2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan Survey – demographic portrait of the respondents
Results are representative of those who responded to the survey and cannot be used to make generalizations about the entire population of 2SLGBTQI+ people living in Canada.
Demographic portrait of the respondentsFootnote 1
- Gender identity
- Sexual orientation
- Age
- Indigenous Identity
- Racialized Community Identity
- Disability Status
- Educational Attainment
- Language Spoken
Gender identity
Respondents were most likely to identify as cisgender* men or women
*A person who identifies with the gender they were assigned at birth.
| Gender Identity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Man (cisgender) | 39% |
| Woman (cisgender) | 36% |
| Non-binaryFootnote 2 | 14% |
| Woman (transgender) | 6% |
| Gender diverse (gender-fluid)Footnote 3 | 7% |
| Man (transgender) | 5% |
| Questioning | <1% |
Respondents were most likely to identify as gay, bisexual or queer*
*Survey respondents had the option of selecting more than one sexual orientation.
| Sexual Orientation | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Gay | 37% |
| Bisexual | 23% |
| Queer | 20% |
| Lesbian | 19% |
| Pansexual | 13% |
| Asexual | 6% |
| Unsure or questioning | 2% |
| HeterosexualFootnote 4 | 1% |
| Demisexual | 1% |
55% of respondents were below 35 years of age
| Age Groups | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 16 to 17 | 6% |
| 18 to 24 | 17% |
| 25 to 34 | 32% |
| 35 to 44 | 20% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% |
| 55 to 64 | 10% |
| 65 or older | 4% |
6% of the respondents identified as Indigenous
| Indigenous Identity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| First Nations | 3% |
| Metis | 3% |
| Inuk (Inuit) | <1% |
16% identified as a member of one or more racialized communities
| Population Group | Percentage |
|---|---|
| East Asian | 3% |
| Latin American | 3% |
| Racialized person, other | 2% |
| South Asian | 2% |
| Southeast Asian | 2% |
| Middle Eastern, West and Central Asian | 2% |
| Black Caribbean | 1% |
| Black African | 1% |
| Black, other | 1% |
| North African | 1% |
| Asian, other | <1% |
| White | 87% |
Disability StatusFootnote 5
27% of respondents identified as persons living with a disability; of them, 66% experienced mental health-related challenges*
*Respondents could select more than one disability type and so the total will not add up to 100.
| Disability | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mental | 66% |
| Physical | 40% |
| Learning | 23% |
| Sensory | 18% |
| Cognitive | 17% |
| Other | 1% |
| Communication | 8% |
| Intellectual | 4% |
The majority of respondents had a bachelor’s degree or post graduate degree
| Educational Attainment | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Less than a high school diploma or equivalent | 7% |
| High school diploma or equivalent | 18% |
| Registered apprenticeship or other trades certificate or diploma | 3% |
| College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma | 17% |
| University certificate or diploma below bachelor’s level | 5% |
| Bachelor’s degree | 28% |
| Post graduate degree above bachelor’s level | 22% |
English was the first language most often learned at home and still spoken
| Language Spoken | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 78% |
| French | 18% |
| Other | 10% |
| An Indigenous language | <1% |
There were 25,636 respondents to the survey. The following graphic shows the number of respondents by province and territory, as well as the proportion of the total survey respondents by jurisdiction. 90% of all respondents lived in urban areas.
Respondents to the survey by province and territory
| Province or Territory | Proportion of the total survey respondents by jurisdiction | Number of respondents by province or territory |
|---|---|---|
| NL | 1% | 263 |
| PE | <1% | 105 |
| NS | 4% | 889 |
| NB | 3% | 687 |
| QC | 16% | 3,632 |
| ON | 44% | 10,113 |
| MB | 3% | 705 |
| SK | 2% | 504 |
| AB | 10% | 2,199 |
| BC | 17% | 3,835 |
| YK | <1% | 51 |
| NT | <1% | 24 |
| NU | <1% | 12 |
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