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  • 301. National Data Sets: Sources of Information for Canadian Child Care Data Archived
    Articles and reports: 11F0019M2006284
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The present review provides a description of various Canadian national survey data sets that could be used to examine issues related to child care use. National data sets dealing with patterns of employment, time use, family earnings, social support, and child, adolescent, or adult health measures were included. We conclude that numerous questions remain unanswered in terms of addressing the relationship between patterns of employment, use of child care, family roles and responsibilities, and associations with the health of families. Recommendations are made about information that has not been collected but may prove to be useful in addressing these issues. Moreover, we conclude that existing Canadian national survey data could be used to address several issues related to patterns of care use as well as the impact on children and families.

    Release date: 2006-06-19
  • 302. Child Care in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 89-599-M2006003
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) to profile child care in Canada by focussing on the child care experiences of children aged 6 months to 5 years. The report covers the eight-year period from 1994/95 to 2002/03. Many aspects of child care are discussed including types of care arrangements, hours spent in care, characteristics of and changes in care arrangements, and the use of multiple arrangements. These aspects are compared over time, as are the child care experiences of children from various backgrounds. In addition, patterns in types of care arrangements as children age are discussed.

    Release date: 2006-04-05
  • 303. Data collection: Sometimes all it takes is a little persuasion ... in the form of information Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-522-X20040018652
    Description:

    ISQ's Grandir en qualité survey involved the on-site observation of child care providers. The success of the survey is due to an information-based collection strategy.

    Release date: 2005-10-27
  • 304. The sandwich generation Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X20050017033
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Delayed marriage, postponement of children, and adults with increasingly long-lived parents have given rise to the 'sandwich generation'. These are individuals caught between the often conflicting demands of caring for children and caring for seniors. Although still relatively small (712,000 in 2002), the ranks of the sandwich generation are likely to grow.

    Release date: 2005-06-07
  • 305. Canada's Workforce: Unpaid Work, 2001 Census (Unpaid Work, Age Groups and Sex for Population 15 Years and over) Archived
    Table: 95F0390X
    Description:

    The tables under the topic "Canada's Workforce: Unpaid Work" presents data on the unpaid work of the Canadian workforce, including unpaid household work, unpaid child care, and unpaid senior care. These data, together with information on paid work, provide a more complete picture of the work activities of all Canadians.

    This information can be used to study that part of the population whose main activity is unpaid household work; to analyze the division of household work between men and women; to better understand the contribution of men and women to the economy; to evaluate the capacity of the unpaid sector to absorb care-giving responsibilities no longer provided by the paid sector; and to analyze how workers balance their job and household responsibilities.

    Release date: 2004-04-08
  • 306. Hours Spent Looking After Children, Without Pay (7), Selected Labour Force, Demographic, Cultural, Educational and Income Characteristics (312) and Sex (3) for Population 15 Years and Over, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 1996 and 2001 Censuses - 20% Sample Data Archived
    Table: 97F0013X2001049
    Description:

    This table is part of the topic 'Canada's Work force: Unpaid work,' which shows 2001 Census data on the unpaid work of the Canadian work force, including unpaid household work, unpaid child care and unpaid senior care. These data, together with information on paid work, provide a more complete picture of the work activities of all Canadians.

    This information can be used to study that part of the population whose main activity is unpaid household work; to analyse the division of household work between men and women; to better understand the contribution of men and women to the economy; to evaluate the capacity of the unpaid sector to absorb care-giving responsibilities no longer provided by the paid sector; and to analyse how workers balance their job and household responsibilities.

    It is possible to subscribe to all the day-of-release bundles. For more information, refer to Catalogue no. 97F0023XCB.

    This table is available FREE on the Internet, Catalogue no. 97F0013XIE2001049.

    Release date: 2004-03-25
  • 307. Canada's Workforce: Unpaid Work, 2001 Census Archived
    Table: 97F0013X
    Description:

    The tables under the topic "Canada's Workforce: Unpaid Work" present data on the unpaid work of the Canadian workforce, including unpaid household work, unpaid child care, and unpaid senior care. These data, together with information on paid work, provide a more complete picture of the work activities of all Canadians.

    This information can be used to study that part of the population whose main activity is unpaid household work; to analyze the division of household work between men and women; to better understand the contribution of men and women to the economy; to evaluate the capacity of the unpaid sector to absorb care-giving responsibilities no longer provided by the paid sector; and to analyze how workers balance their job and household responsibilities.

    Release date: 2004-03-25
  • 308. Selected Demographic, Cultural, Educational, Labour Force and Income Characteristics (508), Mother Tongue (4) and Sex (3) for Population Having English, French or English and French As Mother Tongue, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data Archived
    Table: 97F0007X2001042
    Description:

    This table is part of the topic "Language Composition of Canada," which presents 2001 Census data on the language composition of Canada, by mother tongue and other variables, as well as on languages spoken at home and knowledge of English,

    Release date: 2003-11-19
  • 309. Parental Work, Child-care Use and Young Children's Cognitive Outcomes Archived
    Journals and periodicals: 89-594-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This paper uses three cycles of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) to examine whether parental labour market participation and the use of substitute child-care influence the development of the skills needed by pre-school-aged children in order to begin school. The analysis in this paper is based on the arguments that parent-child interaction fosters the development of the skills needed by pre-school-aged children in order to begin school successfully, and that full-time participation in the work force by lone parents (in one-parent families) and by both parents (in dual-parent families) often results in comparatively less time for parent-child interaction than in families with a stay-at-home parent. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine whether reductions in parental time spent with children as a result of work outside the home impact the intellectual development of young children.

    The study indicates that parental participation in the labour market has little effect on the school readiness scores of most pre-school-aged children. However, children's school readiness does appear to be influenced by parental labour market participation if the parents exhibit above-average parenting skills and levels of parental education. Children of mothers who display above-average parenting skills and higher levels of education tend to benefit slightly when their mothers do not work outside the home. Likewise, children of fathers with above-average education exhibit slightly higher cognitive outcomes if their fathers work part time.

    Although the author finds that there is no association between the number of hours that children spend in child care and their level of school readiness, the study does observe that among pre-school children in substitute child-care, those who come from higher-income families tend to score higher on the school readiness tests than do children from lower-income families. This finding may be attributed to the possibility that children in higher-income families are exposed to a higher quality of substitute child-care, or it may be attributed simply to the advantages of growing up in a family with greater resources.

    Release date: 2003-10-23
  • 310. Hours Spent Looking After Children, Without Pay (7), Age Groups (7) and Sex (3) for Population 15 Years and Over, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 1996 and 2001 Censuses - 20% Sample Data Archived
    Table: 97F0013X2001002
    Description:

    This table is part of the topic "Canada's Work force: Unpaid Work," which shows 2001 Census data on the unpaid work of the Canadian workforce, including unpaid household work, unpaid child care and unpaid senior care. These data, together with information on paid work, provide a more complete picture of the work activities of all Canadians.

    This information can be used to study that part of the population whose main activity is unpaid household work; to analyze the division of household work between men and women; to better understand the contribution of men and women to the economy; to evaluate the capacity of the unpaid sector to absorb care-giving responsibilities no longer provided by the paid sector; and to analyze how workers balance their job and household responsibilities.

    This table can be found in the Topic Bundle: Canada's Work force: Unpaid Work, 2001 Census, Catalogue No. 97F0013XCB2001000.

    It is also possible to subscribe to all the day-of-release bundles. For more information, refer to Catalogue No. 97F0023XCB.

    This table is available FREE on the Internet, Catalogue No. 97F0013XIE2001002.

    Release date: 2003-02-11
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  • 1. Child care arrangements for children aged 0 to 5 with long-term conditions or disabilities, 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024022
    Description: This infographic examines the early child care experiences of children with long-term conditions or disabilities using data from the 2023 Survey on Early Learning and Child Care arrangements – Children with Long-term Conditions and Disabilities (SELCCA – CLCD). It explores the types of extra support needed while in child care, the common difficulties they experienced as well as the impacts on the parent or guardian having difficulty finding a child care arrangement.
    Release date: 2024-04-22
  • 2. Study: “Sandwiched” between multiple unpaid caregiving responsibilities
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202409337749
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-04-02
  • 3. “Sandwiched” between unpaid care for children and care-dependent adults: A gender-based study
    Articles and reports: 89-652-X2024002
    Description: Using data from the 2022 Canadian Social Survey Wave 6 (Well-being and caregiving), this study explores unpaid caregiving in the past 12 months for care-dependent groups (children under 15 years old or adults and youth over 15 years old with a long-term condition or disability). This paper explores: Who are the unpaid caregivers, including "sandwich" caregivers? How much unpaid care is provided and to whom? What are the impacts of this unpaid caregiving on well-being, especially the gendered differences?
    Release date: 2024-04-02
  • 4. Who are the sandwich caregivers in Canada?
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024003
    Description: This infographic investigates sandwich caregiving in Canada in 2022, defined as providing care in the past 12 months to both children under 15 years old and care-dependent adults and youth over 15 years old with a long-term condition or disability. The infographic explores the prevalence of sandwich caregiving, the types of relationships involved, and the impacts of this type of caregiving.
    Release date: 2024-04-02
  • 5. Child care arrangements 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202333928624
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-12-05
  • 6. Child care arrangements for children 0 to 5 years, 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023070
    Description: This infographic presents findings on child care arrangements in 2023 about children aged 0 to 5. It looks at the use and types of child care arrangements that families use, the percent of children on a waitlist for child care, as well as parental expenses.
    Release date: 2023-12-05
  • 7. Canada's Care Economy: A Conceptual Framework
    Articles and reports: 89-652-X2023002
    Description: This report presents a conceptual framework of Canada’s care economy. This framework is based on a review of Canadian and international research on the topic as well as consultations with key stakeholders and experts. The report summarizes relevant research on the care economy, delineates the scope and boundaries for the Canadian context, and proposes key definitions of paid and unpaid care work.
    Release date: 2023-11-29
  • 8. Employment situations and child care arrangements after mothers’ return to work following parental leave
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301100005
    Description: Since the late 2000s, most Canadian mothers who were working before childbirth or adoption have intended to return to work after parental leave. Whether mothers return to the same employer after childbirth is important in understanding their wages and career trajectories. This article examines whether mothers’ employment situations and child care arrangements after returning to work differed between two cohorts of mothers from 2009 and 2019.
    Release date: 2023-11-22
  • 9. Economic and Social Reports, November 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202332631084
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-11-22
  • 10. Use of government business liquidity support by child care businesses in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301000002
    Description: To alleviate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses, the Government of Canada launched various liquidity support programs. This study examines the use of four emergency government support programs—the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA), the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) and the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA)—by the child care businesses that qualified for them.
    Release date: 2023-10-25
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  • 1. Survey of Child Care
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3807
    Description: The purpose of this survey was to gather information on child care in Canada.
  • 2. National Child Care Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3848
    Description: This survey provides valid comprehensive data on Canadian economic families' child care needs, use patterns and parental preferences and concerns.
  • 3. Survey on Early Learning and Child Care Arrangements (SELCCA)
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5287
    Description: Statistics Canada gathers information on early learning and child care arrangements for children under the age of 6 in the 3 territories of Canada.
  • 4. Canadian Survey on the Provision of Child Care Services
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5338
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to collect information on the provision of child care services in Canada for children ages 12 and under at the national, provincial and territorial level. Data is collected from licensed and unlicensed home-based and centre-based child care providers. Questions will be asked about staff, services provided, enrollment and daily fees as well as the extent of challenges related to COVID-19. The data will be used by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) for policy research and development.
  • 5. Survey on Before and After School Care in Canada
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5343
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to address child care in Canada for children who are attending school (i.e. ages 4 to 12). The survey will ask about the different types of learning and child care arrangements used by families, difficulties some families may face when looking for care, as well as reasons for not using child care.
  • 6. Canadian Survey on Early Learning and Child Care (CSELCC)
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5371
    Description: The survey asks parents and guardians about the arrangements they use for their child aged 0 to 5, including the associated costs, the difficulties they may have faced when looking for care, and what their preferences for child care are. This survey also collects information on parents' and guardian's labour market participation to better understand the interaction between work and the use of early learning and child care arrangements. Results from this survey will be used to help improve the Canada-wide early learning and child care system and provide Canadians with a strong baseline of data to measure progress and changes to the system.
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