Data on visible minority by gender and age for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories.

In Canada, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than *** in *** people from a visible minority group reported having experienced discrimination in a store, bank, or restaurant. This proportion was **** percentage points higher among women. Women were also more likely to have experienced discrimination in an educational setting (**** percent) than their male counterparts (*** percent). However, the latter were more frequently confronted with discriminatory situations in the context of work or in dealings with the police.

Data on visible minority by ethnic or cultural origin, age and gender for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and parts.

In 2021, ten percent of Canadians belonging neither to a visible minority nor to the indigenous population (First Nations and Métis) were living in low-income. This proportion was much higher among people of Arab heritage (**** percent), or among Aboriginals (**** percent). Conversely, the proportion of people with low incomes was lower among Canadians of Philippine, South Asian or Latin American background.

Number of Canadian students in a doctoral degree entry cohort belonging to a visible minority group, by student characteristics.

Lists visible minorities as a percentage of the total population, by census year and municipality and municipal district. Visible minorities, as defined in the federal Employment Equity Act, are "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour".

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost *** out of five people of a Chinese background reported having experienced discrimination in Canada. They were the most commonly discriminated against visible minority group, followed by people of Filipino origin (**** percent) and Black people (**** percent). In comparison, about ** percent of people who did not belong to a visible minority group said they had experienced discrimination since the beginning of the pandemic.

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 ** 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 **** percent of people who had a postsecondary certificate or diploma.

Number of Canadian postsecondary enrolments by visible minority group, educational qualification (Classification of programs and credentials - professional degree variant), field of study (Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and Business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education (BHASE) groupings), gender and age group.

Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS 1.1 and 2.1) linguistic minority profile (mother tongue and first official language spoken), by sex, Canada, provinces and territories.

Lists visible minorities as a percentage of the total population, by census year and municipality and municipal district. Visible minorities, as defined in the federal Employment Equity Act, are "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour".

The Dimension Series provides a more in-depth analysis of census data. The publications employ large numbers of variables and address topics of special interest. They apply to Canada, the provinces and territories, with smaller sets of variables being used for smaller geographic units. Census variables are grouped into the following categories: counts and demographic data, ethnic origin, population group, place of birth, citizenship and immigration, language, Aboriginal peoples, schooling, household activities, labour force, income, families and households, housing, institutions and other collectives, as well as disability. The aggregate data tables are presented in Beyond 20/20 Format (.ivt).

Number and percent of visible minority groups attending school (high school, trades/college or university), for Canada, provinces, territories and cities.

Individual poverty status using Market Basket Measure (MBM) by visible minority groups, age, and gender.

Employment, unemployment and labour force participation rates of visible minority groups by educational characteristics, for census divisions and large municipalities.

Percentage of persons for selected health indicators, by groups designated as visible minorities and selected sociodemographic characteristics (age group, gender or immigrant status) for the population aged 12 and older in the ten provinces. Data is available for Canada (excluding territories). A similar table with a geographical breakdown by region is available in table 13-10-0842.

Data presented here comes from the 2016 Census of Canada, Statistics Canada. These datasets are part of the Official-Language Minority Communities Dashboard, an initiative of the Research Team of the Official Languages Branch at Canadian Heritage. Four datasets have been organized based on different population groups and universes and explore selected variables such as age, language, socio-economic and socio-demographic characteristics.

In 2021, Canadians who were neither part of a visible minority nor the Indigenous population had an average total income at least ***** Canadian dollars higher than these population categories. The visible minorities with the highest average total income that year were people of Chinese, Latin American and Arab origin. Conversely, those with the lowest incomes were other visible minorities and the Native population.

Data on visible minority by income, generation status, highest certificate, diploma or degree, age and gender for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and parts.

Map of the percentage of the official language minority population (according to first official language spoken, adjusted responses) within the total population by economic region. Multiple responses distributed equally among respondents. Data from 2016 Census of Canada, 100% sample.