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.

The context in which visible minorities most frequently encountered discrimination in Canada since the COVID-19 pandemic was in public places, such as stores, banks, or restaurants. More than half of people aged 15 to 64, and 47.5 percent of people over 65, had experienced discrimination in such settings. In addition, more than a quarter of visible minorities between the ages of 15 and 24 years old had been discriminated against in an educational setting, a much higher proportion than their elders.

The most common type of discrimination experienced by visible minorities in Canada since the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic was discrimination based on race or color. **** percent of women belonging to a visible minority group reported having faced such a situation, compared to **** percent of men. Women were also more likely than men to have experienced discrimination because of their ethnicity or culture.

In Canada, the most frequent type of discrimination experienced by visible minorities since the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic was discrimination based on race or color. Almost a quarter of people aged 15 to 24 years old belonging to a visible minority group reported having faced such a situation, compared to **** percent of people aged between 25 and 64 years old, and **** percent of people aged over **. Young people were also more likely to have experienced discrimination because of their ethnicity or culture, or because of their lanquage.