Trends & Prospective


Married... With Children? Not Always So

Nearly Four in Ten (36%) Canadians Have Fewer Children than They Initially Wanted

Empty Nest Syndrome No More

Seven in Ten (71%) Canadians Think Grown Adult Children Should Return Home Only if Their Circumstances Require Them To

All in the Family

Nearly One Half (44%) of Canadians Believe the Family is
More Important than it was 50 Years Ago,
But No Consensus on What Constitutes a Family