Canada: visible minorities facing discrimination by type and diploma

The most frequent type of discrimination experienced by visible minorities since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada was discrimination based on race or color. Around 20 percent of people who had a secondary high school diploma or less and of people having a university certificate or diploma belonging to a visible minority group reported having faced such a situation, compared to 17.2 percent of people who had a postsecondary certificate or diploma.

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

Characteristic	Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate or less	Postsecondary certificate or diploma (non-university)	University certificate or diploma
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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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