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Families Matter: A Partnership to Study, Serve and Support the Families of Military, Veterans and Public Safety Personnel
Read more: Families Matter: A Partnership to Study, Serve and Support the Families of Military, Veterans and Public Safety PersonnelAn SSHRC grant has been awarded to the Families Matter research group to focused on the families of military, Veterans and public safety personnel.
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2020–2021 Awards for Student Contributions to the Vanier Institute
Read more: 2020–2021 Awards for Student Contributions to the Vanier InstituteThe Vanier Institute announces student contributor awards.
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International Day of Families 2021: Connections, Care and Technology
Read more: International Day of Families 2021: Connections, Care and TechnologyA look at the relationships between families, technology and well-being over the past year.
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National Caregiver Day 2021: Experiences in Caregiving
Read more: National Caregiver Day 2021: Experiences in CaregivingNews on National Caregiver Day activities from the Vanier Institute and Carers Canada.
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Jack Jedwab and ACS Receive the 2020 Mirabelli-Glossop Award
Read more: Jack Jedwab and ACS Receive the 2020 Mirabelli-Glossop AwardJack Jedwab and his team are recipients of the 2020 Mirabelli-Glossop Award.
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Vanier Institute Joins UN Expert Group Meeting on Families in Development
Read more: Vanier Institute Joins UN Expert Group Meeting on Families in DevelopmentJune 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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Vanier Institute and Brock University Explore Impact of Family Policies
Read more: Vanier Institute and Brock University Explore Impact of Family PoliciesSeptember 14, 2020 The Vanier Institute is excited to announce our partnership with the Brock University-led seven-year research program “What Is the Best Policy Mix for Diverse Canadian Families with Young Children? Re-imagining Family Polices.” With a $2.5 million grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the project is bringing together…
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Leading Canadian Researchers Form COVID-19 Social Impacts Network
Read more: 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…
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2020 Federal Tax Changes Regarding Separation/Divorce, RRSPs and Homeownership
Read more: 2020 Federal Tax Changes Regarding Separation/Divorce, RRSPs and HomeownershipOn January 1, 2020, a variety of federal tax changes came into effect, which will have an impact on families across Canada. Canada’s Home Buyers’ Plan (HBP) helps first-time home buyers save for a down payment by allowing them to withdraw up to $35,000 from a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) to buy or build…
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