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  • Dr. Barb Neis and Dr. Christina Murray Receive the 2018 Mirabelli-Glossop Award

    The Vanier Institute of the Family is pleased to announce that Dr. Barb Neis, Project Director for the On the Move Partnership, and Dr. Christina Murray, from the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), are the recipients of the 2018 Mirabelli-Glossop Award for Distinguished Contribution! This award is presented in recognition of exceptional and sustained contributions to…

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  • Deborah Norris Receives 2018 Military and Veteran Family Health Research Award

    Congratulations to Deborah Norris, PhD, recipient of the 2018 Colonel Russell Mann Military and Veteran Family Health Research Award! Each year, the Vanier Institute of the Family recognizes high-quality Canadian research that increases our understanding of military and Veteran family health with the Colonel Russell Mann Military and Veteran Family Health Research Award, delivered annually…

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  • Innovation to Impact: Translating Military Family Health Research into Practice

    Multidisciplinary working group to make the growing body of military family research available to health care providers and military families across Canada The Vanier Institute of the Family is pleased to announce the establishment of Innovation to Impact – a multidisciplinary working group, formed in partnership with Calian, Military Family Services (MFS) and the Canadian…

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  • Vanier Institute CEO Nora Spinks Appointed to National Seniors Council

    Seniors account for a growing share of Canadians and they make diverse and unique contributions to families, communities and society at large. As Canada’s population ages and life expectancy continues to rise, seniors will continue to play a large – and quite possibly growing – role in family and community life, in which many are…

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  • Changes to the Divorce Act Aim to Strengthen the Canadian Family Justice System

    On May 23, 2018, the federal government tabled legislation that would make changes to the Divorce Act to strengthen the Canadian family justice system. Bill C-78 includes (but is not limited to) modernizing language to be less adversarial (e.g. changing “access” to “parenting time”); establishing criteria that help define the “best interests of the child”;…

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  • International Day of Families 2018 Focuses on Families and Inclusive Societies

    On May 15 every year, International Day of Families provides an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the role families play in the lives of individuals, communities and society at large. Families in Canada are diverse, unique, complex and evolving. Recognizing and celebrating family diversity is essential to building a society in which all families can…

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  • Changes to Employment Insurance Program Coming in December 2017

    The Government of Canada announced today that pending changes to the Employment Insurance (EI) program will come into effect on December 3, 2017, including a new 15-week caregiver benefit; a new benefit that will be accessible to immediate and extended family members of children who are critically ill; steps to simplify the process for acquiring…

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  • Dr. Alyson Mahar receives Colonel Russell Mann Military Family Health Research Award

    Congratulations to Dr. Alyson Mahar, recipient of the 2017 Colonel Russell Mann Military Family Health Research Award! Each year, the Vanier Institute of the Family recognizes high-quality Canadian research that increases our understanding of military and Veteran family health with the Colonel Russell Mann Military Family Health Research Award, delivered annually at Canadian Institute for…

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  • Exploring Families with Statistics Canada and the Vanier Institute

    In their most recent blog post, Statistics Canada discusses the Vanier Institute’s approach to exploring families and family experiences, as well as its role in enhancing the national understanding of families in Canada. “Statistics Canada data are vital to what we do and to all of the people and organizations that want, and are involved…

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