Agency:.Co-produced by Telewerx and GAPC Entertainment in association with History Television, Vision TV, Knowledge Network, Saskatchewan Communications Network, with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian cable industry, CTF: Licence Fee Program, Telefilm Canada, with the participation of Millennium Bureau of Canada, Roger's Cable Fund, CAVCO and Department of Canadian Heritage, Multicultural Program.

Executive producer, Sheila Petzold, Ken Stewart, Marcel Clément ; producer, Hoda Elatawi ; director, Susan Terrill ; writer, Susan Terrill ; director of photography, Karl Roeder ; music composer, Andrew Huggett ; archival research, Vivian Hanwell, Kate Keating, Kate Yule, Erin Brophy, Jillian Pranger ; research, Helen Dundass, Jody Nassr, Isobel Ripley ; content consultant, Barbara Freeman, David McDonald ; sound engineer, Robin Dumas ; sound recordist, Eldy Gouthro, Peter Kettlewell, Kate Kechnie, Larry MacDonald, Jane Porter, Vaughn Rowsell, Don Stewart, Douglas von Rosen.

Participant, Tony Asimakopoulos, Brent Bambury, Lundy Befrene, Henry Bishop, Anna Bonokoski, Carl Brewer, Marilyn Buffalo, Kathryn Burke, Hinson Calabrese, Herménégilde Chiasson, Melanie Doane, Ken Dryden, Misa Friesen-Kobayashi, Mabel Geary, Barbara Gowdy, Denis Guertin, Jack Harrison, Elizabeth Hillman, William Patrick Kinsella, Joy Kogawa, Myrna Kostash, Clare Laking, Christina Lamey, Steven Lonsdale, Greg Malone, Denis F. Mildon, Matthew Mitchell, Bob Mellor, Aiko Murakami, James Pattison, Mary Pratt, Mary Sexton, Karen Shopsowitz, Maurice Strong, Carolyn Thomas, Hellie Wilson, Caroline Woodside, Jamie Zeppa ; narrator, Becky Rynor.

Recorded 2003.

Canadians of all ages tell stories of growing up with mom, dad, siblings and even the family pet. From making underwear out of flour sacks to scrounging for coal, most Canadian families were poor for the first half of the 20th century. Set against the backdrop of a country moving from rural dominion to urban nation, this episode follows changes in family homes, cars and neighbourhoods. Throughout the episode, stories of family rituals, rules and discipline highlight dramatic cultural changes in the century. Family is one of a 6-part series entitled Growing Up Canadian. These documentaries explore the myths and realities of Canadian childhood through family life, schooling, work, play, health and the media. The series marks the contribution of childhood and youth experience in defining Canada as it grew into full nationhood in the 20th century.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).