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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.
Lesson plans by date, 2002 to 2008
- Summer 2008
Kid's sports
- 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
Archive: Lesson plans by date, 1996 to 2001
Note: These archived lessons are based on out-of-date information.
- 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 education, income and expenditures, health and urban development
- 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
