UNICEF’s latest reports on
child and youth well‑being in Canada
Publications and Research
UNICEF tracks the health and well-being of all the world’s children. Produced with the best data available, UNICEF’s reports are the reference point for journalists, researchers, policy-makers and advocates everywhere.
Latest Reports About Children and Youth in Canada
Tracking Progress for Children and Youth
REPORT CARD 18 (2023): CHILD POVERTY, LET'S FINISH THIS
Report Card 18 addresses the impact of child poverty on the well-being of children.
REPORT CARD 17 (2022): ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING, FOR EVERY CHILD
Read UNICEF's Report Card on the environment.
REPORT CARD 16 (2020): WORLDS APART
UNICEF's report on the overall state of child and youth well-being in high-income countries.
For an in-depth look at Canada’s performance, read Worlds Apart: Canadian Companion to Report Card 16.
FAMILY-FRIENDLY POLICIES IN RICH COUNTRIES (2019): HOW CANADA COMPARES
View UNICEF Canada's report on how Canada ranks on family-friendly policies: maternity leave, paternity leave, breastfeeding, and early childhood education and care.
REPORT CARD 15 (2018): THE EQUALIZER
View UNICEF's report on the equality of Canada’s education from preschool to high school, and how to protect and grow the equalizing power of Canada’s public schools for every child.
REPORT CARD 14 (2017): BUILDING THE FUTURE
View UNICEF's report on the status of children in the world’s richest countries in relation to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
For an in-depth look at Canada’s performance, click here or read The Youth Perspective.
Visit the UNICEF Global Office of Research-Innocenti for more data and evidence in support of every child’s right to a childhood.
It’s Difficult to Grow Up in an Apocalypse
Children's and adolescents' experiences, perceptions and opinions on the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
According to children and youth in Canada, what were the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and how were they experienced by diverse young people? Most studies of the pandemic have lacked a broad exploration of these impacts from young people's priorities and perspectives. The report offers new insights and recommendations for governments and services providers across levels and sectors. IT’S DIFFICULT TO GROW UP IN AN APOCALYPSE (2022): CHILDREN'S AND ADOLESCENTS' EXPERIENCES, PERCEPTIONS AND OPINIONS ON THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN CANADA.
