Junior's at home and grandma's alone
Census finds family life is changing fast
October 23 FULL STORY 
Census reports more Canadians are home alone
The number of people living in each Canadian home is shrinking, a trend driven partly by a growing proportion of people, many of them elderly women, living alone, Statistics Canada has found.
October 23 FULL STORY
More Quebeckers skip the wedding, census discovers
If the two most common words between Quebec couples used to be "I do," they have now become, "What for?"
October 23 FULL STORY
Gay couple welcomes recognition in census
The 2001 census is the most detailed look at the modern family in years and now includes a count of same-sex couples as families.
October 23 FULL STORY
Mormon Web site reveals life in 1881
An effort by the Mormon Church to put the 1881 census online will be a treasure trove for genealogists and anyone interested in late-19th-century Canadian life
October 23 FULL STORY
Canadian family portrait changing
Number of people 'living in sin' jumps; nest gets crowded as young adults stay at home; 2001 census shows proportion of traditional families declining
October 22 | 8:47 AM FULL STORY
October 22 | 10:35 AM FULL STORY
|
|
PREVIEW
Same-sex census numbers due today
First count of couples expected to spark debate
on how Canada defines marriage
October 22
THE REPORTS
Here are the (planned) release dates for Statistic's Canada's 2001 census reports:
March 12: Population
July 16: Age and sex
Oct. 22: Marital and common-law status; families; dwellings and households
Dec. 10: Languages; mobility and migration
Jan. 21, 2003: Citizenship; immigration; birthplaces of parents; ethnic origins; visible minorities; aboriginal peoples
Feb. 11, 2003: Labour-force activities; classes of workers; occupations; industries; places of work; modes of transportation; languages of work, unpaid work
March 11, 2003: School attendance; education; fields of study; highest levels of schooling; earnings
May 13, 2003: Religions; incomes and social and economic characteristics of individuals, families, households; shelter costs
|
Headline Index
Breaking News
