Canada is experiencing a housing affordability crisis. Over the past 20 years, housing prices have increased at double the rate of income growth. Partly fuelled by dramatic interest hikes, rental prices have also risen precipitously in recent months. In Ma …
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Expert insight: The pandemic played into ageist stereotypes, but there are ways to overcome them
Intergenerational contact and co-operation could play an integral part in overcoming ageist perceptions
Expert Insight: Ethno-racial minorities in Canada have less access to affordable housing
To best address the housing affordability crisis, Canada must accurately assess which groups face the most barriers
‘Jaw-dropping’ housing market challenging next generation of buyers, Western experts say
Affordability risks could be looming as interest rates rise
Expert insight: Rebuilding cities after the pandemic
A look at sustainable and inclusive city planning
Expert insight: Montréal Massacre anniversary – The media’s role in fighting femicide
On the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, researchers write that media can make a difference by raising awareness about femicide.
Expert insights: Equal vaccination rates do not mean same infection trend
Examining COVID-19 disparities that remain in Toronto neighbourhoods
Expert insights: Pandemic may usher in major social changes
Life expectancy, birth rates and immigration are all significantly impacted
Nearly 40,000 kids in the U.S. who lost a parent to COVID-19 need immediate support
New international study reveals one in every 13 COVID-related deaths results in a child under 18 years of age losing a parent.
Student launches missing persons research hub
New research is helping understand how many Canadians go missing, and why.
Expansion of parental benefits saved marriages
Using Statistics Canada data, professor Rachel Margolis found a policy change to parental benefits in Quebec led to a 6-per-cent decrease in separation and divorce among heterosexual couples.
Age of oldest child key to unlocking immigration mobility within Canada
With Canada moving to welcome more immigrants, a Western study reports that the age of a family’s eldest child is a key factor in retaining new families.
Gender, age, education can predict use of pandemic precautions
Men, non-immigrants, younger adults and people living in rural areas are the Canadians most likely to resist COVID-19 safety measures, according to a Western analysis.
Expert insight: The pandemic played into ageist stereotypes, but there are ways to overcome them
Intergenerational contact and co-operation could play an integral part in overcoming ageist perceptions
Expert Insight: Ethno-racial minorities in Canada have less access to affordable housing
To best address the housing affordability crisis, Canada must accurately assess which groups face the most barriers
‘Jaw-dropping’ housing market challenging next generation of buyers, Western experts say
Affordability risks could be looming as interest rates rise
Expert insight: Rebuilding cities after the pandemic
A look at sustainable and inclusive city planning
Expert insight: Montréal Massacre anniversary – The media’s role in fighting femicide
On the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, researchers write that media can make a difference by raising awareness about femicide.
Expert insights: Equal vaccination rates do not mean same infection trend
Examining COVID-19 disparities that remain in Toronto neighbourhoods
Expert insights: Pandemic may usher in major social changes
Life expectancy, birth rates and immigration are all significantly impacted
Nearly 40,000 kids in the U.S. who lost a parent to COVID-19 need immediate support
New international study reveals one in every 13 COVID-related deaths results in a child under 18 years of age losing a parent.
Student launches missing persons research hub
New research is helping understand how many Canadians go missing, and why.
Expansion of parental benefits saved marriages
Using Statistics Canada data, professor Rachel Margolis found a policy change to parental benefits in Quebec led to a 6-per-cent decrease in separation and divorce among heterosexual couples.
Age of oldest child key to unlocking immigration mobility within Canada
With Canada moving to welcome more immigrants, a Western study reports that the age of a family’s eldest child is a key factor in retaining new families.
Gender, age, education can predict use of pandemic precautions
Men, non-immigrants, younger adults and people living in rural areas are the Canadians most likely to resist COVID-19 safety measures, according to a Western analysis.