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References and Related Online Materials

Number of Marriages:

Statistics Canada (no date). Marriages by province and territory. Canadian Statistics. Last updated April 21, 2010. http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/famil04-eng.htm (accessed May 20, 2010).

Number of Divorces:

Statistics Canada (no date). Divorces, by province and territory. Canadian Statistics. Last updated September 28, 2009. http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/famil02-eng.htm (accessed May 20, 2010). 

Canadian Council on Social Development, Stats and Facts (http://www.ccsd.ca/factsheets/family/).

Number of Deaths:

2005-2009: Statistics Canada (2009). Annual Demographic Estimates: Canada, Provinces and Territories (catalogue  91-215-XWE). Available at http://www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=91-215-XWE&lang=eng

1991-2005: Statistics Canada (2005). Annual Demographic Statistics (catalogue  91-213-XIB). Available at http://www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=91-213-XIB&lang=eng

1971-1991: Statistics Canada.

Note: Original data is calculated from mid-year. In order to be comparible to other statistics, data from 2005-2006 was entered as 2005, data from 2006-2007 was entered as 2006, etc. 

Number of Births:

See reference for number of deaths.

Number of Abortions:

Wm. Robert Johnston. (no date). Historical abortion statistics, Alberta (Canada). Last updated April 25, 2010. http://www.johnstonsarchive.net:80/policy/abortion/canada/ab-canada-AB.html (accessed May 20, 2010).

Notes:
--> All data from this website may not be a consistent time series due to the use of multiple data sources.
--> Data is from table column "official reported abortions of residents, both in and out of area."

Number of Miscarriages:

See reference for "Number of Abortions."