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Event: Experiences in Caregiving During COVID‑19

March 16, 2021 WEBINAR: Experiences in Caregiving During COVID-19: What Have We Learned? Date: April 6, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. ET National Caregivers Day is on April 6, when we recognize Canadians who care for others. On April 6, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. ET, Vanier Institute CEO Nora Spinks will be moderating a public webinar on […]

Family Well-being During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Conference Transcript

May 22, 2020 On Friday, May 15, 2020, the Vanier Institute of the Family and the COVID-19 Social Impacts Network hosted an online conference focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family well-being in Canada coinciding with International Day of Families. The English transcript for this event appears below.   SPEAKERS AND MODERATORS […]

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In Brief: COVID-19 IMPACTS on Families Living with Disabilities

Vanier Institute’s In Brief Series: Mobilizing Research on Families in Canada Diana Gerasimov March 9, 2021 STUDIES: Yang, F., K. Dorrance and N. Aitken. “The Changes in Health and Well-being of Canadians with Long-term Conditions or Disabilities Since the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic,” StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada, Statistics Canada […]

In Brief: COVID-19 IMPACTS on Distribution of Household Tasks

Vanier Institute’s In Brief Series: Mobilizing Research on Families in Canada Diana Gerasimov March 1, 2021 STUDY: Zossou, C. “Sharing household tasks: Teaming Up During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 45-28-0001 (February 15, 2021). Link: http://bit.ly/3siz9AM Since the start of the pandemic, public health […]

COVID-19 IMPACTS: Family Life, Traditions and Rituals

February 26, 2021 While COVID-19 has affected families across Canada and disrupted many of our routines, roles and relationships, it hasn’t stopped family life. Whether we are connecting to celebrate milestones or providing support in difficult times, people are finding diverse and creative ways to keep doing what families do – often with some help […]

COVID-19 IMPACTS: Retirees and Family Finances in Canada

Edward Ng, PhD September 3, 2020 COVID-19 has had a major impact on the labour market, work–life and family finances in Canada. Amid the public health measures and economic lockdown, many organizations and businesses across the country rapidly laid off employees and/or transitioned employees to teleworking. As a result, the unemployment rate increased from 8% […]

Report: COVID-19 and Parenting in Canada

September 3, 2020 Download the report (PDF) In June 2020, the Vanier Institute prepared the report Families “Safe at Home”: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Parenting in Canada for the UN Expert Group Meeting Families in Development: Focus on Modalities for IYF+30, Parenting Education and the Impact of COVID-19. Now available in English and French, this […]

COVID-19 IMPACTS: Youth Well-being in Canada

Edward Ng, PhD, and Nadine Badets August 27, 2020 Download this article (PDF) Spring and summer 2020 have been a unique time for children and youth in Canada, as families across the country have been adapting their routines, plans and activities in light of physical distancing and other public health measures in place to prevent […]

In Conversation: Katherine Arnup on Death, Dying and Dignity During COVID-19

Gaby Novoa August 4, 2020 In May 2018, the Vanier Institute published Family Perspectives: Death and Dying in Canada1 by Katherine Arnup, PhD, which examined the evolution of death and dying across generations, the desires and realities of families surrounding death and dying, the role of families in end-of-life care and its impact on family […]

Families in Canada Adapting: My Family’s COVID Journey

While COVID-19 has affected families across Canada and the social, economic, cultural and environmental contexts that impact their well-being, it hasn’t stopped family life by any means. Whether it’s managing work–family responsibilities, connecting to celebrate milestones or providing support in difficult times, people are finding diverse and creative ways to keep doing what families do. […]

COVID-19 IMPACTS: Families and Housing in Canada

Nadine Badets, Gaby Novoa and Nathan Battams July 21, 2020 Download this article (PDF) The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted families and family life across Canada, with economic lockdowns and physical distancing measures affecting the social, economic and environmental contexts associated with family well-being. Housing is no exception: prospective homebuyers are seeing a real estate cooling […]

Research Recap: COVID-19 and Employment-Related Mobility in Canada

Gaby Novoa July 16, 2020 The COVID‑19 pandemic has had a major impact on employment patterns across Canada, with economic lockdown and public health measures enacted in March 2020 affecting an increasingly mobile workforce. Throughout the pandemic, the On the Move Partnership – a research project involving the Vanier Institute and university partners that explores […]

Research Recap: Mobile Workers in Alberta During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gaby Novoa May 28, 2020 With the designation of the oil sands industry in Alberta as an “essential” service on April 2, 2020, many workers in the industry’s fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workforce have since been continuing to travel and to remain on worksites for long periods in often crowded environments – all in a pandemic […]

Family Finances and Mental Health During the COVID‑19 Pandemic

Ana Fostik, PhD, and Jennifer Kaddatz May 26, 2020 Download this article (PDF) In March 2020, the coronavirus pandemic suddenly brought social and economic activities to a halt across Canada, with data showing serious impacts on labour market activity. Recent estimates from Statistics Canada show that 1 million fewer Canadians were employed in March than […]

Who Is Your COVID‑19 Crisis “Extended and Chosen Family”?

Jennifer Kaddatz May 1, 2020 My family moved to Ottawa from British Columbia for my job, nearly eight years ago now. It still feels like yesterday. Moving was a big, scary life change. There was considerable upset in the wake of the extraction of our three young boys as we left the kids’ grandparents and […]

Health Habits During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jennifer Kaddatz and Nadine Badets April 27, 2020 Download this article (PDF) Canada’s lockdown for the COVID-19 pandemic has placed heavy restrictions on individuals and businesses, which have altered many commonplace activities, from preparing and consuming foods to shopping, exercising and spending time outdoors. The health of adults in Canada is changing, and not just […]

Do Adults in Couples Have Better Mental Health During the COVID‑19 Pandemic?

Ana Fostik, PhD, and Jennifer Kaddatz April 22, 2020 Download this article (PDF) Nearly half of adults aged 18 years or older in Canada report feeling anxious/nervous (47%) or sad (45%) “very often” or “often” since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, according to survey data from the Vanier Institute of the Family, the Association […]

Canadians Turning to Their Screens to Keep Busy During COVID-19 Isolation

Jennifer Kaddatz, Ana Fostik, PhD, and Nathan Battams April 17, 2020 In some ways, Canadians are making the best of their time in social isolation, according to four weeks of March and April 2020 survey data1 from the Vanier Institute of the Family, the Association for Canadian Studies and Leger. As of the April long […]

Survey Finds Gender Gaps in COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences and Responses

Jennifer Kaddatz April 16, 2020 Download this article (PDF) In a pandemic, as in life in general, women and men often have different experiences and behaviours. According to three weeks of survey data1 from the Vanier Institute of the Family, the Association for Canadian Studies and Leger, a higher proportion of women than men view […]

Families Struggle to Cope with Financial Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jennifer Kaddatz April 9, 2020 When it comes to personal and family finances, Canada as a whole has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Early estimates indicate that more than 3 million people in this country have applied for the government’s emergency relief and Employment Insurance since March 16, 2020. The financial downturn has […]

Couples Find Support in One Another During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ana Fostik, PhD, Jennifer Kaddatz and Nora Spinks April 21, 2020 A family is a system of relationships with actions and reactions that occur over time. Family well-being hinges on the capacity of all members of a family to love, care and support one another in times of hardship as well as in times of […]

Families Count 2024: Family Work

Family Work is the second section of a larger report that also explores family structure, family identity, and family wellbeing.

Family Policy Update: Changes to the Divorce Act

February 17, 2021 On March 1, 2021, Canada’s new Divorce Act will come into force, introducing significant amendments to the Act since it was enacted in 1985, and since child support guidelines were amended in 1997. These changes modernize the language in the Divorce Act to encompass family adaptations outside of a deficit-based framework and […]

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 […]

In Conversation: Lucy Gallo on Access, Adaptation and Resilience Among LGBTQI2S Youth

Gaby Novoa June 29, 2020 Download the article (PDF) The financial, physical and mental well-being of LGBTQI2S communities in Canada has been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. A national survey found that 42% of the LGBTQI2S community reported significant impacts on their mental health amid the crisis, compared with 30% of non-LGBTQI2S people. On […]

Getting Out, Getting Active and Family Well‑Being

Gaby Novoa and Nathan Battams June 22, 2020 Summer 2020 will be a unique one for families, as communities across Canada cautiously continue to relax public health measures and restrictions and families manage major transitions at home, at work and in their communities. Many parents are working from home for the first time, which can […]

Food Insecurity and Family Finances During the Pandemic

Nadine Badets June 12, 2020 Download the article (PDF) The COVID‑19 lockdown and ensuing economic repercussions have created a significant amount of financial stress for families in Canada. Between February and April 2020, about 1.3 million people in Canada were unemployed, with approximately 97% of the newly unemployed on temporary layoff, meaning they expect to […]

Families in Canada Adapting: A Wedding at a Distance

While the COVID-19 pandemic has affected families across Canada and the social, economic, cultural and environmental contexts that impact their well-being, it hasn’t stopped family life by any means. Whether it’s managing work–family responsibilities, connecting to celebrate milestones or providing support in difficult times, people are finding diverse and creative ways to keep doing what […]

Families New to Canada and Financial Well-being During Pandemic

Laetitia Martin May 21, 2020 In 2015, the 193 Member States of the United Nations Organization, including Canada, adopted 17 sustainable development goals. Over a 15-year time frame, the plan aims to “end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere.”1 Eradicating poverty is ranked first because of the extreme […]

Parents’ Thoughts on Post-Pandemic Future in Canada

Nadine Badets May 6, 2020 Download this article (PDF) The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have transformed family life in Canada. With the closure of schools, daycares, restaurants and many businesses, as well as major job losses and new work-from-home measures, many parents and children are spending a lot more time together. So how do families feel […]

Parenting in a Pandemic: A Story and the Stats

Jennifer Kaddatz April 21, 2020 While trying to ensure that their children are safe, showered and schooled during the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents in Canada, as in other countries, are currently experiencing stress and sleepless nights. According to a survey conducted April 9–12, 2020,1 42% of surveyed adults living with children or youth said that […]

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Leading Canadian Researchers Form COVID-19 Social Impacts Network

(April 9, 2020) The COVID-19 crisis has changed life in Canada in extraordinary ways. Canadians have been asked – or required – to avoid contact with friends and loved ones, to leave their job or workplace, and to stay home. Others – deemed essential – are still working on the frontlines of this emergency. Children are […]

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.

Vanier Institute Joins UN Expert Group Meeting on Families in Development

June 25, 2020 Download the paper Families “Safe at Home”: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Parenting in Canada (PDF) From June 16 to 18, 2020, the Vanier Institute participated in an Expert Group Meeting on “Families in Development: Focus on Modalities for IYF+30, Parenting Education and the Impact of COVID-19,” organized by the Division for Inclusive […]

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