Number and percentage of Canadians who have been sexually assaulted since age 15, by selected demographic characteristics.

This statistic shows the working relationship between the victims and perpetrators of workplace sexual harassment in Canada as of December 2017. A total of ** percent of respondents said that the person who had sexually harassed them at work was senior to them, whilst ***** percent of respondents had been sexually harassed by someone who was junior to them.

This statistic shows the leading reasons why adults in Canada did not report sexual harassment in the workplace to management or human resources as of December 2017. The findings reveal that 35 percent of respondents felt that there would be repercussions against them if they had complained to management or HR, and 26 percent of adult Canadians stayed silent about workplace sexual harassment because they did not think their employer would act upon their complaint.

Number and percentage of Canadians who experienced physical or sexual abuse before the age of 15, by selected demographic characteristics.

Number and proportion of sexual assaults that were deemed unfounded, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police.

This statistic shows the share of women in Canada who reported their experience of workplace sexual harassment or non-consensual sexual touching to their employer in 2014 and 2018. The findings show that as of January 2018, ** percent of women who experienced sexual harassment at work reported this to their employer, compared to ** percent of women who did so in 2014.

Results of an online survey held as part of public online consultations regarding harassment, sexual harassment, violence, and sexual violence in the workplace. All respondents self-selected to take part in the survey.

More than one in four Canadian women surveyed between the beginning of the year and June 2020 had experienced inappropriate behavior in the workplace in the past 12 months, including verbal or non-verbal sexual communication, sexually explicit material, sexual assault, or discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation or gender identity. The most common type of inappropriate behavior experienced by women was sexual jokes (** percent) and unwanted sexual attention (** percent).

The Sexual Assault Centre program provides crisis support and intervention services to victims of sexual assault, abuse and/or incest survivors. Services include: * accompanying a victim to court, hospital or police station * counselling services (both one-on-one and group) * sexual violence education * training for professionals and members of the public * information and referrals

In this survey, Canadian adults who are currently working or have worked outside of the home where asked about their experiences of sexual harassment or assault at work.

Results of an online survey held as part of public online consultations regarding harassment, sexual harassment, violence, and sexual violence in the workplace. All respondents self-selected to take part in the survey.

This statistic shows the share of adults who have reported sexual harassment in the workplace to management or human resources in Canada as of December 2017. The findings show that ** percent of respondents did not make a complaint about workplace sexual harassment.

Number and percentage of Canadians who experienced physical or sexual assault since the age of 15, by Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit) identity and gender.

The Support Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Program provides individual and group counselling and a 24/7 multilingual telephone service. Services are provided by four regional lead agencies and approximately 60 partnering agencies across the province. Data is collected from each partner agency by the lead agency and reported by to Ontario Victim Services.

This statistic shows the number of physical or sexual assault victims of police-reported family violence per 100,000 population in Canada in 2016, distinguished by province. In 2016, Nunavut had 2,291 victims of physical or sexual assault by a family member per 100,000 population.

The G7 is a forum designed for frank and open discussion between leaders, ministers and policy-makers. As a member of the G7, Canada plays a leading role on the international stage and is able to advance domestic and international priorities. The G7 provides global leadership and serves as a powerful catalyst on issues that are later taken up by other fora with broader global and regional membership. The G7 brings together the world’s advanced economies to influence global trends and tackle pervasive and crosscutting issues, as well as emergent global crises. The G7 has strengthened international economic and security policies, advanced discussion of global issues including climate change and gender equality, brought donors together and supported disarmament programs. Most recently, the G7 has worked to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and respond to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. At the G7, Canada has advanced its domestic and international priorities, including gender equality, peace and security, climate change and building a sustainable global economy. Transparent and inclusive engagement with Canadian and international stakeholders has helped Canada to deliver on priorities that are important to Canadians.

This fact sheet is primarily based on self-reported data from the 2014 General Social Survey (GSS) on Victimization, on police-reported data from the 2018 Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, and on court data from the 2016/2017 Adult Criminal Court Survey.

Police-reported organized crime, by most serious violation (homicide and attempted murder, assault, sexual violations, kidnapping and hostage taking, human trafficking, robbery and theft, firearm and weapons violations, extortion and criminal harassment, arson, forgery and fraud, child pornography, criminal organization involvement, probation and court violations, drug possession and trafficking, and other violations), Canada (selected police services), 2016 to 2023.

Number and percentage of Canadians who have been sexually assaulted since age 15, by selected demographic characteristics.

According to a survey conducted in 2025, *** in *** nurses experienced any type of violence or abuse related to their job (verbal, physical, bullying, sexual, online) in the past year. The most common type of abuse reported was verbal from patients or their families, while nearly **** reported receiving physical abuse from patients or their families. Moreover, roughly ******* of nurses also were bullied or verbally harassed by coworkers. Shockingly, nearly *** in **** nurses experienced sexual violence/abuse/harassment from patients or their families.