The number of registered apprentices in Canada more than doubled between 1995 and 2007, yet successful completion of apprenticeship programs increased by only about one-third as much. Uncovering the factors related to low completion rates is a necessary first step to ensuring that today’s...

In this study, the income management strategies of Canadian couples are examined using data from the 2007 General Social Survey. The extent to which ‘older’ couples, in which at least one spouse or partner is aged 45 or older, employ an allocative, pooled, or separate strategy is explored....