CMR Canada
Employee and Family
Assistance Programs
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CMR Canada
Employee and Family
Assistance Programs
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Wedding bells ring only once for most Canadians: studyLast Updated Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:36:05 EDTCBC NewsMost Canadians take only one trip down the aisle in their lifetime, according to a new study on marriage. Almost 90 per cent of married Canadians have been wed only once, says the study in the Canadian Social Trends survey, released Wednesday by Statistics Canada. The study, "Till death do us part? The risk of first and second marriage dissolution" appears in the June 2006 issue of Canadian Social Trends. Ten per cent of respondents in the study had married twice, and less than one per cent had gotten hitched more than twice. When the study was conducted, using figures from the 2001 census, more than two-thirds of the 16.6 million Canadians who had been married were still with their first spouses. They had been married for an average of 23.5 years. According to the study, first marriages were more likely to succeed if the couples:
Three key factors influenced the durability of marriages: the ages of the bride and groom, the length of the marriage itself and how committed a person was to the institution of marriage. Mature marriages last longer The older people are when they marry, the more likely it is that a marriage will last, the survey found. People who tied the knot for the first time during their teen years were twice as likely to divorce than those who married between the ages of 25 and 29. If you get married in your mid-30s or older, the chance of your marriage breaking down drops 43 per cent. Those who marry for a second time face similar odds. Canadians who remarried in their 40s were half as likely to divorce as those under 30 who took a second trip down the aisle. Still-intact marriages from 1960s seen as safer Of the people surveyed, those first wed in the 1960s were 13 per cent less likely to split than those married in the 1970s. This risk jumped 67 per cent for couples married in the 1990s. For a second marriage, people remarried during the 1980s had a 43 per cent higher risk of breaking up than those who remarried in the 1970s. Those who remarried in the 1990s were 2.5 times more likely to break up than those remarried in the 1970s. However, researchers say the differences between the decades could reflect a shift in views on marriage and family. A marriage is more likely to last for people who believe strongly in the institution. Brides and grooms who thought marriage was important for their happiness were about three times more likely to stay married, for both first and second marriages. Marriage in Canada survey at a glance:
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CMR Canada PROFILE CMR Canada, a national EFAP management firm founded in Alberta in 1990, delivers programs and services that enhance the health and performance capability of individuals and organizations. The firm delivers services to individuals plus their families in organizations located throughout Alberta - Municipal Governments, Hospitals, Unions, Universities, and Corporations and the General Public. Interventions, the EFAP Journal of CMR Canada, is available to clients without cost. CMR's organization is simple, efficient, and highly effective leaving the majority of resources, financial and human, to provide service to clients and their families. The firm has extensive experience in designing, implementing, resourcing, evaluating, and managing Assistance Programs. CMR has an unlimited supply of qualified professionals to engage as needed. Professionals are partnered or on contract to CMR. Included are Psychologists, Registered Social Workers, Family Therapists, Crisis Counsellors, Career Counsellors, and Certified Human Resource Professionals. Working principles: keep the business small; deliver extraordinary personal service; keep the costs low. This highly efficient and effective business model allows CMR to deliver high quality programs and services at lower cost with increased accountability - and select the most experienced and capable professionals. To request more information or a counsellor, click on Request for Service. CMR Canada - Employee and Family Assistance Programs Head Office Suite 600, Bow Valley Square 2 205 - 5 Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta T2P2V7 Telephone (403)263-2200 in Calgary, or 1-800-567-9953 from elsewhere Fax (403)256-8291 E-Mail: CMR Canada Alberta Locations
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