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  • 1. Indigenous foster children living in private households: Rates and sociodemographic characteristics of foster children and their households
    Articles and reports: 41-20-00022024001
    Description: The current study uses the 2011 National Household Survey and the 2016 and 2021 Censuses to provide data on the number of Indigenous foster children in private households, foster child rates, and disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous foster care rates between 2011 and 2021. Subsequently, select sociodemographic characteristics of Indigenous children in foster care and household characteristics are explored using the 2021 Census.
    Release date: 2024-04-18
  • 2. Low income among persons in one-parent families headed by an immigrant parent
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024014
    Description: Using data from the 2021 Census of Population, this infographic examines the prevalence of low income among persons in one-parent families with an immigrant parent. This infographic explores the prevalence of low income among persons in one-parent families according to the parent’s admission category and racialized group, as well as the presence of young children in the family.
    Release date: 2024-03-25
  • 3. Prevalence of low income among persons in one-parent families headed by an immigrant parent: An intersectional analysis
    Articles and reports: 45-20-00022024001
    Description: Using data from the 2021 Census of Population, this article examines the prevalence of low income among persons in one-parent families with an immigrant parent. This article explores the prevalence of low income according to characteristics of the parent (e.g., admission category, period of immigration) and their family and household (e.g., number of children, household type).
    Release date: 2024-03-25
  • 4. Marital status, 2021 Census of Population
    Stats in brief: 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
  • 5. Families, 2021 Census of Population
    Stats in brief: 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
  • 6. Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202219432985
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-07-13
  • 7. State of the union: Canada leads the G7 with nearly one-quarter of couples living common law, driven by Quebec
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202219432986
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-07-13
  • 8. A statistical portrait of Canada’s diverse LGBTQ2+ communities Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202116631184
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-06-15
  • 9. Diversity Among Board Directors and Officers: Exploratory Estimates on Family, Work and Income
    Articles and reports: 11F0019M2021005
    Description:

    This study provides the first socioeconomic profile of women board directors and officers in Canada from an intersectional lens. Linking data from the Corporations Returns Act with those from the 2016 Census, exploratory estimates are presented. The study analyzes disparities in family, work and income characteristics, mainly by gender and visible minority status. Further, it informs on the types of businesses in which diverse women executives contribute to corporate governance and strategic decision making.

    Release date: 2021-05-18
  • 10. Study: Diversity among board directors and officers: Exploratory estimates on family, work and income Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202113829364
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-05-18
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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. 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
  • 3. 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
  • 4. 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
  • 5. 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
  • 6. Families Reference Guide, 2011 Census Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-312-X2011005
    Description:

    This guide focuses on the following topic: Family variables. Provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2011 Census. Each guide contains definitions and explanations on census concepts, talks about changes made to the 2011 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: 2012-09-19
  • 7. Families Reference Guide, 2006 Census Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 97-553-G2006003
    Description:

    This guide focuses on the following topic: Family variables.

    Provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2006 Census. Each guide contains definitions and explanations on census concepts, data quality and historical comparability. Additional information will be included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the census.

    Release date: 2007-10-31
  • 8. Dwellings, Households and Shelter Costs, 2001 Census Technical Report (Reference Products: 2001 Census) Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 92-382-X
    Description:

    This report discusses data quality pertaining to household variables (tenure, household maintainer, owner's major payments and gross rent) and dwelling characteristics (structural type of dwelling, number of rooms, number of bedrooms, period of construction, condition of dwelling and value of dwelling). The report also describes the various aspects of data processing that could impact data quality.

    Release date: 2003-12-18
  • 9. Families, 2001 Census Technical Report (Reference Products: 2001 Census) Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 92-381-X
    Description:

    This report presents the concepts relating to census families and economic families. It discusses the changes made to the definition of the census family for 2001, and how historical comparability is affected. The report also describes aspects of data collection and processing that could have an impact on the quality of the variable Relationship to Person 1, and how this variable, along with the related demographic variables - sex, age, marital status and common-law status - is processed to ensure consistency and to produce derived variables at the family level.

    Release date: 2003-11-25
  • 10. Age, Sex, Marital Status and Common-law Status, 2001 Census Technical Report (Reference Products: 2001 Census) Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 92-380-X
    Description:

    This report focuses on five demographic variables: date of birth, age, sex, marital status and common-law status. The report describes how the data were collected, verified, processed, edited and imputed. The final section covers how the data were evaluated.

    Release date: 2003-10-28

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