More adult children in Canada are choosing to live at home with their parents, according to the latest report on social trends from Statistics Canada.

They're called "boomerang" offspring, meaning they left home once, but have since moved back in. Perhaps surprisingly, most parents say they like living with their grownup children.

Peter Morgan is typical of the trend. Morgan and his wife have three children in their 20s. Until recently, they all lived at home.

The 29-year-old and the 27-year-old men recently left, but a 21-year-old son is still under the family roof in Vancouver.

"If history serves, he will probably be there another five years," said Morgan. "Possibly another nine or 10."

That's just fine with Morgan and his wife. At a time when many are making retirement plans, the 57-year old says he enjoys having his children at home.

Morgan isn't alone in enjoying the company of his adult children. Martin Turcotte authored the new study for Statistics Canada that says most parents like having their children stay later in life.

"When compared to parents whose adult children had left home, they were more satisfied with the time they spent. The conclusion is that too much time is better than not enough," he said.

Turcotte says there is a downside to having adult children at home.

Even though parents say over all they enjoy their living arrangements some things never seem to change – many report it leads to squabbling over issues such as money and chores.