2021 Student Exit Survey Distribution of Respondents by Demographic Characteristics

Question 10a. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which of the following best describes your work situation?

(Telework is defined as a voluntary arrangement, subject to operational requirements and management approval, where an employee works at a location other than a designated workplace on a full-time, part-time or occasional basis.)

Question 26. Are you a person with a disability?

A person with a disability is a person with any impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment — or a functional limitation — whether permanent, temporary or episodic in nature, or evident or not, that, in interaction with a barrier, hinders a person’s full and equal participation in society.

A barrier means anything — including anything physical, architectural, technological or attitudinal, anything that is based on information or communications or anything that is the result of a policy or a practice — that hinders the full and equal participation in society of persons with an impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment or a functional limitation.

For the purposes of this questionnaire, disabilities that have lasted or are expected to last 6 months or more were identified.

Question 27. You indicated that you are a person with a disability. If you wish to provide further details, please select the box(es) that apply to you. (Mark all that apply)

Question 27a. A seeing disability
(A seeing disability affects vision, including total blindness, partial sight, and visual distortion.)

Question 27b. A hearing disability

(A hearing disability affects ability to hear, including being hard of hearing, deafness, or acoustic distortion.)

Question 27c. A speech disability

(A speech disability affects ability to talk, including total speech loss, partial speech, and speech distortion.)

Question 27d. 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.)

Question 27e. Challenges with flexibility or dexterity

(Challenges with flexibility or dexterity affects ability to move joints or perform motor tasks, especially with your hands.)

Question 27f. A mental health disability

A mental health disability affects psychology or behaviour, such as anxiety, depression or social / compulsive disorder or phobia or psychiatric illness.)

Question 27g. A sensory or environmental disability

(A sensory or environmental disability affects sensitivity to light, sounds or other distractions, as well as allergens and other environmental sensitivities.)

Question 27h. A chronic health condition or pain

(A chronic health condition or pain affects ability to function on a regular or episodic basis due to migraines, Crohn’s disease, colitis, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, and other disabilities or health conditions.)

Question 27i. A cognitive disability

(A cognitive disability affects ability to carry out tasks involving executive functioning, such as planning and organization, learning information, communication, and memory, including  autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and learning disabilities.)

Question 27j. An intellectual disability

(An intellectual disability affects ability to learn and to adapt behaviour to different situations.)

Question 28. Do you identify as an Indigenous Person?

For the purposes of this form, the term “Indigenous” should be understood to mean persons who are First Nation, Inuk (Inuit), or Métis.

Question 29. You indicated that you identify as an Indigenous Person. If you wish to provide further details, please select the box(es) that apply to you. (Mark all that apply)

Question 29a. "First Nation"

Question 30. Are you a member of a visible minority group?

A member of a visible minority in Canada may be defined as someone (other than an Indigenous person) who is non-white in colour or race, regardless of place of birth. For example: Black, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, South Asian or East Indian, Southeast Asian, non-white West Asian, North African or Arab, non-white Latin American, person of mixed origin (with one parent in one of the visible minority groups in this list), or other visible minority group.

Question 31. You indicated that you are a member of a visible minority. If you wish to provide further details, please select the box(es) that apply to you. (Mark all that apply)

Question 31a. Black

Question 32. Do you identify as LGBTQ2SIA+?

Please note that responses to this question will not be used for obligations under the Employment Equity Act, as LGBTQ2SIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Two-Spirit, Intersex, Asexual) are not formally identified as designated groups in the Act. The Government of Canada is committed to equal participation of these groups in the workforce and is requesting this data for further understanding of representation in the workforce.

Question 33. You indicated that you identify as LGBTQ2SIA+. If you wish to provide further details, please select the box(es) that apply to you. (Mark all that apply)

Question 33a. Lesbian