News from the Vanier Institute

Congratulations to Valerie Wood, PhD, recipient of the 2019 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…

On September 15, 1959 – 60 years ago today – distinguished Canadian and Vanier Institute of the Family founder General The Right Honourable Georges P. Vanier was appointed Governor General of Canada. The first person from Quebec to be appointed Governor General of Canada, General Vanier was an ardent believer in the importance of family…

The Vanier Institute of the Family is pleased to announce that Statistics Canada is the recipient of the 2019 Mirabelli-Glossop Award for Distinguished Contribution! Named after Vanier Institute executive emeriti Alan Mirabelli (former Executive Director of Administration, 1975–2007) and Dr. Robert Glossop (former Executive Director of Research and Programs, 1975–2006), this award is presented in recognition of…

Download Early Learning and Child Care Professionals and Practitioners Working with Canadian Military and Veteran Families The Vanier Institute of the Family marked a special occasion with members and partners of the Canadian Military and Veteran Families Leadership Circle in launching a new resource to build awareness and understanding among Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC)…

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…

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…

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…

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”;…