisting with tuition or a down payment on a home.