'The progress of Canada's children 2001' is the fifth in a series of annual reports from the Canadian Council on Social Development monitoring the well-being of children, youth, and families. This 72-page report presents a wealth of data and information about children and youth.

The long-term goal of 'The progress of Canada's children' is to measure changes in children's well-being from year to year. This year's report focuses particular attention on school-aged children using information from a wide variety of studies and data sources.