Explaining Canadian fertility: some remaining challenges

Canada is in an advantageous position to study the social context of human reproduction and childbearing. Canadian contributions to the fertility literature have thus far been impressive. In spite of the obvious solid base of fertility research in Canada, some challenges remain. Among these are capitalizing on Canada's unique cultural and economic situation, focussing on the problematic areas of Canadian fertility, developing a distinctive Canadian theoretical perspective, promoting stronger linkages with family sociology, not being driven by methodology, becoming more aware of the theoretical underpinnings of fertility research, and moving into the area of explanation of fertility behaviours.