Changes

     ◦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.

 

•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.

•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).

•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%).