{"id":8562,"date":"2024-04-02T13:09:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T17:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/?post_type=knowledge_directory&#038;p=8562"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:21:15","slug":"who-are-the-sandwich-caregivers-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_directory","link":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/en\/caregiving-knowledge-portal\/who-are-the-sandwich-caregivers-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are the sandwich caregivers in Canada?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section preset--group--divi-section--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row preset--group--divi-row--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough preset--group--divi-column--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/n1\/pub\/11-627-m\/11-627-m2024003-eng.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>infographic<\/strong><\/a> provides a statistical snapshot of Canadian caregivers aged 15 and older who simultaneously provide unpaid care to people under 15 years of age and to people aged 15 and up with a long-term condition, disability or aging-related problem. It includes data on the age groups and genders of these so-called \u201csandwich\u201d caregivers, their relationship to the care recipient and the negative impacts of caregiving on their lives.<\/p>\n<p>The data on which the infographic is based are from the 2022 Canadian Social Survey \u2013 Well-being and Caregiving and the 2023 paper, Canada\u2019s Care Economy: A Conceptual Framework.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper preset--group--divi-button--divi-transition--default_wrapper preset--module--divi-button--default_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-button--divi-transition--default preset--module--divi-button--default\" href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/n1\/pub\/11-627-m\/11-627-m2024003-fra.htm\" target=\"_blank\" data-icon=\"$\">See the infographic <\/a><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h6>Like to know more?<\/h6>\n<p>See <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/n1\/pub\/89-652-x\/89-652-x2024002-eng.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cSandwiched\u201d between unpaid care for children and care-dependent adults: A gender-based study<\/a><\/strong> for a more in-depth exploration of the infographic\u2019s concepts and findings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This infographic provides a statistical snapshot of Canadian caregivers aged 15 and older who simultaneously provide unpaid care to people under 15 years of age and to people aged 15 and up with a long-term condition, disability or aging-related problem. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8557,"parent":0,"template":"","format":[51,52],"meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"auteur":[],"organisme":[206],"class_list":["post-8562","knowledge_directory","type-knowledge_directory","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","organisme-statistics-canada"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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