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Family
Research Report

She’s (Not) Having a Baby

Why Half of Canadian Women Are Falling Short of Their Fertility Desires

Lyman Stone

January 31, 2023

Child angel statue
Work & Economics
Policy Brief

Bill C-3 Bereavement Leave Provisions for the Loss of a Child

Response to Bill C-3 on the Canada Labour Code.

Andreae Sennyah

February 10, 2022

Mother holds her baby
Family
Research Brief

Backgrounder on Federal Parental-Leave Benefits

The purpose of this backgrounder is to provide context for conversations at Cardus on the advantages, challenges, and potential reforms needed to improve Canada’s parental-leave benefits policies.

Peter Jon Mitchell

February 9, 2022

Watercolour painting of child playing with balloons
Family
Research Report

Who We Will Become

A Survey of Children’s Public Lives in Christian Thought

Peter Jon Mitchell Johanna Lewis

December 8, 2021

Children playing with a daycare worker
Family
Policy Brief

Early Reflections on the Canada-Alberta Child Care Agreement

A Cardus Family Policy Brief

Peter Jon Mitchell

November 18, 2021

Baby carriage in sunset
Family
Research Brief

Missing Marriage and the Baby Carriage

Unpartnered Young Adults and the Decline of Fertility in Canada

Peter Jon Mitchell

June 23, 2021

Banner - Parents assemble puzzle pieces together while kids play on a foundation of coins.
Family
Research Report

Look Before You Leap

The Real Costs and Complexities of National Daycare

Andrea Mrozek Peter Jon Mitchell Brian Dijkema

May 6, 2021

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Family
Policy Brief

Family Policy Brief

Strong, stable families are irreplaceable and are foundational to a healthy society. Good family policy can also enhance family well-being by addressing the diverse needs of families and their most vulnerable members, children.

Peter Jon Mitchell Andrea Mrozek

April 7, 2021

Child finger painting
Family
Research Report

Will a “universal” early-learning and child-care system get mothers back to work?

January 28, 2021