Current realities and emerging issues facing youth in Canada : Réalités contemporaines et enjeux émergents auxquels font face les jeunes au Canada : cadre analytique pour la recherche, l'élaboration et l'évaluation des politiques publiques : rapport de recherche

Recognizing the challenges and opportunities represented by the extended duration of youth in Canada and the diverse futures of some youth subgroups, this paper considers these realities from the perspective of major youth policy objectives in Canada. [...] The framework presented here is intended to contribute to defining a shared vision of the aspirations, realities and challenges of Canadian youth by highlighting the role of public policy with respect to the three main areas that characterize the well-being of youth: their living conditions, their future prospects for employment and family, and their role in community life. [...] To avoid the danger of fragmenting analysis into the study of multiple individual situations, the framework seeks to distill the key traits that define the condition of youth in Canada today. [...] The distance between the values of young adults and those of their parents and the greater "democratization" of family relationships also influence the propensity for youth to live with their parents. [...] The Dynamic of Continuing Education and New Forms of Learning The emergence of a knowledge society and a knowledge and information economy reinforces the importance of a lifelong investment in education.