nationalpost: Census Canada 2011: Same-sex marriage, childless couples, common-law couples and lone-parent families on the riseThe sanctity of marriage as the bedrock of the Canadian family is steadily eroding as the country’s social fabric evolves, new census data released Wednesday reveals.Instead, although married couples are still the norm – about two thirds of families – their numbers are lagging and only increased by 3.1% between 2006 and 2011.In contrast, the number of common-law couples rose by 13.9% and lone-parent families rose by 8% over the same period.The shift means that common-law couples now account for 16.7% of all families, and lone-parent families now represent 16.3% of the total.Meanwhile, in another trend reflective of the changing social landscape, same-sex couples are increasingly settling down together. Notably, the number of same-sex marriages tripled between 2006 and 2011, the first five-year period during which they could legally tie the knot in Canada.

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Census Canada 2011: Same-sex marriage, childless couples, common-law couples and lone-parent families on the rise
The sanctity of marriage as the bedrock of the Canadian family is steadily eroding as the country’s social fabric evolves, new census data released Wednesday reveals.

Instead, although married couples are still the norm – about two thirds of families – their numbers are lagging and only increased by 3.1% between 2006 and 2011.

In contrast, the number of common-law couples rose by 13.9% and lone-parent families rose by 8% over the same period.

The shift means that common-law couples now account for 16.7% of all families, and lone-parent families now represent 16.3% of the total.

Meanwhile, in another trend reflective of the changing social landscape, same-sex couples are increasingly settling down together. Notably, the number of same-sex marriages tripled between 2006 and 2011, the first five-year period during which they could legally tie the knot in Canada.

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    My God, the comments on this article! Not here, at the National Post itself. And then, people think Canada is some kind...
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    I thought we had same-sex marriage longer than that? Or did people just do it, and it didn’t become legal until then?
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    I think that the “sanctity of marriage” in Canada has never been what it has in the U.S. Throughout my life, I have...
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    Hi, National Post. 1) Fucking obviously, rates of equal marriage will increase. Did you think that when it was legalized...
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    The National Post, well in line with the progression of the Canadian society.
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