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Common-law couples with children are more than four times as likely to be stepfamilies as married couples with children

Map description

The title of the map is "Common-law couples with children are more than four times as likely to be stepfamilies as married couples with children"

The infographic displays a map of Canada which distinguishes the provinces and territories. On each province or territory, two bars are displayed.

The light blue bar represents the proportion of married couples with children that are stepfamilies in 2021.

The dark blue bar represents the proportion of common-law couples with children that are stepfamilies in 2021.

The proportion of married couples with children that were stepfamilies in 2021 was, from east to west then territories: Canada (7%), Newfoundland and Labrador (8%), Prince Edward Island (9%), Nova Scotia (9%), New Brunswick (9%), Quebec (9%), Ontario (7%), Manitoba (7%), Saskatchewan (7%), Alberta (7%), British Columbia (7%), Yukon (9%), Northwest Territories (9%), Nunavut (6%).

The proportion of common-law couples with children that were stepfamilies in 2021 was, from east to west then territories: Canada (31%), Newfoundland and Labrador (33%), Prince Edward Island (43%), Nova Scotia (39%), New Brunswick (36%), Quebec (24%), Ontario (39%), Manitoba (38%), Saskatchewan (39%), Alberta (39%), British Columbia (36%), Yukon (31%), Northwest Territories (30%), Nunavut (20%).

Source(s): Census of Population, 2021 (3901).