The Survey on Family Transitions explores the experiences of families in Canada through time by examining how individuals and families change during various stages of life — from childhood to adulthood to retirement.
Survey results will be used to develop programs and policies aimed at improving the well-being of children and families, such as parental leave, childcare services and pay equity. The results will also be used to help enhance and complement information on families from the Census, and to compare families in Canada with those of other countries.
Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
Collection period:
From April 22, 2024 to September 20, 2024
Collection methods:
Electronic questionnaire and telephone interview
Survey participation:
Voluntary
Confidentiality
Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19. Your information will be kept strictly confidential.
Data sharing agreements and record linkage
To enhance the data from this survey and to reduce the response burden, Statistics Canada will combine the information you provide with data from administrative data sources such as personal and household tax data and immigrations records. Statistics Canada may also combine the information you provide with data from other surveys or administrative sources.
Topics covered in the survey
Ex.: The survey asks questions about:
- Family environment when growing up
- Move(s) from the parental home
- Couple relationships (common-law union, marriage, separation, divorce)
- Children
- Grandchildren