Canada: visible minorities facing discrimination by type and age

In Canada, the most frequent type of discrimination experienced by visible minorities since the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic was discrimination based on race or color. Almost a quarter of people aged 15 to 24 years old belonging to a visible minority group reported having faced such a situation, compared to 19.5 percent of people aged between 25 and 64 years old, and 12.5 percent of people aged over 65. Young people were also more likely to have experienced discrimination because of their ethnicity or culture, or because of their lanquage.

Share of visible minorities who experienced discrimination since the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada in 2020, by type and age group

Characteristic	15 to 24 years	25 to 64 years	65 years and over
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Release date

May 2022

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2020

Age group

15 years and older

Supplementary notes

* The source adds the following information: "Non-visible minority" includes persons who reported "Yes" to the Aboriginal group question, as well as persons who were not considered to be members of a visible minority group."

"This table presents the percentage of respondents who reported that they experienced discrimination. Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, gender identity, etcetera."

"The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour"." Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2020. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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