The Population, Work, and Family Policy Research Collaboration

The Population, Work and Family Policy Research Collaboration (PWFC), in operation since March 2005, is a joint initiative of the federal government and the academic research community. The sponsoring groups include the Policy Research Initiative (PRI), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Human Resources and Social Development Canada, Statistics Canada and the following three SSHRC Clusters: the Canadian Labour Market and Skills Research Network, the Population Change and Public Policy Research Cluster and the Lifecourse Cluster.

PWFC Current Participants

Federal Departments
	Policy Research Initiative
	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
	Human Resources and Social Development Canada
	Statistics Canada
SSHRC Clusters
	Canadian Labour Market Coordinator: Craig Riddell, University of British Columbia
	Population Change and Public Policy Research Coordinator: Roderic Beaujot, University of Western Ontario
	Bringing all the Threads Together: The Contribution of Longitudinal and Life-Course Approach to Knowledge, Informed Public Debate, and Decision Making Coordinator: Paul Bernard, Université de Montréal