Canada at a Glance 2009

• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada, Communications and Library Services Division • 2009

The Census and the evolution of gender roles in 20th century Canada
This article examines the transformation of gender roles in Canada through the 1900s and how these roles influenced the data the census sought to collect.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • March 8, 2010

The Centre for Social Justice Green Paper on the Family
This report examines the role of healthy families in helping society prosper.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• The Centre for Social Justice • January 2010

Dynamic Benefits Towards welfare that works
This executive summary provides highlights from a report on the rise of poverty and worklessness in the United Kingdom.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Centre for Social Justice • 2009

The Financial Impact of Student Loans
With increasing postsecondary education costs, more students are relying on student loans to help finance their postsecondary education.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • January 2010

Homicide in Canada, 2007
This article examines Canadian data and provides an international comparison.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • October 2008

Incarcerated Fathers: A Descriptive Analysis
This study looks at the effects that the incarceration of a father has on children.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Canadian Families and Corrections Network • May 2007

Faster, Younger, Richer? The Fond Hope and Sobering Reality of Immigration's Impact on Canada's Demographic and Economic Future
This paper addresses the issue of population growth in Canada.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• C.D. Howe Institute Commentary •

U.S. Religious Landscape Survey Religious Beliefs and Practices: Diverse and Politically Relevant
This is report looks at religion in America with data taken from a wide survey which asked questions on various social issues.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life • Junre 2008

Dementia: ethical issues
This report examines the many issues which dementia presents and the role which society has for treating and providing care to those suffering it.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Nuffield Council on Bioethics • 01/07/09

Summary Public School Indicators for the Provinces and Territories, 2000/2001 to 2006/2007
This article is a comprehensive look at the public education system from the 2000/2001 school year through to the 2006/2007school year.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • August 2009

Interrupting High School and Returning to Education
This article is a fact sheet examining the proportion of young adults who have left high school without a diploma.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • April 2010

Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2008
This article is a look at the rise of documented hate crimes in Canada in 2008 and the initiatives taken to combat it.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • 21/06/2010

Police-reported Robbery in Canada, 2008
This report looks at robberies in Canada.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • Spring 2010

The Retirement Age in Quebec: A Worrying Situation
This brief examines the prospect of labour and economic difficulties arising from low levels of labour force participation by older workers in Quebec and the trend towards early retirement in the province.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Montreal Economic Institute • June 2007

Spending Patterns in Canada
This report provides data on Canadian spending habits from 2008.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada, Income Statistics Division • December 2009

Knives and Violent Crime in Canada, 2008
This article looks at the use of knives in violent crime in Canada during 2008.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • April 30, 2010

Life Satisfaction of Working-Age Women With Disabilities
This article looks at disabled adult women in Canada ages 25 to 54, measuring life satisfaction accross three main levels; daily activity, quality of relationships and health.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • March 8, 2010

Low Income Cut-Offs for 2008 and Low Income Measures for 2007.
This publication incorporates a detailed description of how low income cut-offs are updated and how low income measures are decided upon.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • June 2009

Multiple Victimization in Canada 2004
This report uses data taken from a 2004 survey on victimization, specifically looking at the prevalence of miltiple victimization and the socio-demographic factors that may place people at higher risk of experiencing multiple victimization.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • January 2010

Normal Breast Physiology The Reasons Hormonal Contraceptives and Induced Abortion Increase Breast-Cancer Risk
This article provides the detailed physiology and data that elucidate the mechanisms through which induced abortion and hormonal contraceptives increase breast-cancer risk.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Catholic Medical Association • August 2009

Police-reported Crime Statistics in Canada, 2008
This article provides data on police-reported crime in Canada.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • July 2009

Quarterly Demographic Estimates: April to September 2008
This report is a demographic report looking at Canada's population growth during the 3rd quarter of 2008.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • September 2008

The Processing of Divorce Cases Through Civil Court in Seven Provinces and Territories
This report looks at the processing of divorce cases through civil court in seven provinces and territories in Canada.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • Spring 2010

Trends in Police-Reported Drug Offences in Canada
This statistics report looks at the trends in police-reported drug offences in Canada.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • May 2009

Work-life Balance of Older Workers
This article examines the work–life balance among workers age 55 years and over.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • October 2009

Social Fact Sheet
This fact sheet examines Canadian population estimates, religious attendence, health indicators other demographic information.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • 08/21/2010

Dignity Therapy: A Novel Psychotherapeutic Intervention for Patients Near the End of Life
This study examined a novel intervention, dignity therapy, designed to address psychosocial and existential distress among terminally ill patients.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• American Society of Clinical Oncology • August 20, 2005

Life in metropolitan areas: A profile of perceptions of incivility in the metropolitan landscape
Using data from the General Social Survey, this article examines perceptions of crime and safety based on behaviours like noisy neighbours and public drunkenness and drug use.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • July 15, 2008

Pregnancy Outcomes 2005
This paper provides data on pregnancy, abortion and fetal loss for Canadian women in 2005, and examines trends for the previous ten years.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • October 2008

A Family-Friendly Fiscal Policy to Weather "Demographic Winter"
This paper examines some of the reasons for declining birthrates and proposes fiscal policies which could increase fertility rates.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society • May 11, 2007

Canada at a Glance 2008
This brief provides a cross-section of data indicating current social and economic trends in Canada.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • February 26, 2008

Report on the Evolution of the Family in Europe 2008
This report examines the relationship between economic, social and cultural trends on the family in Europe.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Institute for Family Policies • May 2008

Living Arrangements of Children: 2004
This report provides an overview of children’s living arrangements in the United States.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Census Bureau, US Department of Commerce • February 2008

Births: Preliminary Data for 2006
This report provides preliminary data on births in the United States in 2006.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• National Vital Statistics • December 5, 2007

Census Snapshot of Canada – Families
This brief report summarizes the 2006 Canadian census data on families, concluding that married parent families represent the majority of Canadian families.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • Fall 2007

Family Formation Trends and Analysis U.S. Overview 2007
This report analyzes marriage trends in the United States including delayed age of first marriage, increased rates of cohabitation, increased births to unmarried mothers and high rates of divorce.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Focus on the Family • 2007

Family Formation Trends and Analysis U.S. Overview 2007: Children
This report examines family trends in the United States with regard to children.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Focus on the Family • 2007

Immigration in Canada: A Portrait of the Foreign-born Population, 2006 Census
This paper based on the 2006 Canadian census examines immigration, reporting that one in five people in Canada are foreign-born, which is the largest ratio in 75 years.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada, Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division • December 2007

Teen Birth Rates in the United States, 1940-2005
This fact sheet shows teen birth rates in the United States from 1940-2005.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy • 2007

The End of the Fertility Transition in the Developed World
This paper examines the effects of changes in the timing of childbearing on fertility rates in the developed world.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Population Council • September 2002

Population Policy Dilemmas in Europe at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century
This paper discusses some of the political and social problems Europe faces as a result of declining birthrates.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Population Council • March 2003

The Global Baby Bust
This paper examines the problem of falling birthrates in the developed world as well as the economic and social consequences that may result.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• The Council on Foreign Relations • May/June 2004

The Future Silver or Gray: Scenarios for An Aging Society
This report highlights some of the possible changes in the workforce as a result of aging populations in developed countries and suggests ways in which people in management positions should cope.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Canadian Management Centre • September 2005

Census Snapshot of Canada – Population (age and sex)
This brief report summarizes the 2006 Canadian census data on population including age and sex.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • Fall 2007

Annual Demographic Estimates: Canada, Provinces and Territories 2007, Revised
This paper provides population estimates for Canada by province and territory and estimates births, deaths, immigration and emigration for 2007.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • December 2007

Pregnancy Outcomes 2004
This report provides statistical data regarding pregnancy outcomes by age and place of residence.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • October 2007

Births 2005
This study reports on Canadian birth data including number births, fertility and stillborn rates, as well as statistical information about mothers and babies.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • September 2007

Delayed Transitions of Young Adults
The article examines the Canadian census data that indicates young adults are delaying life events that signal the transition into adulthood such as home leaving, marriage, and full-time employment.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • September 2007

Family Portrait: Continuity and Change in Canadian Families and Households in 2006, 2006 Census
This report based on data from the 2006 census examines family structure including marital status, household and living arrangements across Canada.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • September 2007

Family Structure by Region 2006 (Revised)
This data report from the General Social Survey (cycle 20) examines family structure by province and region.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • August 2007

Family Structure by Region 2006
This paper provides data tables from the General Social Survey comparing family structure by region between 2001 and 2006.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • June 2007

Portrait of the Canadian Population in 2006, by Age and Sex, 2006 Census
This report of the 2006 Canadian census finds that the number of seniors has increased while the percentage of people under 15 years of age has fallen over the previous five years.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • July 2007

Induced Abortion Statistics 2004
This report reveals that the rate of induced abortions declined in 2004 from the previous year among all age groups except among women aged forty and over.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • July 2007

Family Formation in France: Individual Preferences and Subsequent Outcomes
This section of the 2006 Vienna Yearbook of Population Research examines childlessness: The intention to have children and those who actually do.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Vienna Institute of Demography • 2006

Gender Equality, Parenthood Attitudes, and First Births in Sweden
This study explores the gender role attitudes of young men and women in Sweden to determine whether these attitudes influence the age at which young people become parents.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Vienna Institute of Demography • 2006

The Postponement of Childbearing in Europe: Driving Forces and Implications
This introduction to the Vienna Institute of Demography's annual Yearbook of Population Research explains the trend towards delayed childbearing in European countries.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Vienna Institute of Demography • 2006

Diminishing Interest in Motherhood and Human Ecology
This paper uses evidence to suggest that the mother-child relationship is one of the most important of all human relationships.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society • May 2007

Global Summary of the HIV and AIDS Epidemic, 2006
This brief provides the global data and estimates for HIV and AIDS for 2006.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• World Health Organization • December 2006

The Low Fertility Trap Hypothesis: Forces That May Lead to Further Postponement and Fewer Births In Europe
This paper discusses whether we can expect low birth rates to rise, and examines factors, both social and economic, that may be responsible for declining birth rates in European countries.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Vienna Institute of Demography • 2006

Disability Risk and Income Security for Workers: A Stressed Support System in Need of Innovation
This report suggests that household incomes for working-aged disabled people have been dropping over the previous two decades as the babyboom generation has aged and healthcare costs have increased.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Cornell University Institute for Policy Research • January 2007

Canada At A Glance 2007
This report provides statistics on population, education, households and income in Canada including family-specific statistics such as the number of families headed by married couples, common law couples and lone-parents.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • April 5, 2007

Federal Distortion of Homosexual Footprint (Ignoring Early Gay Death?)
The authors of this paper argue that the ‘footprint’ or statistical profile and demographic impact of the homosexuals are inaccurate because of irregularities in government data collection.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Family Research Institute • March 23, 2007

Same-Sex Unions and Divorce Risk
This briefing profiles research on same-sex unions in Sweden.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Institute for Marriage and Public Policy • May 3, 2004

Pregnancy Outcomes, 2003
This study reports on pregnancy rates by age and place of residency.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • March 2006

Induced Abortion Statistics, 2003
This study reports induced abortion statistics for 2003.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • March 2006

Portrait of the Canadian Population in 2006
This report presents population data from the 2006 Canadian census, highlighting changes and growth due to international migration.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Statistics Canada • March 2007

Where Have All the Babies Gone? The "Birth Dearth" and What to do About It
This paper discusses Canada’s falling birthrate, including the history and contributing factors to our low birth rate.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• Institute of Marriage and Family Canada • September 26, 2006

The Effects of the Changing Age Structure on Households and Families to 2026
This report examine patterns of family formation alongside Canada's changing age structures to predict how Canadian society will look over the next two decades.
• Category: Public Policy > Demographics
• The Vanier Institute of the Family • December 2006