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News from the Vanier Institute of the Family
June 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 moreMay 15, 2025
Andrea Doucet and Marie-Christine Saint-Jacques receive 2025 Mirabelli-Glossop Award
We are pleased to announce that the Vanier Institute of the Family will be recognizing two outstanding scholars, Andrea Doucet and Marie-Christine Saint-Jacques, with this year’s Mirabelli-Glossop Award for Distinguished Contribution. The Vanier Institute acknowledges those who have made significant contributions to the national understanding of families and family wellbeing in Canada through their work, […]
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Canadian Affairs / October 8, 2024
‘The new smoking’: How parenting may be creating a health crisis
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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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