COVID-19 IMPACTS: Families in Canada

The Vanier Institute continues to explore and examine the COVID-19 impacts on families in Canada, working with those who study, serve and support families to provide quality research and evidence-based insights on family experiences, adaptation, resilience and well-being.

Publications and resources from the Vanier Institute on COVID-19 and families in Canada:

• COVID-19 IMPACTS: Couple Relationships in Canada (PDF), Ana Fostik, PhD

• Report: COVID-19 and Parenting in Canada (PDF), Nora Spinks, Sara MacNaull and Jennifer Kaddatz

• COVID-19 IMPACTS: Retirees and Family Finances in Canada, Edward Ng, PhD

• COVID-19 IMPACTS: Youth Well-being in Canada (PDF), Edward Ng, PhD, and Nadine Badets

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

• Families in Canada Adapting: My Family’s COVID Journey, Edward Ng, PhD

• COVID-19 IMPACTS: Families and Housing in Canada (PDF), Nadine Badets, Gaby Novoa and Nathan Battams

• Research Recap: COVID-19 and Employment-Related Mobility in Canada, Gaby Novoa

• COVID-19 IMPACTS: Lessons on Well-being Learned from Military Deployments (PDF), Russell Mann, Col (retd), OMM, MSM, CD, MBA, PMP

• Statistics Canada Highlights Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadian Parents and Children

• Companionship, Care, Connection: Family Pets and Well-being, Gaby Novoa and Laetitia Martin

• Uncertainty and Postponement: Pandemic Impact on Fertility in Canada (PDF), Ana Fostik, PhD

• In Conversation: Lucy Gallo on Access, Adaptation and Resilience Among LGBTQI2S Youth (PDF), Gaby Novoa

• COVID-19 Impacts: Veteran Families Survey

• Call-out for Participants for Therapist COVID-19 Survey

• Getting Out, Getting Active and Family Well‑Being, Gaby Novoa and Nathan Battams

• Family Well-being During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Transcript and Presentations Available!

• Food Insecurity and Family Finances During the Pandemic (PDF), Nadine Badets

• Families in Canada Adapting: A Wedding at a Distance (PDF), Edward Ng, PhD

• Research Recap: Mobile Workers in Alberta During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Gaby Novoa

• Family Finances and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF), Ana Fostik, PhD, and Jennifer Kaddatz

• Families New to Canada and Financial Well-being During Pandemic, Laetitia Martin

• Parents’ Thoughts on Post-Pandemic Future in Canada (PDF), Nadine Badets

• Who Is Your COVID‑19 Crisis “Extended and Chosen Family”?, Jennifer Kaddatz

• Senior Well-being and Family Concern (PDF), Nadine Badets and Ana Fostik, PhD

• Health Habits During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF), Jennifer Kaddatz and Nadine Badets

• A Snapshot of Family Attachment During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Jennifer Kaddatz

• Do Adults in Couples Have Better Mental Health During the COVID‑19 Pandemic? (PDF), Ana Fostik, PhD, and Jennifer Kaddatz

• Parenting in a Pandemic: A Story and the Stats, Jennifer Kaddatz

• Canadians Turning to Their Screens to Keep Busy During COVID-19 Isolation, Jennifer Kaddatz, Ana Fostik, PhD, and Nathan Battams

• Survey Finds Gender Gaps in COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences and Responses (PDF), Jennifer Kaddatz

• Couples Find Support in One Another During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Ana Fostik, PhD, Jennifer Kaddatz and Nora Spinks

• Families Struggle to Cope with Financial Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Jennifer Kaddatz

2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

In 2015, Canada and 192 other UN member states in the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a framework for action that includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainable development.

This resource/blog post is associated with the following SDGs (click on the icons to see other content from the Vanier Institute on each goal):