Due to rounding, percentages may not add to 100. Total responses reflect the number of respondents who answered the demographic question and have not been adjusted for non-response. The distribution of respondents by demographic characteristics is shown for reference purposes only and should never be used to determine the demographic composition of the federal public service.
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Department Name |
Public Service |
| Total Responses |
186,635 |
Question 82. Are you a supervisor?
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
2020 |
2019 |
| Supervisor |
25% |
25% |
24% |
23% |
| Non-supervisor |
75% |
76% |
76% |
77% |
| Total Responses |
186,430 |
189,355 |
188,354 |
181,682 |
Question 96. Which of the following best describes your current work arrangement?
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
| Working on-site at a Government of Canada location all of the time |
15% |
14% |
| Teleworking all of the time |
15% |
42% |
| Hybrid (i.e. any combination of telework and on-site work) |
70% |
45% |
| Total Responses |
186,290 |
189,390 |
Question 97. Are you currently a shift worker?
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
2020 |
2019 |
| Shift worker |
8% |
9% |
8% |
9% |
| Non-shift worker |
92% |
91% |
92% |
91% |
| Total Responses |
186,180 |
188,850 |
188,163 |
179,793 |
Question 98. Do you work full-time or part-time?
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
2020 |
2019 |
| Full-time |
97% |
97% |
96% |
96% |
| Part-time |
3% |
3% |
4% |
4% |
| Total Responses |
186,110 |
188,765 |
187,741 |
181,058 |
Question 99. What is your current employee status?
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
2020 |
2019 |
| Indeterminate (permanent) |
86% |
84% |
86% |
83% |
| Seasonal |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Term |
12% |
14% |
11% |
11% |
| Casual |
1% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
| Student |
1% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
| Governor-in-council appointee |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Total Responses |
186,280 |
188,905 |
188,437 |
181,248 |
Question 100. Have you ever served in the Canadian military?
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Currently serving in the Regular Force or the Primary Reserve Force |
0% |
| No longer serving in the Regular Force or the Primary Reserve Force |
4% |
| Has never served in the Regular Force or the Primary Reserve Force |
95% |
| Total Responses |
186,200 |
Question 101a. Please indicate your occupational group.
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
2020 |
2019 |
| AB (Indian Oil and Gas Canada) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| AC (Actuarial Science) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| AD (Administrative and Foreign Services at National Film Board of Canada) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| AD (Administrative Support at National Research Council of Canada) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| AG (Agriculture; includes AG group at Canadian Food Inspection Agency) |
0% |
Not applicable |
0% |
0% |
| AI (Air Traffic Control) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| AM (Audit committee members) |
0% |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| AO (Aircraft Operations; includes subgroups CAI, ETP, HPS) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| AP-FIN (Audit Professional – Financial Audits at the Office of the Auditor General of Canada) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| AP-VFM (Audit Professional – Performance Audits at the Office of the Auditor General of Canada) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| AR (Architecture and Town Planning) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| AS (Administrative Services) |
15% |
14% |
14% |
14% |
| AS (Administrative Support at National Film Board of Canada) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| ASG (Audit Services Group) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| AU (Auditing) |
3% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
| BI (Biological Sciences) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| CH (Chemistry) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| CM (Communications) |
0% |
Not applicable |
0% |
0% |
| CO (Commerce; does not include COOP students) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| CR (Clerical and Regulatory) |
5% |
5% |
6% |
7% |
| CS (Computer Systems) |
2% |
2% |
6% |
6% |
| CT (Comptrollership (includes subgroups EAV, FIN, IAU)) |
0% |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| CX (Correctional Services) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| DA (Data Processing; includes DAPRO and DACON) |
0% |
Not applicable |
0% |
0% |
| DD (Drafting and Illustration) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| DE (Dentistry) |
0% |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| DE (Executive at National Film Board of Canada) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| DM (Deputy Minister) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| DS (Defense Scientific Service) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| DX (Director at Office of the Auditor General of Canada) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| EC (Economics and Social Science Services) |
9% |
9% |
7% |
7% |
| ED (Education; includes subgroups EDS, LAT, EST) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| EF |
0% |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| EFIN |
0% |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| EG (Engineering and Scientific Support) |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
| EL (Electronics) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| EN (Engineering & Land Survey (includes subgroups ENG, SUR)) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| ES (Economics, Sociology and Statistics at Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Parks Canada & Canada Revenue Agency) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| EU (Educational Support; includes subgroups PEI, TEA) |
0% |
Not applicable |
0% |
0% |
| EX (Executive) |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
| EX-PCX (Executive at Parks Canada) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| FB (Border Services) |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| FI (Financial Management) |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| FO (Forestry) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| FR (Firefighters) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| FS (Foreign Service) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| FT (Occupational group at Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre) |
0% |
0% |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| GIC (Governor in Council) |
0% |
0% |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| GL (General Labour and Trades; includes subgroups AIM, COI, EIM, ELE, GHW, INM, MAM, MAN, MDO, MOC, MST, PCF, PIP, PRW, SMW, VHE, WOW) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| GR (GR group at Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| GR-EX (Executive at Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| GS (General Services; includes subgroups BUS, FOS, LAS, MES, MPS, PRC, STS) |
0% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
| GT (General Technical) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| GX |
0% |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| HB |
0% |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| HP (Heating, Power and Stationary Plant Operation) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| HR (Historical Research) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| HR/RH-CRA (Human Resources at Canada Revenue Agency) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| HS (Hospital Services) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| IM (IM group at Canadian Food Inspection Agency) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| IN (IN group at Statistical Survey Operations) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| IS (Information Services) |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| IT (Information Technology) |
5% |
5% |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| ITS/LA (Information Technology/Law Group) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| LC (Law Management) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| LI (Lightkeepers) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| LIB (Library Science at National Research Council of Canada) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| LP (Law Practitioner) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| LS (Library Sciences) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| MA (Mathematics) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| MD (Medicine; includes subgroups MOF and MSP) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| MG (MG group at Canada Revenue Agency) |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| MGT (Director at Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| MGT (Management at National Research Council of Canada) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| MT (Meteorology) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| NB (All employees at Canada Energy Regulator) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| ND (Nutrition and Dietetics; includes subgroups ADV, DIT, HME) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| NU (Nursing; includes subgroups EMA, CHN and HOS) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| OC |
0% |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| OE (Office Equipment; includes subgroups DEO, MEO) |
0% |
Not applicable |
0% |
0% |
| OM (Organization and Methods) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| OP (Occupational and Physical Therapy) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| OP (NRC) |
0% |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| PC (Physical Sciences) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| PE (Personnel Administration) |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| PG (Purchasing and Supply) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| PH (Pharmacy) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| PI (Primary Product Inspection at Canadian Grain Commission; includes PICGC) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| PM (Program Administration) |
14% |
12% |
11% |
10% |
| PM-MCO (Mediation and Conciliation) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| PO-IMA (Intercept Monitor Analyst at Royal Canadian Mounted Police) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| PO-TCO (Telecommunication Operators at Royal Canadian Mounted Police) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| PR (Printing Operations; includes subgroups BIN, COM, OFO, PRC) |
0% |
Not applicable |
0% |
0% |
| PS (Psychology) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| PT (Professional and Technical) |
0% |
0% |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| PX/AAG/AG (Principal/Assistant Auditor General/Auditor General) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| PY (Photography) |
0% |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| RCO (Research Council Officer) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| RE (Includes employees at Financial Consumer Agency of Canada and National Capital Commission) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| REG (All employees at Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| REX (Executive at Financial Consumer Agency of Canada) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| RLE (Executive at Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| RO (Radio Operations) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| RO (Research Officer at the National Research Council of Canada) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| SC (Ships’ Crews; includes subgroups DED, ERD, SPT, STD) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| SE (Scientific Research; includes subgroups REM, RES) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
| SG (Scientific Regulation; includes subgroups PAT, SRE) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| SI (Social Science support at Canada Revenue Agency) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| SO (Ships’ Officers; includes subgroups FLP, INS, MAO, RAD) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| SP (Applied Science and Patent Examination) |
0% |
0% |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| SP-CRA (Services and Programs at Canada Revenue Agency) |
10% |
12% |
10% |
9% |
| SP-NFB (Scientific and Professional at National Film Board of Canada) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| SR (Ship Repair; includes subgroups APC, APD, APP, BOB, CPS, DNT, EEW, ELE, EME, INM, MAC, MAM, MDO, MGT, PIP, PLE, PRW, QCW, SMW, SPS, WOW) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| SR (Regulatory Science at Canadian Food Inspection Agency) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| ST (Secretarial, Stenographic and Typing; includes subgroups OCE, SCY) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| SW (Social Work; includes subgroups CHA, SCW) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| TC (Technical at National Film Board of Canada) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| TI (Technical Inspection) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| TO (Technical Officer at National Research Council of Canada) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| TR (Translation) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| UNI (Includes employees at Communications Security Establishment) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| UT (University Teaching) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| VM (Veterinary Medicine) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| WP (Welfare Programs) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Student |
1% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
| Total Responses |
183,770 |
185,140 |
185,698 |
179,854 |
Question 101.3. Occupational category (variable derived from question 105)
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
2020 |
2019 |
| Executive (DE-NFB, DX, EX, EXPCX, GR-EX, MGT-CNSC, MGT-NRC, PX/AAG/AG, REX, RLE) |
3% |
3% |
3.0% |
2.9% |
| Scientific and Professional (AC, AG, AP-VFM, AR, AU, BI, CH, CT, DE, DS, EC, ED, EN, ES, FO, HR, LC, LIB-NRC, LP, LS, MA, MD, MT, ND, NU, OP, PC, PH, PM-MCO, PS, RCO, RO-NRC, SE, SG, SI, SP-NFB, SR-CFIA, SW, UT, VM) |
22% |
21% |
19.7% |
18.9% |
| Administration and Foreign Services (AD-NFB, AP-FIN, AS, CO, CS, FI, FS, HR/RH-CRA, IS, OM, PE, PG, PM, SP-CRA, TR, WP, IT) |
55% |
56% |
53.2% |
50.8% |
| Technical (AI, AO, DD, EG, EL, EU, GT, PI, PT, PY, RO, SO, TC, TI, TO) |
5% |
5% |
5.8% |
5.9% |
| Administrative Support (AD-NRC, AS-NFB, CM, CR, DA, OE, ST) |
5% |
5% |
6.6% |
7.1% |
| Operational (CX, FB, FR, GL, GS, HP, HS, LI, OP-NFB, OP-NRC, PO-IMA, PO-TCO, PR, SC, SR) |
4% |
5% |
5.4% |
6.0% |
| Other occupational category (AB, AM, ASG, EF, EFIN, FT, GA, GR, IA, IM, IN, ITS/LA, MG, NB, RE, REG, UNI, Other, Students, GIC, GLELE, SP) |
5% |
5% |
6.2% |
8.3% |
| Total Responses |
183,740 |
185,105 |
185,681 |
179,832 |
Question 102. What are the language requirements of your position?
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
2019 |
| Bilingual |
44% |
43% |
43% |
| Unilingual English |
41% |
42% |
40% |
| Unilingual French |
3% |
3% |
3% |
| Either English or French |
9% |
9% |
14% |
| Don’t know |
3% |
3% |
Not applicable |
| Total Responses |
186,070 |
188,725 |
181,365 |
Question 103. With which of the following communities do you most closely identify in relation to your current job?
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
2020 |
2019 |
| Client contact centre |
8% |
9% |
7% |
6% |
| Health care practitioners |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Intelligence analysts |
1% |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| Federal regulators |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| Compliance, inspection and enforcement |
9% |
10% |
10% |
9% |
| Communications or public affairs |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
| Access to information and privacy |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Security |
2% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
| Science and technology |
6% |
5% |
6% |
6% |
| Library services |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Legal services |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| Administration and operations |
15% |
14% |
15% |
15% |
| Human resources |
6% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
| Financial management |
4% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
| Procurement |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| Real property |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| Materiel management |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Information management |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| Information technology |
7% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
| Internal audit |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Evaluation |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Data sciences |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| Policy |
6% |
6% |
6% |
5% |
| Project management |
5% |
6% |
5% |
5% |
| Other services to the public |
5% |
5% |
5% |
5% |
| Total Responses |
185,520 |
187,050 |
187,147 |
177,726 |
Question 104. In total, how many years have you been working in the federal public service?
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
2020 |
2019 |
| Less than 3 years in the federal public service |
17% |
22% |
19% |
21% |
| 3 to 10 years in the federal public service |
39% |
31% |
28% |
28% |
| 11 to 20 years in the federal public service |
26% |
29% |
35% |
34% |
| More than 20 years in the federal public service |
19% |
19% |
18% |
17% |
| Total Responses |
182,440 |
184,990 |
187,332 |
180,571 |
Question 105. In total, how many years have you been working in your current department or agency?
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
2020 |
2019 |
| Less than 3 years in current department or agency |
29% |
35% |
27% |
29% |
| 3 to 10 years in current department or agency |
42% |
35% |
35% |
34% |
| 11 to 20 years in current department or agency |
18% |
20% |
26% |
26% |
| More than 20 years in current department or agency |
10% |
10% |
11% |
11% |
| Total Responses |
183,590 |
185,535 |
175,475 |
164,920 |
Question 106. What is your first official language?
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
2020 |
2019 |
| English |
69% |
69% |
69% |
69% |
| French |
31% |
31% |
31% |
31% |
| Total Responses |
185,690 |
187,755 |
187,147 |
181,415 |
Question 107. Do you occupy a position in which you provide services directly to the public as a regular part of your job?
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
2020 |
2019 |
| Provides services to the public |
30% |
31% |
32% |
33% |
| Does not provide services to the public |
70% |
69% |
69% |
67% |
| Total Responses |
185,710 |
187,770 |
187,968 |
181,395 |
Question 108. In which province or territory do you work?
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
2020 |
2019 |
| National Capital Region |
43% |
44% |
45% |
45% |
| Ontario (excluding National Capital Region) |
14% |
14% |
14% |
13% |
| Quebec (excluding National Capital Region) |
12% |
12% |
11% |
10% |
| Northwest Territories |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Nunavut |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Yukon |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| British Columbia |
7% |
8% |
8% |
8% |
| Alberta |
6% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
| Saskatchewan |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| Manitoba |
4% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
| New Brunswick |
4% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
| Nova Scotia |
4% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
| Prince Edward Island |
1% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| Outside of Canada |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Total Responses |
185,590 |
187,640 |
188,070 |
180,852 |
Question 109. Do you work in one of the following designated bilingual areas of Quebec or Ontario?
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
2020 |
2019 |
| The bilingual region of Montréal (the counties of Deux-Montagnes, Île-de-Montréal and Île-Jésus, La Prairie, and Vaudreuil) |
23% |
22% |
21% |
20% |
| The bilingual regions of other parts of Quebec (the counties of Bonaventure, Gaspé-Est, Brome, Compton, Huntingdon, Missisquoi, Richmond, Sherbrooke, Stanstead, Argenteuil and Pontiac) |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| The bilingual region of Eastern Ontario (the counties of Glengarry, Prescott, Russell and Stormont) |
1% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
| The bilingual region of Northern Ontario (the counties of Algoma, Cochrane, Nipissing, Sudbury and Timiskaming) |
5% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
| I do not work in one of these areas |
69% |
69% |
70% |
71% |
| Total Responses |
47,700 |
48,225 |
142,125 |
42,680 |
| Question asked only to employees who responded that they work in Ontario or Quebec for Q108. |
Question 110. What is your age group?
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
2020 |
2019 |
| 24 years and under |
2% |
3% |
3% |
6% |
| 25 - 29 years |
8% |
9% |
9% |
9% |
| 30 - 34 years |
11% |
11% |
10% |
10% |
| 35 - 39 years |
13% |
13% |
13% |
13% |
| 40 - 44 years |
16% |
16% |
16% |
15% |
| 45 - 49 years |
16% |
16% |
15% |
14% |
| 50 - 54 years |
14% |
14% |
14% |
14% |
| 55 - 59 years |
10% |
11% |
12% |
11% |
| 60 years and over |
8% |
8% |
7% |
7% |
| Total Responses |
184,680 |
186,455 |
186,478 |
179,492 |
Question 111. What is your gender?
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
2020 |
2019 |
| Man |
39% |
39% |
40% |
41% |
| Woman |
61% |
61% |
60% |
58% |
| Another gender |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Total Responses |
176,350 |
178,935 |
185,657 |
179,422 |
Question 112. Are you a person with a disability?Question 112 note *
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
2020 |
2019 |
| Person with a disability |
17% |
13% |
9% |
7% |
| Not a person with a disability |
83% |
87% |
91% |
93% |
| Total Responses |
172,870 |
179,095 |
187,409 |
180,180 |
|
|
a. A seeing disability
A seeing disability affects vision, including total blindness, partial sight, and visual distortion.
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Person with a disability, seeing disability |
7% |
| Person with a disability, seeing disability not selected |
93% |
| Total Responses |
27,400 |
b. A hearing disability
A hearing disability affects ability to hear, including being hard of hearing, deafness, or acoustic distortion
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Person with a disability, hearing disability |
12% |
| Person with a disability, hearing disability not selected |
88% |
| Total Responses |
27,400 |
c. A speech or communication disability
A speech or communication disability affects ability to talk, including total speech loss, partial speech, and speech distortion
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Person with a disability, speech or communication disability |
2% |
| Person with a disability, speech or communication disability not selected |
98% |
| Total Responses |
27,400 |
d. A mobility disability
A mobility disability affects ability to move your body, including the required use of a wheelchair or a cane, or other issues impacting your mobility
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Person with a disability, mobility disability |
15% |
| Person with a disability, mobility disability not selected |
85% |
| Total Responses |
27,400 |
e. A flexibility disability
A flexibility disability affects ability to move joints, to bend and to reach for things
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Person with a disability, flexibility disability |
11% |
| Person with a disability, flexibility disability not selected |
89% |
| Total Responses |
27,400 |
f. A dexterity disability
A dexterity disability affects ability to perform fine motor tasks, especially with your hands.
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Person with a disability, dexterity disability |
6% |
| Person with a disability, dexterity disability not selected |
94% |
| Total Responses |
27,400 |
g. A mental health-related disability
A mental health disability affects psychology or behaviour, such as anxiety, depression, social or compulsive disorder, phobia or psychiatric illness
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Person with a disability, mental health-related disability |
47% |
| Person with a disability, mental health-related disability not selected |
53% |
| Total Responses |
27,400 |
h. A sensory or environmental disability
A sensory or environmental disability affects sensitivity to lights, sounds, smells or other elements in one’s environment, including allergen
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Person with a disability, sensory or environmental disability |
19% |
| Person with a disability, sensory or environmental disability not selected |
81% |
| Total Responses |
27,400 |
i. A chronic health condition
A chronic health condition affects ability to function on a regular or episodic basis due to an ongoing health condition such as diabetes, Crohn’s disease, colitis, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Person with a disability, chronic health condition |
26% |
| Person with a disability, chronic health condition not selected |
74% |
| Total Responses |
27,400 |
j. A pain-related disability
A pain-related disability affects ability to function on a regular or episodic basis due to pain.
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Person with a disability, pain-related disability |
20% |
| Person with a disability, pain-related disability not selected |
80% |
| Total Responses |
27,400 |
k. A cognitive disability
A cognitive disability affects ability to carry out tasks involving executive functioning, such as planning and organization
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Person with a disability, cognitive disability |
15% |
| Person with a disability, cognitive disability not selected |
85% |
| Total Responses |
27,400 |
l. A learning disability
A learning disability affects the way a person receives, understands and uses information, such as dyslexia, dysgraphia and other learning disabilities
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Person with a disability, learning disability |
15% |
| Person with a disability, learning disability not selected |
85% |
| Total Responses |
27,400 |
m. A memory disability
A memory disability affects a person’s ability to remember information
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Person with a disability, memory disability |
6% |
| Person with a disability, memory disability not selected |
94% |
| Total Responses |
27,400 |
n. A developmental disability (also known as intellectual disability)
A developmental disability (also known as intellectual disability) affects ability to learn and to adapt behaviour to different situations
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Person with a disability, developmental disability |
3% |
| Person with a disability, developmental disability not selected |
97% |
| Total Responses |
27,400 |
o. Another disability
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Person with a disability, n.i.e. |
6% |
| Person with a disability, another disability not selected |
94% |
| Total Responses |
27,400 |
Question 113. Do you identify as an Indigenous person?Question 113 note *
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
2020 |
2019 |
| Indigenous |
4% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
| Non-Indigenous |
96% |
96% |
96% |
96% |
| Total Responses |
178,870 |
182,070 |
187,008 |
180,234 |
|
|
| Demographic |
2024 |
2022 |
2020 |
2019 |
| First Nation |
48% |
43% |
45% |
45% |
| Métis |
50% |
50% |
52% |
52% |
| Inuk (Inuit) |
4% |
4% |
3% |
4% |
| Total Responses |
6,850 |
6,880 |
7,405 |
7,822 |
Question 114. Which racial group(s) do you identify with?Question 114 note *
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Black |
6% |
| East Asian |
5% |
| Southeast Asian |
3% |
| Latin American |
2% |
| Arab |
3% |
| South Asian |
5% |
| West Asian |
1% |
| White |
76% |
| Another racial group |
2% |
| Total Responses |
165,510 |
|
|
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Racialized |
25% |
| Non-racialized |
75% |
| Total Responses |
165,510 |
Q115. Which ethnic or cultural origin(s) do you identify with?Question 115 note *
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Southern Africa |
0% |
| Western Africa |
1% |
| Northern Africa |
1% |
| Eastern Africa |
1% |
| Central Africa |
1% |
| Africa – not otherwise specified |
0% |
| Southern Asia |
2% |
| Western Asia and the Middle East |
1% |
| Eastern Asia |
4% |
| South-eastern Asia |
2% |
| Central Asia |
0% |
| Asia – not otherwise specified |
0% |
| Southern Europe |
2% |
| Western Europe |
4% |
| Northern Europe |
6% |
| Eastern Europe |
3% |
| Europe – not otherwise specified |
1% |
| South America |
1% |
| North America |
32% |
| Central America |
0% |
| Caribbean |
1% |
| South America, Central America or Caribbean – not otherwise specified |
0% |
| North America - not otherwise specified |
5% |
| Oceania |
0% |
| Oceania – not otherwise specified |
0% |
| Buddhist |
0% |
| Christian |
4% |
| Hindu |
0% |
| Jewish |
0% |
| Muslim |
0% |
| Sikh |
0% |
| Another identity |
25% |
| Two or more Ethnic Origins, Africa only |
0% |
| Two or more Ethnic Origins, Asia only |
0% |
| Two or more Ethnic Origins, Europe only |
4% |
| Two or more Ethnic Origins, Other |
21% |
| Total Responses |
151,250 |
|
|
Question 116. Which religion(s) or belief system(s) do you identify with?Question 116 note *
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Buddhism |
3% |
| Christianity |
54% |
| Hinduism |
2% |
| Indigenous spiritual tradition |
2% |
| Islam |
5% |
| Judaism |
1% |
| Sikhism |
1% |
| Secular belief system |
34% |
| Another religion or belief system |
3% |
| Total Responses |
126,940 |
|
|
Question 117. 2SLGBTQIA+ (variable derived from questions 117a and 117b)
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Identifies as 2SLGBTQIA+ |
11% |
| Does not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ |
89% |
| Total Responses |
146,510 |
Question 117a. What is your sexual orientation?Question 117a note *
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Lesbian |
1% |
| Gay |
2% |
| Bisexual |
5% |
| Asexual |
1% |
| Pansexual |
2% |
| Heterosexual |
90% |
| Another sexual orientation |
1% |
| Total Responses |
146,170 |
|
|
Question 117b. Do you identify with any of the following groups?Question 117b note *
| Demographic |
2024 |
| Two-spirit |
7% |
| Transgender |
7% |
| Queer |
55% |
| Questioning |
12% |
| Intersex |
6% |
| Another identity |
25% |
| Total Responses |
9,770 |
|
|
