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Research and Reports
1999

Additional research reports on issues related to families and children can be found on the Research and Statistics Web Site.

Phase I Report of Feasibility Study on New Hire Programs for Canada: New Hire Programs in the United States (HTML, PDF (165 KB) PDF Help ) (CSR-1999-4E) by Sharon Moyer and Tina Hotton.
Looks at new employee reporting programs in the United States and their feasibility in Canada. (October 1999)

Linking Family Change, Parents' Employment and Income and Children's Economic Well-Being: A Longitudinal Perspective - An Analysis of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (HTML, PDF (249KB) PDF Help ) (CSR-1999-3E) by Nicole Marcil-Gratton and Celine Le Bourdais.
This report presents the results of an analysis of the cycle 1 data of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), "Family History and Custody" section.  The data provides a unique means to study, over an extended period, how different aspects of children's environments influence their development. (June 1999)

Strategy for Reform (HTML, PDF (200KB) PDF Help )
The Government of Canada's Response to the Report of the Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access was tabled on May 10, 1999. The response outlines the Government's strategy for reform of child custody and access and defines four basic principles and six key directions for reform of the family law system. (May 1999)

Child Support Initiative: Research Framework  (CSR-1998-1B)
Overview of research to be carried out to monitor the implementation of the guidelines. (March 1999)

Summary of Report on Research Strategy for Studying Compliance/Default on Child Support Orders
This bulletin provides a brief summary of the first research project on this topic for the Child Support Team of the Department of Justice Canada. (February 1999)