Census reflects Canada's changing family portrait

Updated Wed. Sep. 12 2007 11:13 AM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

Canada's latest family portrait is far from traditional as mom and dad are no longer heading up the household. Now, common-law couples, single parents and even same-sex couples are taking the reins, according to a Statistics Canada report released Wednesday.
现在加拿大家庭结构发生改变，爸爸妈妈不再是家庭的主导，同居男女和单亲父母，甚至同性恋配偶数量后来居上。

Two decades ago, married couples made up 80 per cent of families. In 2006, that number plunged to 68.6 per cent.

At the same time the number of single parents and common-law couples heading up families has increased significantly. Twenty years ago, common-law couples made up 7.2 per cent of families while single parents headed up 12.7 per cent of families.