Over the 2015-2018 period, nearly 900,000 people aged over 15 defined themselves as something other than heterosexual in Canada: 405,700 identified as lesbian or gay, while 493,200 identified as bisexual. The provinces with the largest number of non-heterosexuals people were Ontario and Quebec, which are also the most populous provinces in the country.
In addition, with the exception of Quebec, bisexual people outnumbered lesbian or gay people in all provinces.
Number of non-heterosexual persons aged 15 years and older in Canada between 2015 and 2018, by sexual orientation and province or territory
The source adds the following information: "Sexual orientation in research has been assessed on the basis of sexual behaviour, sexual attraction, or self-identity—each of these three concepts yielding slightly different prevalence estimates. In this table, estimates of sexual orientation are based on the survey question which targeted the concept of identity and provided behaviour-based definitions."
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2015 to 2018. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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