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

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.

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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...

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

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...

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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:

In this infographic, Sinara, undergrad student assisting the IRCSF this term, summarizes some key points from Gary Adler's talk last month on Catholic government officials' views on Church and State in the USA. To watch this webinar, visit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv7j...

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_...

Missed our webinar yesterday with Anna Strhan on her new co-authored book "Growing Up Godless: Non-Religious Childhoods in Contemporary England?" The recording of the event is now available for free viewing anytime on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/x81mWPtg6ac

IRCSF research fellow Miray Philips, with REDWORD for Human Rights and Freedom of Expression, participated in the 18th session of the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues in November 2025. Read and watch all about it here: redword.ca/redword-disc...

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Check out our Research Fellow Miray Philips' new piece in Public Orthodoxy titled "The Politicization of the 21 Libya Martyrs": publicorthodoxy.org/2026/02/15/t...

We’re looking forward to hosting a webinar with Anna Strhan on her new co-authored book "Growing Up Godless: Non-Religious Childhoods in Contemporary England," 2:30pm-3:30pm EST on March 4th. To attend the free virtual event, please register here: uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

We're partnering with @stjeromesuni.bsky.social for this upcoming webinar titled "How Local Government Officials Manage Interaction between Religion and State" with Gary Adler on Thursday Feb 26 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM EST. Register here to attend the Zoom webinar for free: ticketfi.com/event/6841/l...

In this infographic, Sinara, undergrad student assisting the IRCSF this term, summarizes some key points from our “Habits of the Heart” webinar last month. To watch this webinar in full, visit: youtu.be/6E6lnJa0D88

New paper out by our student fellow Jacob Legault-Leclair titled "The effect of family religious socialization on adult religiosity in the context of secular transition in five Western countries": www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We’re looking forward to hosting a webinar with Anna Strhan on her new co-authored book "Growing Up Godless: Non-Religious Childhoods in Contemporary England," 2:30pm-3:30pm EST on March 4th. To attend the free virtual event, please register here: uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Our Director Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme is currently a visiting researcher at the Centre for Fertility and Health in Oslo, Norway! Below are the average number of children women aged 20-44 in Canada have in their household, by women's religious group

In this infographic, Naz, undergrad assisting the IRCSF last term, summarizes some key points from Joel Thiessen's talk last November "Planting Seeds: The Catholic Parish in the Religious Transmission Ecosystem." To watch Joel's guest lecture from last November: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtMa...

Hunkering down for the snowpocalypse this weekend? Check out the recording from our event yesterday "Habits of the Heart, Then and Now - A 40th Anniversary Retrospective," available now to watch anytime for free on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/6E6lnJa0D88

In this infographic, Joanne, undergrad assisting the IRCSF last term, summarizes some key points from Joel Thiessen's talk last November "Planting Seeds: The Catholic Parish in the Religious Transmission Ecosystem." To watch Joel's guest lecture from last November: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtMa...

Join us for our upcoming webinar "Habits of the Heart, Then and Now - A 40th Anniversary Retrospective." This free event on Zoom will take place from 1-2pm EST on Thursday January 22nd, 2026. To attend, please register here: uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Due to the snowstorm and our universities being closed today, unfortunately this talk by Gary Adler at St Jerome's University has been cancelled for tonight.

Immigration trends among Canadian (non)religious groups, from 2021 Census data. Catholics, Muslims and those with no religious affiliation gained the most people from immigration to Canada between 2016-2021.

Join us for our upcoming webinar "Habits of the Heart, Then and Now - A 40th Anniversary Retrospective." This free event on Zoom will take place from 1-2pm EST on Thursday January 22nd, 2026. To attend, please register here: uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

(1/3) Elina, undergrad assisting the IRCSF last term, summarizes the following from last November's talk: "Joel Thiessen discussed the concept of religious transmission ecosystems in his guest lecture...

Join us for Gary Adler's talk "How Local Government Officials Manage Interaction between Religion and State" on Thursday January 15th, 2026 from 7:30pm-9pm EST. To either attend the free event in person at St Jerome's or virtually online, register here: uwaterloo.ca/st-jeromes/e...

Join us for Gary Adler's talk "How Local Government Officials Manage Interaction between Religion and State" on Thursday January 15th, 2026 from 7:30pm-9pm EST. To either attend the free event in person at St Jerome's or virtually online, register here: uwaterloo.ca/st-jeromes/e...

Our Associate Director Galen Watts has a new book out with Stef Aupers and Dick Houtman titled "New Religious Movements and the Romantic Spirit of Modernity." Free e-copy downloads for the next 72 hours at: www.cambridge.org/core/element... Get your copy now!

Missed Kevin Flatt's launch of his new book "Secularization, Social Order, and World History: Toward a Global Perspective" at the IRCSF last week? Here's the recording of the event, for free viewing anytime: youtu.be/jfDP0x9HXjA

Amy, undergrad student assisting the IRCSF this term, highlights the following finding in this poster as particularly interesting from Joel Thiessen's talk last month at St. Jerome's University:

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Join us for our last webinar of the autumn 2025 term: the launch of Kevin Flatt's new book "Secularization, Social Order, and World History: Toward a Global Perspective" on Friday December 12th @ 2pm EST. Register here to attend the free event: uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Naz, undergrad student assisting the IRCSF this autumn, highlights in this reel some of her key takeaways from Christian Smith's webinar last month about the US religious landscape titled "Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith."

Amy, undergrad student assisting the IRCSF this autumn, highlights in this poster some of her key takeaways from Christian Smith's webinar last month titled "Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith." Watch Christian's IRCSF talk here: youtu.be/BVxCy5zacf4

Thanks to the winter storm, did you miss my lecture last night @stjeromesuni.bsky.social @ircsf.bsky.social? Lucky for you, the great tech folks had you covered! It was a pleasure to spend the evening discussing religious transmission in #Catholic contexts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh-l...

Join us for our last webinar of the autumn 2025 term: the launch of Kevin Flatt's new book "Secularization, Social Order, and World History: Toward a Global Perspective" on Friday December 12th @ 2pm EST. Register here to attend the free event: uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Joanne, undergrad student assisting the IRCSF this autumn, highlights here some of her key takeaways from Christian Smith's webinar earlier this month titled "Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith." Watch Christian's IRCSF talk here: youtu.be/BVxCy5zacf4

Join us for our next free hybrid event with Joel Thiessen from Ambrose University titled “Planting Seeds: The Catholic Parish in the Religious Transmission Ecosystem.” 7:30pm-9pm EST on Nov. 27, 2025. Register to attend online or in-person the free event here: www.ticketfi.com/event/6532/l...

#Christian #nationalism in #Canada and the #USA from mid-1990s to mid-2020s, based on International Social #Survey Programme data. 12% of #Canadians in 2023 say it's very or fairly important to be a Christian to be "truly" Canadian, compared with 36% in the USA in 2024 to be "truly" #American.

Elina, IRCSF student this autumn, highlights her key takeaways from our last webinar: "Christian Smith discussed his new book, and outlined new concepts — Cultural Zeitgeists and Cultural Mismatch — through which he explored the question: Why is religion becoming obsolete?"