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Congratulations to Martha Friendly on the formal presentation of her Insignia of the Officer of the Order of Canada
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RC/W News — April 23, 2026
Our outputs are now featured in the Vanier Institute Resource Centre!
The Vanier Institute Resource Centre features a broad collection of evidence-based resources developed by organizations across Canada that are engaged in family research, policy, and practice. You can find our outputs by filtering external resources and selecting Reimagining Care/Work Policies.
RC/W News — April 23, 2026
Care Leaves and Care Time for All is now available online!
Andrea Doucet and Peter Moss have published a new book which asks: What if care was at the heart of how we organise our societies and economies? It explores how care leave policies can help build and sustain caring democracies, economies, and worlds. Bringing together international research and policy analysis – and inspired by the work of Joan Tronto and other leading care thinkers – Care Leaves and Care Time for All offers a bold, yet modest, proposal for transforming care leave policies.
RC/W News — March 12, 2026
Andrea Doucet on Fathers, Families, and Understanding Care
Andrea Doucet joined Nathan Battams from the Vanier Institute of the Family to discuss modern fatherhood, how care is understood and measured, and the relationship between care crises and ecological crises that are affecting families around the world
In the News — February 5, 2026
Eva Jewell is the 2026-27 Distinguished Visiting Indigenous Faculty Fellow
The Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto, has named Eva Jewell the Distinguished Visiting Indigenous Faculty Fellow for 2026-27.
In the News — February 4, 2026
CRRU has released Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada 2024/2025!
This report presents cross-jurisdictional and longitudinal data on child care spaces, enrolment, auspice, and funding, as well as kindergarten enrolment and provision, key policy and program changes from 2022 to 2025, and much more. It is an indispensable tool for researchers, advocates, service providers, and government policy makers for identifying and assessing recent changes in Canada’s child care landscape.
RC/W News — February 3, 2026
UNICEF Canada has released their latest policy brief, Parental Leave for Every Child
Every family deserves the time to care for their newborns. Every child has the right to care. It’s time to make adequately paid parental leave available to every family.
In the News — December 10, 2025
Kenya Thompson and colleagues on Nova Scotia’s child care system
In this recent report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Nova Scotia Office, Kenya Thompson and colleagues outline a roadmap to follow to take full advantage of the investments that have been made in Nova Scotia, offering recommendations for federal and provincial governments to deliver a system of universal, comprehensive, publicly funded, high-quality, affordable, accessible, accountable, non-profit early learning and child care that advances social inclusion.
RC/W News — December 10, 2025
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In the News — November 17, 2025
Gordon Cleveland on the federal budget for early learning and child care
Canada’s child-care system is at risk of stagnation because the federal budget is not investing in expanding spaces or improving educator wages. Without treating child care as critical infrastructure—similar to housing—the country will fall short of meeting demand, leaving families on long waiting lists and missing out on major economic benefits from increased workforce participation.
RC/W News — November 11, 2025
Andrea Doucet shares how care work has shaped her career
Andrea Doucet, who received the Distinguished Professor designation at Brock University in 2025, talks with the Brock News about how care work has shaped her career.