IntroductionA century ago, divorce was almost non-existent due to cultural and religious pressures placed on married couples. Although Canadians have generally become more tolerant of what was once considered a "mortal sin" over time, marital separation and divorce still remain taboo topics in society. Political leaders are frowned upon when their marriages crumble, religions isolate and shun those who break their martial vows, and people continue to despise those who proceed to legally separate their families. That said, couples don't just decide to divorce for no particular reason. There must be something that pushes them towards marital dissatisfaction and then towards divorce. Background Information The correlation between divorce and unemployment rates or the relationship between marital satisfaction and employment status have relevance to anyone affected or affected by a marriage. This includes married couples, children, relatives, family friends, psychologists, counselors, lawyers, judges, employers, real estate agents, taxpayers, etc. In other words, virtually everyone in Canadian society is affected by divorce; and although divorce has been seen more commonly throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries than any other period in history, are Canadian divorce rates really on the rise? According to statistics, the divorce rate of Canadian marriages has more or less decreased over the past twenty years. In fact, the number of divorces in Canada per 100,000 people declined from a high of 362.3 in 1987 to 220.7 in 2005 (Wyman 1). However, if we exclude the big, sudden jump in the divorce rate in the 1980s, we can see the overall national divorce... middle of paper... Fidelity Rates in Canada Add to...." The Globe and Mail. Philip Crawley, October 9, 2010. Web. January 6, 2014. “Vital Statistics-Divorce Database.” 2014. Wong, Brittany. “Unemployment and Divorce: Does Losing a Job Lead to Divorce?”, The Huffington Post, December 21, 2012. Web. , January 6, 2014 Statistics Canada.” Patersons. Np, nd Web. January 6. 2013. .