Abstract
There are more than 2.3M employed family/friend caregivers in Canada. Their multiple competing demands come with the risk of such negative employment consequences as missing work days, reducing work hours or foregoing job opportunities. These carerelated employment consequences have economic costs for caregivers, their families and their employers. Using Statistics Canada’s 2007 General Social Survey (GSS), we describe the characteristics of employed family/friend caregivers age 45 and older in Canada and the impact caregiving has on their employment.
Recommended Citation
Fast, Janet; Duncan, Karen; Dunlop, Chelsea; Eales, Jacquie; Keating, Norah; Lero, Donna; and Yoshino, Satomi
(2011)
"Policy Brief No. 3 - Employment consequences of family/friend caregiving in Canada,"
Population Change and Lifecourse Strategic Knowledge Cluster Research/Policy Brief: Vol. 1:
No.
2, Article 2.
Available at:
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/pclc_rpb/vol1/iss2/2