% in each country who retained their religious tradition from childhood into adulthood; who grew up and are still nonreligious; who disaffiliated from the religion of their childhood; and who converted to a different religion from that of their childhood; based on 2018 ISSP data

Congrats to our associate director Galen Watts and his research collaborator Milos Brocic on receiving SSHRC IG funding for their project "Culture Wars" in Canada: Romantic Expressivism and the Reconfiguration of Political Conflict!!!

Next up in our Maple Spirit Pulse series: a discussion of the current Bill 21 (laïçité) case with the Supreme Court of Canada, led by our PhD fellow Jacob Legault-Leclair: youtu.be/vL7QmScR4tw @nonreligioncf.bsky.social @camacgregor.bsky.social @sssreligion.bsky.social @stjeromesuni.bsky.social

Quebec's Bill 21 and the Supreme Court of Canada

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Next up in our Maple Spirit Pulse series: a discussion of the current Bill 21 (laïçité) case with the Supreme Court of Canada, led by our PhD fellow Jacob Legault-Leclair: youtu.be/vL7QmScR4tw @nonreligioncf.bsky.social @camacgregor.bsky.social @sssreligion.bsky.social @stjeromesuni.bsky.social

Quebec's Bill 21 and the Supreme Court of Canada

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Been seeing talk of youth religious revival recently? Check out this new video where our Director Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme goes over some tips to fact check the evidence and think critically about such claims: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSlw... @stjeromesuni.bsky.social @nonreligioncf.bsky.social

Claims of Youth Religious Revival

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Religiosity indicators for young men and young women in Canada, 2013-2023. YOUNG WOMEN NOW LESS RELIGIOUS ON AVERAGE THAN YOUNG MEN for all three indicators, a first in recent Canadian history. Data from Statistics Canada's General Social Surveys.

In this podcast with Humanist Canada & @danieldacombe.bsky.social, our Director Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme as well as @joelthiessen.bsky.social discuss religion, atheism, refusal, and acceptance in today's society. open.spotify.com/episode/0Nso... podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme & Joel Thiessen

The Voice of Canadian Humanism · Episode

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Congratulations to our Associate Director Galen Watts, who recently won the 2026 Canadian Sociological Association's Early Investigator Award!!! www.csa-scs.ca/early-invest... @csa-scs.bsky.social

Been seeing talk of youth religious revival recently? Check out this new video where our Director Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme goes over some tips to fact check the evidence and think critically about such claims: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSlw... @stjeromesuni.bsky.social @nonreligioncf.bsky.social

Claims of Youth Religious Revival

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Missed our latest webinar on whether a religious revival is taking place? The recording is now online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=glgP... @joelthiessen.bsky.social @conradhackett.bsky.social @ircsf.bsky.social @csrs-uvic.bsky.social

Wishful Thinking? Is There a Religious Revival?

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Check out this recent Broadview Magazine article on religion and Gen Z in Canada, featuring our very own Director Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme: broadview.org/gen-z-return...

Is Gen Z really coming back to church? | Broadview Magazine

Recent surveys suggest young adults may be rediscovering religion, but sociologists caution the evidence is still far from clear

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What does it mean to be religious today? See John Longhurst's new article for debates on this issue surrounding the 2026 Canadian Census: onfaithcanada.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-...

The Canadian census and religion; what does it mean to be religious today?

Did you get the long form of the census? If you did, then you are among the 25 per cent of Canadians who had a chance to answer this quest...

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Statistics Canada released its 2023 GSS PUMF data last month. Here are some 5-year religiosity trends, 2018-2023, among young adults (15-24) and adults more generally in Canada. All religiosity indicators down slightly between 2018-2023, with steeper declines for religious affiliation.

Statistics Canada released its 2023 GSS PUMF data last month. Here are some 5-year religiosity trends, 2018-2023, among young adults (15-24) and adults more generally in Canada. All religiosity indicators down slightly between 2018-2023, with steeper declines for religious affiliation.

The Maple Spirit Pulse series is back for another summer, where we do a quick dive into hot topics on Canadian religion, spirituality and secularity! In this video, @joelthiessen.bsky.social from Ambrose University discusses the concept of flourishing congregations: youtu.be/laQ9fThqKuY

Flourishing Congregations

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Our Director Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme will be part of this panel!

Nonreligion in a Complex Future@nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Register now for our upcoming webinar, co-hosted with the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, "Wishful Thinking? Is There a Religious Revival?," happening on Zoom on May 27 from 12:30pm-2pm ET. Register here: uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

It's Census Day in Canada! Religion is on the long-form question list in 2026 (in the past, it was only ever asked every 10 years). 25% of households will report on their members' (non)religious affiliations! Statistics Canada is likely to publish the first round of results next year,

Missed our talk yesterday "The Secular Sacred Canopy: A Paradigm Revision in the Study of Secularization"? Watch the recording of the event for free anytime on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/bZl486gax4A

The Secular Sacred Canopy: A Paradigm Revision in the Study of Secularization

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A majority in most countries included in the @nonreligioncf.bsky.social’s 2023 CSVS survey support the principle of freedom of religion, but in most of these same countries (except Brazil + USA) less than 50% of respondents also disagree with potential limits placed on minority religious practices.

Still time to register for this free hybrid event!

Institute for Religion, Culture and Societal Futures@ircsf.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Join us for our next free hybrid event with authors G. Watts & S. Wilkins-Laflamme on their new article "The Secular Sacred Canopy: A Paradigm Revision in the Study of Secularization” on April 30th, 2-3pm EDT. To attend the event, please register here: uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Sinara, undergrad student assisting the IRCSF this term, summarizes here some key points from Christine Gervais's and Amanda Watson's talk earlier this month titled "Resisting Orders: Catholic Sisters Contest Their Church." To watch Christine's and Amanda’s full webinar, visit: youtu.be/9I3G7KR-t2E

From our very own student fellow Jacob Legault-Leclair, giving us a good view of the current Catholic landscape in Quebec: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj0L...

Why some Quebec churches are seeing more adult baptisms

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Join us for our next free hybrid event with authors G. Watts & S. Wilkins-Laflamme on their new article "The Secular Sacred Canopy: A Paradigm Revision in the Study of Secularization” on April 30th, 2-3pm EDT. To attend the event, please register here: uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Missed our webinar yesterday "Resisting Orders: Catholic Sisters Contest Their Church" with Christine Gervais and Amanda Watson? Watch the recording on our YouTube channel anytime: youtu.be/9I3G7KR-t2E

Resisting Orders: Catholic Sisters Contest Their Church

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In this infographic, Sinara, undergrad student assisting the IRCSF this term, summarizes some key points from Anna Strhan's talk earlier this month on growing up godless and nonreligious childhoods. To watch Anna’s full webinar, visit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x81m...

Still time to register for this free webinar, taking place on April 2nd @ 2pm EDT

Institute for Religion, Culture and Societal Futures@ircsf.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Join us and authors C. Gervais, A. D. Watson and S. Kleuskens for an upcoming webinar "Resisting Orders: Catholic Sisters Contest Their Church.” This free event will take place April 2nd @ 2-3pm EDT. To attend the virtual event, please register here: uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

New article out by our Associate Director Galen Watts & Director Sarah Wilkins Laflamme titled "The Secular Sacred Canopy: A Paradigm Revision in the Study of Secularization." Check it out for free at: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Join us and authors C. Gervais, A. D. Watson and S. Kleuskens for an upcoming webinar "Resisting Orders: Catholic Sisters Contest Their Church.” This free event will take place April 2nd @ 2-3pm EDT. To attend the virtual event, please register here: uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Check out this recent piece by John Longhurst in Canadian Affairs about the role of religion in the Albertan secession movement:

John Longhurst, C.M.@jdl56.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Freedom, family and faith: How religion is being used by some Albertans to justify separation from Canada. onfaithcanada.blogspot.com/2026/03/free...