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Canadian Social Trends

Canadian Social Trends, now a free online publication released every 6 weeks, offers topical articles on issues that affect students. Based on various national surveys and containing easy-to-read tables and charts, these articles help stimulate discussion and support research projects in social studies and family studies. Lesson plans are available for selected articles.

Articles by subject

Articles by date

Lesson plans by subject

Special History compilation: 100 Years of Canadian Society Teacher's Kit

Note: A bi-annual print anthology is published in June and December. Educational institutions can request a 30% discount.

Archive: Lesson plans by date, 1996 to 2006

Each edition offers a lesson plan related to a selected article.

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

Fall 2006	"When is Junior moving out? Transitions from the parental home to independence" and "Junior comes back home: Trends and predictors of returning to the parental home"
Summer 2006	Taking charge: perceptions of control over life chances
Spring 2006	Young adults who give and receive help
Winter 2005	Willing to participate: Political engagement of young adults
Autumn 2005	South Asians in Canada: Unity through diversity
Summer 2005	Always the bridesmaid: People who don't expect to marry
Spring 2005	I am Canadian
Winter 2004	Perceptions of Canadians: A sense of belonging, confidence and trust
Autumn 2004	Class of 2000 — Student loans
Summer 2004	Rural-urban migration in the 1990s
Spring 2004	Feminization of work
Winter 2003	Across the Generations: Grandparents and Grandchildren
Autumn 2003	Would You Live Common-Law?
Summer 2003	Childfree by Choice
Spring 2003	Studying and Working: The Busy Lives of Students With Paid Employment
Winter 2002	Underweight Canadians
Autumn 2002	Time Alone
Summer 2002	Ontario Grade 3 Student Achievement
Spring 2002	Learning Computer Skills
Winter 2001	Internet Use on the Cusp of the 21st Century
Autumn 2001	Kids and Teens on the Net
Summer 2001	Patterns of Volunteering Over the Life Cycle
Spring 2001	You Snooze, You Lose? — Sleep Patterns in Canada
Winter 2000	100 Years Of…
Autumn 2000	A Family Affair: Children's Participation in Sports
Summer 2000	Being there: The Time Dual-Earner Couples Spend With Their Children
Spring 2000	Traffic Report: Weekday Commuting Patterns
Winter 1999	Plugged into the Internet
Autumn 1999	Seniors Behind the Wheel
Summer 1999	Under One Roof: Three Generations Living Together
Spring 1999	The Crowded Nest: Young Adults at Home
Winter 1998	Paying Off Student Loans
Autumn 1998	Religious Observance, Marriage and Family
Summer 1998	Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke
Spring 1998	Older Canadians on the Move
Winter 1997	I Feel Over Qualified For My Job
Autumn 1997	Attitudes Toward Women, Work and Family and Changes in Women's Work Continuity
Summer 1997	The Consumer Price Index: A Measure of Inflation
Spring 1997	Canadian Children in the 1990s
Winter 1996	Youth Smoking in Canada
Autumn 1996	Canada's Population: Charting into the 21st Century
Summer 1996	Fifteen Years of AIDS in Canada

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