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**One in four Canadians** provide care to someone else. Caregiving arrangements vary and have diverse repercussions on both the caregivers and care recipients.

**More than half of caregivers** surveyed in 2018 had been providing care **every month** for at least two years.^{Note 2}

Three types of caregiving arrangements

Between January 2016 and December 2017:

Table 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 1. The information is grouped by Type of arrangement (appearing as row headers), Rate (appearing as column headers).
Type of arrangement Rate

Full two-year arrangement 54%

Single, continuous arrangement 33%

On-and-off arrangement 13%

Caregivers in different arrangements varied in their characteristics:

Table 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 2 Sex and Age group (appearing as column headers).
Sex Age group

Women Men 15 to 34 35 to 54 55 and older

**Full two-year arrangement:**
Care was provided each month 53% 47% 17% 32% 51%

**Single, continuous arrangement:**
Care was provided for a single, continuous period (less than 24 months) 59% 41% 22% 33% 45%

**On-and-off arrangement:**
Care was provided for more than one period 48% 52% 27% 34% 39%

The intensity of the care varied across the three categories:

Caregivers in full two-year arrangements were **most likely to live with the person** they care for

Table 3
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 3 Care to household member and Care to person outside their household (appearing as column headers).
Care to household member Care to person outside their household

Full two-year arrangement 31% 69%

Single, continuous arrangement 26% 74%

On-and-off arrangement 22%^{Note M: The quality of the estimate is marginal.} 78%

^M The quality of the estimate is marginal.

Caregivers in single, continuous arrangements provided the **most hours of care** in a typical week

Table 4
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 4 1 to 9 hours and 10 hours or more (appearing as column headers).
1 to 9 hours 10 hours or more

Full two-year arrangement 69% 31%

Single, continuous arrangement 56% 44%

On-and-off arrangement 77% 23%

Caregivers in single, continuous arrangements were **most likely** to have provided care for **six months or less**

Table 5
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 5 1 to 6 months, 7 to 12 months and 13 to 23 months (appearing as column headers).
1 to 6 months 7 to 12 months 13 to 23 months

Single, continuous arrangement 57% 19% 24%

On-and-off arrangement 49% 36% 15%

**Source :** Statistics Canada, Longitudinal International Study of Adults, 2018

Notes

Footnote 1.

Caregivers are individuals who reported having provided care between January 2016 and December 2017 to someone with a long-term health condition, a physical or mental disability, or problems related to aging. Care may have been provided to one or more people over the period in question. Information on months and hours of care refers to total caregiving, and information on living arrangements refers to the person survey respondents dedicated the most time and resources to.

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Footnote 2.

These results align with figures from the General Social Survey – Caregiving and Care Receiving, 2018. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-627-m/11-627-m2020001-eng.htm.

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Table 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 1. The information is grouped by Type of arrangement (appearing as row headers), Rate (appearing as column headers).
Type of arrangement	Rate
Full two-year arrangement	54%
Single, continuous arrangement	33%
On-and-off arrangement	13%

Table 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 2 Sex and Age group (appearing as column headers).
	Sex	Age group
Women	Men	15 to 34	35 to 54	55 and older
Full two-year arrangement: Care was provided each month	53%	47%	17%	32%	51%
Single, continuous arrangement: Care was provided for a single, continuous period (less than 24 months)	59%	41%	22%	33%	45%
On-and-off arrangement: Care was provided for more than one period	48%	52%	27%	34%	39%

Table 3
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 3 Care to household member and Care to person outside their household (appearing as column headers).
	Care to household member	Care to person outside their household
Full two-year arrangement	31%	69%
Single, continuous arrangement	26%	74%
On-and-off arrangement	22%^{Note M: The quality of the estimate is marginal.}	78%
^M The quality of the estimate is marginal.

Table 4
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 4 1 to 9 hours and 10 hours or more (appearing as column headers).
	1 to 9 hours	10 hours or more
Full two-year arrangement	69%	31%
Single, continuous arrangement	56%	44%
On-and-off arrangement	77%	23%

Table 5
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 5 1 to 6 months, 7 to 12 months and 13 to 23 months (appearing as column headers).
	1 to 6 months	7 to 12 months	13 to 23 months
Single, continuous arrangement	57%	19%	24%
On-and-off arrangement	49%	36%	15%

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Three types of caregiving arrangements

Caregivers in different arrangements varied in their characteristics:

The intensity of the care varied across the three categories:

Differences in the caregivingNote 1 arrangements of Canadians, 2018

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Three types of caregiving arrangements

Caregivers in different arrangements varied in their characteristics:

The intensity of the care varied across the three categories:

Note of appreciation

Standards of service to the public

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Differences in the caregiving^{Note 1} arrangements of Canadians, 2018