This table presents a socio-demographic and socio-economic statistical profile of the population aged 15 and older by sexual orientation, geographic region, sex and age group. The characteristics included are: marital status, presence of children under 12 in the household, education, employment, household income, Indigenous identity, belonging to a population group designated as a visible minority, language(s) spoken at home, and place of residence (urban/rural). These estimates are obtained from Canadian Community Health Survey, 2015 to 2018 pooled data.

Over the 2015-2018 period, more than ***** percent of the Canadian population over the age of ** did not define themselves as heterosexual: *** percent of Canadians identified themselves as bisexual, and *** percent of them as lesbian or gay. In terms of proportions, the province of Quebec had the largest share of non-heterosexuals. In terms of numbers, Ontario had the largest number of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people.

Socioeconomic characteristics of the population aged 15 and older whose reported sexual orientation is lesbian or gay, bisexual or pansexual, or another sexual orientation that is not heterosexual (LGB+), by gender, age group and geographic region. Marital status, presence of children under age 12 in the household, education, employment, personal income, Indigenous identity, the visible minority population, immigrant status, language(s) spoken most often at home, place of residence (population centre/rural), self-rated general health, and self-rated mental health. Estimates are obtained from combined cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey, 2019 to 2021.

Over the 2015-2018 period, nearly ******* people aged over ** defined themselves as something other than heterosexual in Canada: ******* identified as lesbian or gay, while ******* 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.

Socioeconomic characteristics of the population aged 15 and older that is Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or who use other terms related to gender or sexual diversity (2SLGBTQ+), by gender, age group and geographic region. Marital status, presence of children under age 12 in the household, education, employment, personal income, Indigenous identity, the visible minority population, immigrant status, language(s) spoken most often at home, place of residence (population centre/rural), self-rated general health, and self-rated mental health. Estimates are obtained from combined cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey, 2019 to 2021.

In 2021, the Canadian government's national population census recorded ******* LGBTQIA+ couples. A large portion of these couples lived in the country's two most populous provinces, Ontario and Quebec. The majority of queer couples were composed of two cisgender women or two cisgender men (people whose gender matches the sex they were assigned at birth), but a quarter were transgender couples (people whose gender does not match the sex they were assigned at birth), or non-binary couples (people who are not exclusively male or female).

This statistic presents information on the share of LGBT consumers who watched am LGBT-themed movie or TV show in Canada as of July 2017, sorted by gender. The data reveals that ** percent of women who identify as lesbian or bisexual stated that they had watched an LGBT movie in the 12 months preceding the survey date, and ** percent had watched an LGBT-themed TV show.

Police-reported hate crime, by type of motivation (race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, language, disability, sex, age), selected regions and Canada (selected police services), 2014 to 2024.

In 2023, four percent of the surveyed population in Canada identified as lesbian/gay/homosexual. A further four percent identified as bisexual, while *** percent each identified as pansexual/omnisexual and asexual.

Comprehensive dataset containing 46 verified Gay & lesbian organization businesses in Canada with complete contact information, ratings, reviews, and location data.

While not being heterosexual tends to have a negative impact on the employment rate of Canadian men, the same does not apply to women. Over the 2015-2018 period, the proportion of men aged 25-64 who were employed was lower among gay or bisexual men than among heterosexual men, while the employment rate for lesbians was nearly ten points higher than that of heterosexual women of the same age. In addition, heterosexual and bisexual women were less likely to be employed than lesbian women, heterosexual men, and gay men.

Canada’s LGBT data landscape.

This table presents a socio-demographic and socio-economic statistical profile of the population aged 15 and older by sexual orientation, geographic region, sex and age group. The characteristics included are: marital status, presence of children under 12 in the household, education, employment, household income, Indigenous identity, belonging to a population group designated as a visible minority, language(s) spoken at home, and place of residence (urban/rural). These estimates are obtained from Canadian Community Health Survey, 2015 to 2018 pooled data.

Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by frequency with which they feel lonely, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics: age group; immigrant status; visible minority group; Indigenous identity; persons with a disability, difficulty or long-term condition; LGBTQ2+ people; highest certificate, diploma or degree; main activity; and urban and rural areas.

This statistic presents information on the share of LGBT consumers who attended an LGBT film festival in Canada as of July 2017, sorted by gender. The data reveals that ** percent of women who identify as lesbian or bisexual stated that they had attended an LGBT film festival in the 12 months preceding the survey date, and ** percent of gay and bisexual men said the same.

This includes replication files for the following article: Albaugh, Quinn M. and Elizabeth Baisley. 2023. "Gender and LGBT Affinity: The Case of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne." Politics & Gender, FirstView. The data come from the Ipsos Canada Election Surveys Dataverse at Wilfrid Laurier University. Please visit https://borealisdata.ca/dataverse/Ipsos_elections to download the data in SAV format. We use the 2011 Ontario General Election Invitation Survey, 2011 Ontario General Election Exit Survey, 2014 Ontario General Election Invitation Survey, and 2014 Ontario General Election Exit Survey.

Background: Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) experience systemic marginalization and many barriers to healthcare, leading to significant healthcare disparities. It was unknown if they were more vulnerable to COVID-19, and if a failure to respond to their unique physical and mental health needs would exacerbate existing health disparities. The Engage-COVID-19 study leveraged the larger Engage Cohort Study conducted by researchers studying HIV and sexual health among GBM based at Canadian universities, public health, and community organizations. Aims of the CITF co-funded study: The study aimed to identify biomedical, behavioural, and psychosocial risk factors for contracting COVID-19, document SARS-CoV-2 immunity in HIV positive and negative participants, and characterize the clinical syndrome and severity of those with immunity. It also aimed to understand the application and understanding of COVID-19 mitigation strategies in GBM and investigate the impact of the pandemic on mental health, loneliness, sexual behaviours, substance use patterns, and access to essential healthcare. [1] Methods: This cohort study recruited individuals across Vancouver, British Columbia, Toronto, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec who self-identified as a gay or bisexual man, including transgender GBM, and who reported having sex with another man in the past 6 months. Participants in the COVID-19 sub-study provided blood samples and responded to questionnaires in two waves of data collection, over the span of approximately 21 months. Contributed dataset contents: The datasets include 2,518 participants who completed baseline questionnaires since Feb 2017. A total of 1,564 participants had study visits during the Engage COVID-19 data collection period (09/2020–06/2022), and gave one or more blood samples in the same timeframe. A total of 2,719 serology samples were collected. Variables include data in the following areas of information: demographics (age, gender, ethnicity and indigeneity), general health (smoking; chronic disease diagnoses; flu vaccine), SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, adherence to COVID-19 prevention public health guidelines (physical distancing, remote working, wearing a mask), and serology. [1]: Please contact original study team for these mental health and behaviour data (daniel.grace@utoronto.ca).

This statistic presents information on the media reach among LGBT consumers in Canada as of July 2017, sorted by generation. During the survey, it was found that LGBT-dedicated YouTube channels were distinctly more popular among younger generations, with ** percent of LGBT Millennials stating that they had viewed such content in the past 30 days, compared to just ** percent of Baby Boomers who said the same. Conversely, Baby Boomers were more likely to have read an LGBT-related email newsletter, and LGBT radio (either over the air or streamed online) was most popular among Generation X respondents.

From November 2018 to March 2019, Yukon government held an LGBTQ2S+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, Two-Spirit, plus) public engagement. The aim was to encourage LGBTQ2S+ Yukoners and allies to share their insights on what is needed for Government of Yukon services to better meet the needs of LGBTQ2S+ Yukoners. An online prioritization survey of items raised during the public engagement was available from the middle of May, 2019 until the end of June, 2019. These are the results of the prioritization survey.

Sexual minority wage gaps in Canada, couple data.