Geographic proximity between adult children and their parents in Canada

Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202501100002
Description: How far adult children live from their aging parents can shape family support, caregiving, and job choices. But most data focus on people living in the same home—like with their parents—and rarely track them across long periods, missing key moments when they move out or return to help, or receive grandparent help from, an aging parent. A new article, entitled “Geographic proximity between adult children and their parents in Canada: The role of childhood parental income,” addresses these issues. This summary provides many of the main takeaways from the article and a more focused look at differences across provinces.
Issue Number: 2025011
Author(s): MacIsaac, Samuel; Ostrovsky, Yuri; Schellenberg, Grant
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25318/36280001202501100002-eng
Main Product: Economic and Social Reports
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HTML November 26, 2025
  • Correction: December 1, 2025

    In the article “Geographic proximity between adult children and their parents in Canada” published on November 26, 2025, an error was found in Chart 1. The following correction has been made: In Chart 1, the x-axis values for predicted probabilities were denoted as ratios (ranging from 0.4 to 0.65) and were converted to percentages (ranging from 40 to 65 percent) to match the axis label.
PDF November 26, 2025
  • Correction: December 1, 2025

    In the article “Geographic proximity between adult children and their parents in Canada” published on November 26, 2025, an error was found in Chart 1. The following correction has been made: In Chart 1, the x-axis values for predicted probabilities were denoted as ratios (ranging from 0.4 to 0.65) and were converted to percentages (ranging from 40 to 65 percent) to match the axis label.

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  • December 1, 2025 - (HTML)

    In the article “Geographic proximity between adult children and their parents in Canada” published on November 26, 2025, an error was found in Chart 1. The following correction has been made: In Chart 1, the x-axis values for predicted probabilities were denoted as ratios (ranging from 0.4 to 0.65) and were converted to percentages (ranging from 40 to 65 percent) to match the axis label.

  • December 1, 2025 - (PDF)

    In the article “Geographic proximity between adult children and their parents in Canada” published on November 26, 2025, an error was found in Chart 1. The following correction has been made: In Chart 1, the x-axis values for predicted probabilities were denoted as ratios (ranging from 0.4 to 0.65) and were converted to percentages (ranging from 40 to 65 percent) to match the axis label.

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