Canada is on the verge of a silver tsunami, and our health-care sector isn't ready. The rapid aging of our population through the 2020s is about to strain our hospitals, clinics and long-term care facilities, and technology will bridge only part of the gap. As much hope and hype as we see in robotic caregivers, virtual physicians and wearable sensors, we'll need more humans in health care, and more human skills than ever. The past decade has shown how reliant health care is on skilled labour; it's been one of the fastest-growing sectors for employment, and shows no signs of letting up. A new report from RBC estimates only 17 per cent of health-care jobs are at significant risk of automation, compared with 34 per cent in the overall economy.