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  • 1. Households living with housing problems, by select housing-vulnerable populations and affordability, suitability, adequacy and core housing need indicators
    Table: 46-10-0067-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Households living with housing problems, by select housing-vulnerable populations and affordability, suitability, adequacy and core housing need indicators, Canada. Vulnerable population refers to households belonging, or perceived as belonging, to groups that are in a disadvantaged position or marginalized.

    Release date: 2026-09-21
  • 2. Making plans for the future: Canadians’ intentions to have biological children
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202600200003
    Description: This study uses data collected from the Canadian Social Survey in 2021 and 2024 to explore whether there have been any changes in Canadians’ future plans to have children. It examines overall changes in intentions among Canadians aged 15 to 49, as well as shifts in the number of intended children. Differences across sociodemographic groups are also explored to understand the drivers of change.
    Release date: 2026-04-09
  • 3. Spotlight on Canadians: Results from the General Social Survey
    Journals and periodicals: 89-652-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description: This publication presents key highlights and results from the General Social Survey on the topics of caregiving and care receiving; social identity; giving, volunteering and participating; victimization; time use; and family.
    Release date: 2026-03-19
  • 4. Why do people move in Canada?
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2026006
    Description: This infographic provides a recent overview of the commonly reported reasons for which households move from one place to another within Canada, based on the information collected from the 2022 Canadian Housing Survey (CHS). The study provides results by various breakdowns including the type of movement, such as interprovincial and intraprovincial moves.
    Release date: 2026-02-16
  • 5. Fertility and intentions: Socioeconomic factors
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202602640830
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-01-26
  • 6. Population in core housing need by selected sociocultural characteristics, economic family structure and gender
    Table: 39-10-0048-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Number and proportion of population in core housing need, by economic family structure, gender, age group and selected demographic characteristics, Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2025-12-12
  • 7. Estimates of the number of census families on July 1st
    Table: 17-10-0061-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual estimates of the number of census families on July 1st, Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2025-11-07
  • 8. Estimates of the number of private households by size on July 1st
    Table: 17-10-0159-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Estimates of the number of private households by size on July 1st, Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2025-11-07
  • 9. Adulting together: Parents and adult children who co-reside
    Articles and reports: 91F0015M2025002
    Description: This study uses data from the 2021 Census of Population to describe the sociodemographic and economic characteristics of persons living in households composed of parents and their adult children aged 20 and over. Distinctions in these characteristics by generation (adult children versus parents) are also examined.
    Release date: 2025-08-14
  • 10. Unpacking Canada’s multigenerational households: A look at the people who call them home
    Articles and reports: 91F0015M2025003
    Description: This study uses data from the 2021 Census of Population to describe the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of persons living in households composed of three or more generations of the same family. Distinctions in these characteristics by generation (youngest, middle or oldest) are also examined.
    Release date: 2025-08-14
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  • 1. Making plans for the future: Canadians’ intentions to have biological children
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202600200003
    Description: This study uses data collected from the Canadian Social Survey in 2021 and 2024 to explore whether there have been any changes in Canadians’ future plans to have children. It examines overall changes in intentions among Canadians aged 15 to 49, as well as shifts in the number of intended children. Differences across sociodemographic groups are also explored to understand the drivers of change.
    Release date: 2026-04-09
  • 2. Spotlight on Canadians: Results from the General Social Survey
    Journals and periodicals: 89-652-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description: This publication presents key highlights and results from the General Social Survey on the topics of caregiving and care receiving; social identity; giving, volunteering and participating; victimization; time use; and family.
    Release date: 2026-03-19
  • 3. Why do people move in Canada?
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2026006
    Description: This infographic provides a recent overview of the commonly reported reasons for which households move from one place to another within Canada, based on the information collected from the 2022 Canadian Housing Survey (CHS). The study provides results by various breakdowns including the type of movement, such as interprovincial and intraprovincial moves.
    Release date: 2026-02-16
  • 4. Fertility and intentions: Socioeconomic factors
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202602640830
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-01-26
  • 5. Adulting together: Parents and adult children who co-reside
    Articles and reports: 91F0015M2025002
    Description: This study uses data from the 2021 Census of Population to describe the sociodemographic and economic characteristics of persons living in households composed of parents and their adult children aged 20 and over. Distinctions in these characteristics by generation (adult children versus parents) are also examined.
    Release date: 2025-08-14
  • 6. Unpacking Canada’s multigenerational households: A look at the people who call them home
    Articles and reports: 91F0015M2025003
    Description: This study uses data from the 2021 Census of Population to describe the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of persons living in households composed of three or more generations of the same family. Distinctions in these characteristics by generation (youngest, middle or oldest) are also examined.
    Release date: 2025-08-14
  • 7. Canada’s multigenerational and intergenerational households 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202522640229
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-08-14
  • 8. Being satisfied with family relationships is related to positive well-being 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202505038976
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-02-19
  • 9. A portrait of military families in Canada from the 2021 Census
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202500100001
    Description: Using data collected for the first time in 50 years from the 2021 Census of Population on current and past military service in the Canadian Armed Forces, this study examines key sociodemographic characteristics of the families of currently serving members and Veterans. It also takes a closer look at less studied military families, such as Veteran families, one-parent families, same-gender couple families and dual-serving couple families.
    Release date: 2025-01-13
  • 10. Study: A portrait of military families in Canada from the 2021 Census
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202501338929
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-01-13
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  • 1. Families, Households and Marital Status Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021002
    Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret family, household and marital status data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, questions, classifications, data quality and comparability with other sources for this topic.
    Release date: 2022-07-13
  • 2. Marital status, 2021 Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021013
    Description: This video is designed to give you a basic understanding of the demographic variable "marital status" and how this variable is created and used. The concepts legal marital status, common-law status and de-facto marital status, are explained to allow you to better understand, analyze and build census data tables using the marital status variable.
    Release date: 2022-07-13
  • 3. Families, 2021 Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021014
    Description: The objective of this video is to explain the different types of families i.e. census families and economic families. It presents the concepts and variables related to families such as household type, family structure and the living arrangements of individuals. Family-related characteristics and concepts can apply to families, individuals (those in families or not) or households.
    Release date: 2022-07-13
  • 4. Gender diversity status of couples: New information in the 2021 Census
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00012021002
    Description: This fact sheet provides a concise description of the context and definitions related to a new concept, the gender diversity status of couples. Data and analysis on gender diversity status of couples will be available in the July 13, 2022 census release as part of the theme of families, households and marital status.
    Release date: 2022-06-14
  • 5. Core Housing Need, 2016 Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-509-X
    Description:

    This product presents 2016 Census highlights on core housing need. Tables and a figure feature distributions, rates and multiple dimensions of core housing need from current and previous censuses for various levels of geography. A short explanation of the indicator and references to other resources as well as downloadable materials are also provided.

    Release date: 2017-11-15
  • 6. Families Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2016002
    Description:

    This guide focuses on the following topic: Family variables. Provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2016 Census. Each guide contains definitions and explanations on census concepts, talks about changes made to the 2016 Census, data quality and historical comparability, as well as comparison with other data sources. Additional information will be included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the census.

    Release date: 2017-08-02
  • 7. 2016 Census of Population: Families, households and marital status
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-501-X2016004
    Description:

    The Families, households and marital status Release and concepts overview provides an overview of the concepts, definitions and key measures used in the 2016 Census of Population Families, households and marital status release, as well as the products which will be available on release day and later.

    Release date: 2017-06-16
  • 8. Vital Statistics - Marriage Database
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3232
    Description: This is an administrative survey that collects demographic information annually from all provincial and territorial vital statistics registries on all marriages in Canada.
  • 9. Vital Statistics - Divorce Database
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3235
    Description: This is an administrative survey that collects demographic information annually from the Central Registry of Divorce Proceedings (CRDP) at the Department of Justice Canada on all completed divorce proceedings in Canada.
  • 10. Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3901
    Description: The census provides a detailed statistical portrait of Canada and its people by their demographic, social and economic characteristics. This information is important for communities and is vital for planning services such as child care, schooling, family services, and skills training for employment.

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