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Profile of Canadian Families and Households: Diversification Continues


  Author: Statistics Canada
Publisher: Statistics Canada
Publication:
Document Date:                  October 22, 2002
Category: Marriage > Marriage Rate
Related Categories:
Family Structure > Cohabitation/Common-Law Marriage
Family Structure > Definition of Family
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
Family Structure > Marriages/Couples without Children
Family Structure > Parental Marital Status
Marriage > Homosexual Marriage
 

This report on the Canadian census from 2001 highlights changes in Canadian households over the past two decades.  It cites higher incidences of children living with common-law parents, higher numbers of common-law relationships in Quebec, lower numbers of "traditional" families and higher numbers of young adults living with their parents.

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