Transition 

Transition articles explore the diversity and complexity of families and the reality of family life in Canada with contributions from field experts, researchers and people with lived experience. Produced in English and French for more than 40 years, Transition articles have provided information, insights and inspiration to its diverse readership, which includes researchers, educators, students, journalists, family service workers and policy makers.

Note that, as of January 2016, Transition is exclusively an online publication (titles below are hyperlinked). Individual articles and complete editions from 2013 to 2015 are also available below in PDF format. For issues published before 2013, contact the Editor.

2018

• What’s in a Name? Defining Family in a Diverse Society, Alan Mirabelli

• Work and Family: The Impact of Mobility, Scheduling and Precariousness, Elise Thorburn, PhD (Memorial University)

• Institutionally “Chosen Families”: Supportive or Counterproductive?, Chloe Brown

• Polyamory, Diversity and Family Life, Sandee Lovas

• Lived Experiences: Ethnic Women as Full Participants in Canada, Emily Beckett

• Facing Death: Emerging Trends in Death and Dying in Canada, Emily Beckett

• Research Recap: School Experiences of Children in Military Families, Emily Beckett

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

• Modern Mothers in Canada “Making It Work”

• Death Becoming Less Taboo, but Many Families Avoid Talking About End-of-Life Care

• Alan Mirabelli: Hub Hospice and the Palliative Care Experience

• In Focus: Senior Caregivers in Canada

• Families in Canada: Parents Making It Work

• On the Move: Project Update (January 2018)

 

2017

• Modern Motherhood: The Unique Experiences of Women with Physical Disabilities, Lesley A. Tarasoff

• Family Finances: Investments in Education, Stacy Yanchuk Oleksy and Nathan Battams

• Health Care Experiences of Military Families of Children with Autism, Heidi Cramm, Ph.D.

• Sharing a Roof: Multi-generational Homes in Canada (2016 Census Update), Nathan Battams

• Grandparent Health and Family Well-Being, Rachel Margolis, Ph.D.

• In Context: Understanding Maternity Care in Canada

• Employment Mobility and Family Gentrification in Montreal, Steven High, Lysiane Goulet Gervais, Michelle Duchesneau and Dany Guay-Bélanger

• Polyamory in Canada: Research on an Emerging Family Structure, John-Paul Boyd, M.A., LL.B.

• Lived Experience: Understanding Families Affected by Incarceration, Farhat Rehman

• Supporting the Health of Mothers and Their Babies in the Context of Incarceration, Dr. Ruth Elwood Martin and Brenda Tole

• Circuits of Care: Mobility, Work and Managing Family Relationships, Dr. Sara Dorow and Shingirai Mandizadza, PhDc

 

2016

• House and Home: To Keep or Not to Keep the Living Room and Dining Room, Avi Friedman

• New Resource for Family Physicians Working with Canadian Military Families

• A Snapshot of Military and Veteran Families in Canada

• Happy 25th Anniversary to the Military Family Services Program!

• Building Resilience at Home with Distance Coaching

• A Snapshot of Grandparents in Canada

• Fact Sheet: Seniors and Family Finances in Canada

• House and Home in Canada (2016 Update)

• Understanding the Impact of Fort McMurray Wildfires on Foreign National Family Caregivers

• Timeline: Fifty Years of Men, Work and Family in Canada

• Modern Fathers Reshaping the Work–Family Relationship, Nathan Battams

• Intergenerational Relations and Societal Change, Donna S. Lero, Ph.D.

• Public Policy Brief – Flex: From a Privilege to a Right, Sara MacNaull

• Building Inclusive Communities for Canada’s Military and Veteran Families, Col (retd) Russell Mann

• Joining the Family: My Student Placement Experience, Part 2, Monique Velisovsky

• Infographic: Family Diversity in Canada 2016

• Timeline: Fifty Years of Women, Work and Family in Canada

• Language, Labels and “Lone Parents”, Victoria Bailey

• Review: The Importance of Being Little by Erika Christakis (review by Monique Velisovsky)

• Joining the Family: My Student Placement Experience, Part 1, Monique Velisovsky

• It’s Time to Care for Our (Young) Carers, Andrea Breen, Ph.D.

• My Caregiving Journey, Katherine Arnup, Ph.D.

• Twitter Chat: Military Families in Transition to Civilian Life

• Human Rights Perspectives: Emerging Issues and Workplace Impacts

• Work–Family Conflict Among Single Parents in the Canadian Armed Forces, Alla Skomorovsky, Ph.D.

• Flex at Work Benchmarking Initiative, Sara MacNaull and Nora Spinks

• Public Policy Brief: Compassionate Care Benefits

• Family Caregiving in Canada: A Fact of Life and a Human Right by Nathan Battams

• Vanier Institute CEO Nora Spinks to Deliver 2016 Harshman Lecture

• Supporting Canada’s Military and Veteran Families

• Community and Business Leaders Making a Difference for Canadian Military Families

• The Current State of Military Family Research, Heidi Cramm, Deborah Norris, Linna Tam-Seto, Maya Eichler and Kimberley Smith-Evans

 

2015

• 50 Years of Understanding Families in Canada, Nora Spinks

• Sleep and Families, Dr. David B. Posen, M.D.

• OFF THE VANIER BOOKSHELF: Family Futures (UNDESA-DSPD), Sara MacNaull

• (Still) Eating Together: The Culture of the Family Meal, Paul Fieldhouse

• No Longer Just “Child’s Play”: Electronic Gaming in Canada, Nathan Battams

• FACTS AND STATS: Births, Fertility and Contraception

• Looking Forward to the Next 50 Years, Nora Spinks

• Reflections on Reaching 50, Al MacKay

• Beyond the “Ideal”: Beryl Plumptre and the Vanier Institute’s Definition of “Family”, Alan Mirabelli

• Beyond the Boardroom Table, Robert Glossop, Ph.D.

• Looking Back: Alumni Reflections on the Vanier Institute

• OFF THE VANIER BOOKSHELF: The Family in Canada (Dr. Frederick Elkin), Cindy Graham

• General The Right Honourable Georges P. Vanier: A Life of Devotion, Nathan Battams

• A Day with Madame Vanier, Carmen Couillard Bjerre, Ph.D.

• Family Insights Over the Years 

• Family Is…, Sara MacNaull

• Reflections on the Families in Canada Conference 2015, Nora Spinks

• Collaborative Settlement: Resolving Disputes After Separation or Divorce, John-Paul Boyd, M.A., LL.B.

• OFF THE VANIER BOOKSHELF: Parenting Through the Storm (Ann Douglas), Cindy Graham

• Strength in Diversity: Positive Impacts of Children with Disabilities, Michelle R. Lodewyks

• Respect, Reconciliation and Resilience: Phil Fontaine and Archbishop Weisgerber in Conversation, Nathan Battams

• FACTS AND STATS: Access to Medical Doctors in Canada

• Transition in Transition, Nora Spinks

• Modern Maternity Care in Canada, Cecilia Benoit

• The National Families in Canada Listening Tour

• Caring Enough to Flex, Flexing Enough to Care, Sara MacNaull

• Financial Literacy Across Generations, Nathan Battams

• FACTS AND STATS: Modern Couples in Canada

• Strength in Diversity: Positive Impacts of Children with Disabilities, Michelle R. Lodewyks

• External Report: “Live-in Caregivers in Fort McMurray: A Socioeconomic Footprint”

• The “Oldest Old” Are Changing Canada

• Lone Mothers and Their Families in Canada: Diverse, Resilient and Strong

• Suggested Reading: “‘I Don’t Have Time for This!’: A Compassionate Guide to Caring for Your Parents and Yourself” 

• External Report: “Workflex and Manufacturing Guide: More Than a Dream”

• Dads Play a Greater Role at Home: Family Life Benefits, Nathan Battams

• Timeline: 50 Years of Families in Canada

• Governor General David Johnston at the Families in Canada Conference 2015

• Family Finances: Investments in Education, Stacy Yanchuk Oleksy

• Respect, Reconciliation, Resilience: Phil Fontaine and Archbishop James Weisgerber in Conversation

• Andrew Solomon – Diversity, Difference, Disability and Families

• Caring Enough to Flex, Flexing Enough to Care, Sara MacNaull

• Sharing a Roof: Multi-generational Homes in Canada, Nathan Battams

• Financial Literacy Across Generations

 

2014

• Strong Families, Healthy Communities, Nora Spinks

• Putting the “F” in EFAP: The Evolution of Workplace Mental Health Supports, Craig Thompson

• OFF THE VANIER BOOKSHELF: Mogul, Mom, & Maid – The Balancing Act of the Modern Woman (Liz O’Donnell), Sara MacNaull

• To Share or Not to Share: Online Privacy and Publicity Among Canadian Youth, Matthew Johnson

• Caring Canines: Therapy Dogs and Well-Being, Paula Cayley

• Marking a Moment in Time, Nicole Kennedy

• FACTS AND STATS: Multiple Births in Canada

• Stories and Statistics, Nora Spinks

• Modern Caregiving in Canada, Janet E. Fast and Donna S. Lero

• Infographic: Post-secondary Education in Canada

• OFF THE VANIER BOOKSHELF: Retirement in Canada (Thomas R. Klassen), Nathan Battams

• Modern Fatherhood: Paternal Involvement and Family Relationships, Ian DeGeer, Humberto Carolo and Todd Minerson

• Transnational Caregiving: Family Members in Canada Caring Across Borders, Aru Sharma

• A Little Support Can Go a Long Way: Reflections on Depression and Anxiety, Christy Buttigieg

• FACTS AND STATS: Nutrition in Canada

• Partnerships and Collaborations, Nora Spinks

• Families and Work in Canada, Nora Spinks and Nathan Battams

• OFF THE VANIER BOOKSHELF: All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood (Jennifer Senior), Cindy Graham

• Canadian Family Finances: Summary of the 2013–2014 Report, Nathan Battams, Nora Spinks and Roger Sauvé

• Modern Women Without Children, Cindy Graham

• Perspectives on Family: What Does It Mean to Belong?, Sara MacNaull

• The Health Care Experiences of LGBTQ+ Seniors, Laura Zuccaro

• FACTS AND STATS: Modern Families 2014

• Continuing the Conversation, Nora Spinks

• Modern Money Management, Stacy Yanchuk Oleksy

• Ageism and the Experience of Health Care, Nathan Battams

• OFF THE VANIER BOOKSHELF: The Healing Journey: Intimate Partner Abuse and Its Implications in the Labour Market (Linda DeRiviere), Nathan Battams

• Intergenerational Relations and Social Change, Donna S. Lero, Ph.D.

• Families Living Across the Globe, Cindy Graham

• FACTS AND STATS: House and Home in Canada

 

2013

• Caring for Each Other, Together and Apart: Military Families in Canada, Vicky Snyder

• Dividing Matrimonial Property: Common-Law Partners Still Excluded from Property Laws, Rollie Thompson

• Strengthening Ties Through Technology, Nathan Battams

• Elder Meditation for Stronger Family Identity, Elizabeth Sterritt

• OFF THE VANIER BOOKSHELF: Father Involvement in Canada: Diversity, Renewal, and Transformation (Jessica Ball and Kerry Daly, Eds.), Nathan Battams

• “Gambling with Our (Kids’) Futures” Revisited, Nathan Battams

• Young Carers Gaining Visibility in Canada, Vass Bednar

• FACTS AND STATS: Family Businesses

• Modern Family Is…, Nora Spinks

• Prolonged Parenting: Extending the Limits of Active Parenting, Kerry Daly

• OFF THE VANIER BOOKSHELF: Reshaping the Work–Family Debate: Why Men and Class Matter (Joan C. Williams), Sara MacNaull

• Modern Families, Modern Living Arrangements – Part 1: Living Apart Together, Jenni Tipper

• Modern Families, Modern Living Arrangements – Part 2: Living Together Apart by Jenni Tipper

• Coping with Cancer: The Challenges Men Face, Lisa M. Wenger

• Meet the Roommates: Mom and Dad, Alena Novoa

• Sharing the Double Burden: A New Model of Domestic Happiness, Roderic Beaujot, Zenaida Ravanera and Jianye Liu

• When Cupboards Are Bare: Food Insecurity and Public Health, Nathan Battams

• FACTS AND STATS: Video Gaming in Canada

• The 200-Year Present, Nora Spinks

• Connected, Mobile and Social: The Online Lives of Canadian Youth, Matthew Johnson

• OFF THE VANIER BOOKSHELF: Valuing Children: Rethinking the Economics of the Family (Nancy Folbre), Nathan Battams

• In It Together: Multigenerational Living in Canada, Nathan Battams

• Charities and Non-Profits: A Strategic Component of Canada’s Success, Brian Emmett

• The Canadian Death Experience: Summary of Death, Dying and Canadian Families, Audrey Miller

• Canada’s Military Families and the Military Family Services Program, Roxanna Gumiela

• FACTS AND STATS: Commuting in Canada

• Families in Canada: Adaptive and Resilient, Nora Spinks

• Celebrating Ian: A Unique Parenting Experience, Ann Douglas

• OFF THE VANIER BOOKSHELF: Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity (Andrew Solomon), Nathan Battams

• Diversity and Inclusion: Understanding the Impact of Unconscious Bias, Nora Spinks and Nathan Battams

• Life After Work: Retirement and the Health + Wealth Equation, Aru Sharma

• Wealth and Well-Being Among Canada’s Children, Carol Matusicky

• Fit and Fun as a Family, Laura Zuccaro

• Beyond Ramps: The Language of Ableism, Sharon Caldwell

• FACTS AND STATS: Volunteering in Canada