The Vanier Institute of the Family (VIF) is a national non-profit organization and a recognized expert on family issues and family policy.  Their site contains numerous reports related to various aspects of the Canadian Family. 

• What's New. This section is ever evolving.  Sample topics noted October 2011 are
  • 4 in 10 marriages end in divorce
  • Family law catching up with the reality of family life?
  • Caregiving and Work
  • Just the facts - Seniors
  • Marriage rate continues to drop - New fact sheet
  • Celebrating Canada's families!
  • Changing Families, New Understandings
  • Media Release: Exploring the meaning and importance of Family
  • Summer Months, Active Families - New Fact Sheet

  There is an extensive collection.  We recommend you view the entire list to locate information relevant to your needs,

• VIF in the News This section is ever evolving.  Sample topics noted October 2011
  • After the nuclear age?
  • The Vanier's valued family values
  • When divorce rocks the matrimonial home
  • Not a child, not yet an independent adult
  • Underemployed and overextended
  • Are you worried about Canada's economy?
     
• Fascinating Families  highlights timely, family-related facts and uses a “family lens” to frame a brief discussion of the implications for families in Canada. Many of the topics noted are repeated in the "What's New" Section
  • Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Maternity and Parental Leave,
  • Families, Work and Time: Running Hard to Stand Still
  • Families Working Shift
  • Two incomes the norm...and the necessity
     
• Research Topic Index  From family formation and care-giving to economic security and the environment, VIF researches and publishes a range of material about key issues affecting the lives of Canadian families. Some of the research is older but has relevance
  • Family Formation
    • Birth and Adoption
    • Demographics
    • Divorce and Separation
    • Family Aspirations
    • Lone-parent Families
    • Marriage and Cohabitation
    • Partnering, Dating
    • Step-Families, Blended-Families
  • Family Roles and Responsibilities
    • Caregiving
    • Family Relationships
    • Household Spending and Production
    • Leisure, Recreation, Arts, Play
    • Paid and Unpaid Work
    • Parenting
    • Reproduction and Fertility
    • Time Use
    • Volunteering and Helping Others
  • Family Well-being
    • Children and Youth
    • Family Finances
    • Health
    • Housing
    • Learning
    • Life Transitions
    • Poverty and Low Income
    • Seniors
    • Social Inclusion
    • Spirituality
    • Work and Family Balance
  • Family Diversity
    • Aboriginal Families
    • Disability and Family
    • Ethno-racial Families
    • Families of Choice
    • Immigrant and Transnational Families
    • Low-Income Families
    • Same-sex Families
  • Families and Society
    • Communications and Media
    • Defining Family
    • Families and Economy
    • Families and Environment
    • Families and Faith
    • Family History
    • Family Law
    • Gender and Family
  • Family Policy and Programs
    • Aboriginal Policy
    • Child Welfare
    • Early Childhood Education and Care
    • Education and Learning
    • Family Supports and Services
    • Health Care
    • Immigration
    • Income Security
       
• Publications
  • Families Count, an up-to-date, comprehensive and reliable source of statistical information on families in Canada in all of their diversity.
  • Research report
    • Contemporary Family Trends
    • Family Finances
       
• Transition Magazine is a magazine for and about Canada's families. Published quarterly

 

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