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| ◦by 2031 close to 1 in 3 Canadians (31.0%) will be members of a visible minority. | | ◦by 2031 close to 1 in 3 Canadians (31.0%) will be members of a visible minority. |
| ◦almost 1 in 2 (44.2% to 49.7%) will be either an immigrant or a child of an immigrant by 2036. | | ◦almost 1 in 2 (44.2% to 49.7%) will be either an immigrant or a child of an immigrant by 2036. |
− | •Depending on the source, methodology and specific groups included in various studies,Footnote 13 estimates of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender in Canada can range from 5%Footnote 14 to as high as 13%. According to one recent study, 54% of LGBTQ2+ people in Canada prefer not to disclose their identities in the workplace because of fear of rejection from their colleagues. | + | •Depending on the source, methodology and specific groups included in various studies, estimates of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender in Canada can range from 5%Footnote 14 to as high as 13%. According to one recent study, 54% of LGBTQ2+ people in Canada prefer not to disclose their identities in the workplace because of fear of rejection from their colleagues. |
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| •Roughly 1 in 7 adult Canadians self-identify as having a disability (3.8 million people), with more than a quarter (26%) being classified as having a “very severe” disability. By the age of 40, 1 in 2 Canadians have or have had a mental illness. | | •Roughly 1 in 7 adult Canadians self-identify as having a disability (3.8 million people), with more than a quarter (26%) being classified as having a “very severe” disability. By the age of 40, 1 in 2 Canadians have or have had a mental illness. |
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| •Canada’s Indigenous population is growing at more than four times the rate of the non-Indigenous population, and the average age of Indigenous peoples is almost a decade younger than the non-Indigenous population (32.1 years versus 40.9 years). | | •Canada’s Indigenous population is growing at more than four times the rate of the non-Indigenous population, and the average age of Indigenous peoples is almost a decade younger than the non-Indigenous population (32.1 years versus 40.9 years). |
| •The millennial generation is forecast to make up 75% of the labour force in Canada in just over 10 years (2028). | | •The millennial generation is forecast to make up 75% of the labour force in Canada in just over 10 years (2028). |
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| •Women represent only 12% of board seats for 677 companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and 45% of these boards do not have a single woman on them. In the public service, the representation of women at the executive level (47.3%) falls below their workforce availability (47.8%). | | •Women represent only 12% of board seats for 677 companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and 45% of these boards do not have a single woman on them. In the public service, the representation of women at the executive level (47.3%) falls below their workforce availability (47.8%). |