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Families Count: new section on family work now available

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Families Count 2024 is now available

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Addition of new members

How families grow

  • Pregnancy and childbirth
  • Surrogacy and adoption
  • Foster children
  • Stepfamily formation

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Articles / October 10, 2023

Fertility Rate in Canada Fell to (Another) Record Low in 2022

New data shows Canada’s fertility rate is at (another) new record low.

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Articles / December 3, 2015

Modern Motherhood: The Unique Experiences of Women with Physical Disabilities

Lesley A. Tarasoff There is very little research concerning pregnancy, labour, birth and motherhood among women with physical disabilities and women with disabilities more broadly. While most women face a variety of social and emotional pressures to have children, research has found that women with disabilities have a very different experience, as they are often pressured […]

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Articles / June 30, 2020

Uncertainty and Postponement: Pandemic Impact on Fertility in Canada

Ana Fostik, PhD June 30, 2020 Download this article (PDF)  In the first weeks after the public health measures and economic lockdowns began in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the social life of millions of adults was suddenly halted and many started spending every day at home. This led some to wonder about whether, in […]

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