The recent decline in women’s fertility intentions in Canada: The shift in the intention schedule and the puzzle for family policy

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Women's fertility intentions in Canada have recently declined, marked by a shift in the intention schedule that creates challenges for family policy. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Benoı̂t Laplante; Julie Blouin

doi:10.4054/demres.2026.55.12

August 25, 2026Demographic ResearchOpen Access

The recent decline in women’s fertility intentions in Canada: The shift in the intention schedule and the puzzle for family policy

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Investigate the recent downward shift in women's fertility intentions and analyze the associated challenges for family policy.
Demographic evaluation of temporal shifts in intended family size and childbearing schedules among women.
Policy-oriented assessment evaluating how changing reproductive intentions intersect with existing family support measures.
Observed a downward shift in overall fertility intentions accompanied by alterations in the planned timing of childbearing.
Identified growing discrepancies between population-level intention schedules and current institutional family policy designs.

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Demographic analysis reveals declining fertility intentions in women, highlighting key challenges for family policy.

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intention schedule and the puzzle for family policy

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