The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
Statistics Canada supplies the following figures on motherhood in Canada: 9.2 million: The total number of mothers in Canada (including biological, adoptive and stepmothers) in 2006. 3.9 million: The number of mothers in Canada with children under 18 living with them (including biological, adoptive and stepmothers) in 2006. 89 per cent: The proportion of two-parent families in Canada where it was the woman who stayed home in 2010 (433,000 families). About 50,400: The number of children aged 7 or younger who lived with their biological mother and their stepfather in 2008-2009. About 5,000: The number of children aged 7 or younger who lived with their biological father and their stepmother in 2008-2009. 209 minutes: The amount of time that women spent per day with their family in 2005. 248 minutes: The amount of time that women spent per day with their family in 1986. 72.9 per cent: The employment rate of women with children under 16 living at home in 2009, nearly twice the rate of 39.1 per cent recorded in 1976. 64.4 per cent: The employment rate for women with children under 3 in 2009, more than double the proportion of 27.6 per cent in 1976. 85 per cent: The proportion of all new mothers in 2008 (327,000) who were employed before giving birth. Of this group, 80 per cent reported receiving paid maternity and/or parental leave benefits. 377,886: The total number of births registered in Canada in 2008. This was up 2.7 per cent from 2007 and the sixth consecutive annual increase. 11,816: The number of multiple births (including twins, triplets or more) in 2008. 193,755: The number of boys born in Canada in 2008. 184,131: The number of girls born in Canada in 2008. 228,541: The number of live births for married mothers in 2008. 29.3 years: The average age of women giving birth in Canada in 2008. 1,132,290: The number of lone-parent families headed by women in 2006. About 339,400: The number of children aged 7 or younger who only lived with their biological mother in 2008-2009. $60,000: The median value of assets for lone-parent mothers in 2009, compared with $200,000 for lone-parent fathers. 118,775: The total number of live births among women aged 30 to 34 in Canada in 2008. 57,316: The total number of live births among women aged 35 to 39 in Canada in 2008. 8.9 per cent: The proportion of women aged 40 to 44 who had a child under 5 in 2006, or about 117,100 women. 4.3 per cent: The proportion of women aged 40 to 44 who had a child under 5 in 1986. 14 per cent: The proportion of women aged 40 to 44 who had a bachelor's degree who were mothers of a young child in 2006. 23 per cent: The proportion of women aged 40 to 44 who had a bachelor's degree in 2006. 11 per cent: The proportion of women aged 40 to 44 who had a bachelor's degree in 1986. 10,705: The total number of live births for mothers aged 40 to 44 in Canada in 2008. For 25 per cent of these mothers, this was their first live birth. 30,534: The number of pregnancies among females aged 15 to 19 in Canada in 2005, down from 44,576 in 1996. $133 million: The value of cut flowers (including tulips, daffodils, roses, and so on) produced by Canadian greenhouses in 2010. 310 million: The number of cut flowers produced by Canadian greenhouses in 2010. 59 per cent: The participation rate of men in housework (meal preparation, meal clean-up, indoor cleaning and laundry) in 2005. 40 per cent: The participation rate of men in housework (meal preparation, meal clean-up, indoor cleaning, and laundry) in 1986.
