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The Vanier Institute regularly engages with the media to give interviews, share research insights, and tell the “story behind the statistics” about families and family wellbeing in Canada.
News from the Vanier Institute of the Family
June 26, 2025
A Fond Farewell and Thank You to Our Executive Director, Margo Hilbrecht
After three years of thoughtful leadership and service as Executive Director of The Vanier Institute of the Family, Margo Hilbrecht is retiring. We are honoured to have worked with her, and we are deeply grateful for her many contributions to the Institute and to our understanding of family wellbeing in Canada.
Learn moreJune 4, 2025
Jane Francis receives 2025 Early Career Scholar Award
We are pleased to announce that Jane Francis, PhD, RD, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Fed Family Lab, at Acadia University, in Nova Scotia, is the 2025 recipient of the Early Career Scholar Award at the Vanier Institute of the Family. The Fed Family Lab is a space for training and collaborative multi-disciplinary research to […]
Learn moreMay 29, 2025
Grant Awarded for Secondary Data Analysis, 2025
This spring, the Vanier Institute of the Family welcomed research proposals from early career scholars to investigate family diversity and wellbeing using existing, nationally representative datasets.
Learn moreIn the news
CBC News / June 26, 2025
Parents are pressured to give kids an ’80s summer. Are we wearing nostalgia blinders?
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The Globe and Mail / February 18, 2025
More Canadian women are the breadwinners of the family, but the ‘motherhood penalty’ keeps many from getting ahead
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Winnipeg Free Press / January 25, 2025
Challenges of work-life balance for women in Canada
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Events
May 29, 2025
Canadian Caregiving Summit
Hosted by the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence, a program of the Azrieli Foundation, this event will bring together caregivers, care providers, systems leaders, policy makers, and researchers working in the aging, disability, and healthcare communities to discuss and collaborate on ways to make caregiving a national priority.
Learn moreApril 17, 2025
Workshop: Mothers’ return to work after childbirth: mental health and family wellbeing
Join us at the Vanier Institute of the Family on May 15, 2025 to explore recent research and policy implications on mothers’ return to work.
Learn moreFebruary 7, 2025
Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) 8th Biennial Conference
The WFRN 8th Biennial Conference will be held at Concordia University in Montreal, June 17-20, 2026. Calls for proposals will open in July 2025.
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