Canadian Social Trends Number 90
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Child care for First Nations children living off reserve, Métis children, and Inuit children
by Leanne C. Findlay and Dafna E. Kohen
Release date: October 19, 2010
Previous research has shown that child care has an impact on children's social and developmental outcomes. However, little is known about child care for First Nations, Métis and Inuit children. The purpose of this study is to describe child care for First Nations children living off reserve, Métis, and Inuit children in Canada, including the cultural aspects within the care environment. In addition, the availability of culturally relevant activities and language spoken in care were examined as predictors of children's outcomes.
Living with disability series
Help with activities of daily living for people with a disability
by Patric Fournier-Savard, Chantal Mongeon and Susan Crompton
Release date: October 19, 2010
This article uses the 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey to examine how many people with disabilities receive help with activities of daily living; the type of daily activities with which they get help; and the care receiver's relationship to the person or persons who provide help with specific tasks. Then it explores how these relationships change as the severity of the care receiver's disability increases.
Sharing their lives: women, marital trends and education
by Laetitia Martin and Feng Hou
Release date: September 9, 2010
Women have made substantial gains in education over the last few decades and are now more likely to have a university degree than men. At the same time, the conjugal situation of female university graduates has changed considerably. Using data from the 1981 to 2006 Censuses, this article examines how the propensity to form unions (marriage or common-law) has changed for women with university degrees compared to those without a university education. It also compares the incidence of female university graduates forming unions with similarly educated males over time.
Family, community, and Aboriginal language among young First Nations children living off reserve in Canada
by Evelyne Bougie
Release date: September 9, 2010
This study analyses data from the 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey to identify some of the characteristics associated with the ability to understand an Aboriginal language among off-reserve First Nations children aged 2 to 5. More specifically, it examines the extent to which the home, the extended family, child care settings, and the broader community can contribute to the transmission of Aboriginal languages to young First Nations children living off reserve.
Participation in sports and cultural activities among Aboriginal children and youth
by Kristina Smith, Leanne Findlay and Susan Crompton
Release date: July 13, 2010
Participation in extracurricular activities, including both sports and cultural activities, can be associated with positive benefits for children. The purpose of the current study was to examine participation in sports and cultural activities for Inuit, Métis and off-reserve First Nations children aged 6 to 14 years. Socio-demographic factors including the child's basic characteristics, cultural factors and family characteristics were also examined to determine any associations with participation in sports and cultural activities.
Emigration from Canada to the United States from 2000 to 2006
by Patrice Dion and Mireille Vézina
Release date: July 13, 2010
In the late 1990s, studies showed that a growing number of the most qualified Canadian workers were leaving Canada to work in the United States. This article looks at whether this trend has continued in recent years. Using a relatively new data source, the American Community Survey (ACS), this article examines Canadian emigration to the United States. More specifically, it examines demographic and socio-economic characteristics of those who migrate to the United States.
Migration from central to surrounding municipalities in Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver
by Martin Turcotte and Mireille Vézina
Release date: June 8, 2010
This article looks at movements of persons aged 25 to 44 years between central municipalities and suburban municipalities in the country's three largest metropolitan areas - Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver. More specifically, the article presents socio-economic characteristics of persons most and least likely to leave the central municipality for a neighbouring municipality.
Making fathers "count"
by Pascale Beaupré, Heather Dryburgh and Michael Wendt
Release date: June 8, 2010
This article examines family status of fathers in Canada. The sociodemographic, family and conjugal characteristics of fathers are analyzed to illustrate the many faces of fathers. The data from this analysis are taken from two different cycles of the General Social Survey on the family: Cycle 10 from 1995 and Cycle 20 from 2006.
Foreign nationals working temporarily in Canada
by Derrick Thomas
Release date: June 8, 2010
This study examines the growing number of non-permanent residents who work temporarily in Canada. They are compared with permanent residents in terms of demographic characteristics, location, occupations and earnings. Census data show that while the numbers destined to skilled work has been increasing, most non-permanent residents are found in relatively unskilled occupations. Reflecting the occupations in which they work, foreign nationals working temporarily in Canada tend to be paid less than are comparable Canadian born and established immigrant workers.
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