On October 26, Statistics Canada will release the latest data from the 2021 Census. Wednesday’s release will focus on citizenship and immigration in Canada, ethnocultural and religious populations, and mobility and migration. The following experts are available to...
Sociology
Western University expert available to comment on latest census release
The second set of data from Canada’s 2021 census is promising to show fascinating population trends. Michael Haan, director of the Statistics Canada Research Data Centre at Western University, is available for comment following Wednesday’s release from Statistics...
How the pandemic made the 2021 census unlike any other: Expert available
Canada’s 2021 census is promising to show fascinating population trends due to the data being taken from a full year of the pandemic. Michael Haan, director of the Statistics Canada Research Data Centre at Western University, is available for comment following...
Social media expert available to comment on YouTube ban of anti-vaccine information
Anabel Quan-Haase, Western’s Rogers Chair in Studies in Journalism and New Information Technology, is available to media for comment on YouTube ban of anti-vaccine information.
Nearly 40,000 kids in the U.S. who lost a parent to COVID-19 need immediate support
New international study reveals one in every 13 COVID-related deaths results in a child under 18 years of age losing a parent.
Expansion of parental benefits saved marriages
An expansion of parental benefits in Quebec 15 years ago revolutionized the province’s labour force – the intended outcome – but it also saved some marriages, a Western study has found. Using Statistics Canada data, sociology professor Rachel Margolis and her...
Americans with lower education levels suffer more pain than those who are more educated
Americans with a university degree or higher level of education endure substantially less pain than those who are less educated, according to an international study led by Western University. With more than half of U.S. adults reporting chronic pain, the study will...
International study shows ‘less happy’ new parents end up having smaller families
A new study by Western University and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) shows couples who feel ‘less happy’ in the year following the birth of their first child, have a lower probability of having another. The trend is especially strong for mothers and fathers who are well educated and older.
Western experts available to speak about First Nations issues
Western University has experts from a wide range of academic disciplines including First Nations Studies, History, Law and Sociology available for interviews.