2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan Survey Results: Health and Wellbeing
This visual product displays the survey results for questions related to physical and mental health in a disaggregated manner, by showing results for related questions broken down by the respondent’s gender, age, sexual orientation, population group, Indigenous identity, disability status, province of residence and more.
Do you have a primary health care provider (e.g., family doctor/nurse practitioner)?
Survey respondents overall
81% of survey respondents said that they had a primary health care provider, such as a family doctor or nurse practitioner.
| Survey Respondents Overall | Percentage |
|---|---|
|
Yes |
81% |
Do you have a primary health care provider (e.g., family doctor/nurse practitioner)?
Response by population group and Indigenous identity
White respondents (82%) and respondents from Racialized: Other Groups (80%) were most likely to have a primary health care provider compared to respondents from other groups, while Latin American respondents (71%) were least likely.
| Population Group and Indigenous identity | Percentage who said Yes |
|---|---|
|
South Asian |
77% |
|
East Asian |
77% |
|
South East Asian |
77% |
|
Middle Eastern / North AfricanFootnote 1 |
75% |
|
Black Caribbean |
78% |
|
Black African |
74% |
|
Latin American |
71% |
|
Racialized: Other GroupsFootnote 2 |
80% |
|
White and RacializedFootnote 3 |
79% |
|
White |
82% |
|
Indigenous |
79% |
Do you have a primary health care provider (e.g., family doctor/nurse practitioner)?
Response by province or territory of residence
Respondents in Newfoundland and Labrador (88%) were most likely to have a primary health care provider, while respondents in the Territories (69%) were least likely to have a primary health care provider.
| Province or Territory of Residence | Percentage who said Yes |
|---|---|
|
BC |
77% |
|
ON |
86% |
|
NS |
83% |
|
AB |
81% |
|
QC |
74% |
|
MB |
86% |
|
SK |
80% |
|
NL |
88% |
|
NB |
79% |
|
PE |
74% |
|
Territories |
69% |
Do you have a primary health care provider (e.g., family doctor/nurse practitioner)?
Response by disability status
Respondents with a disability were slightly more likely to have a primary health care provider than respondents without a disability.
| Disability Status | Percentage who said Yes |
|---|---|
|
Disability |
84% |
|
No Disability |
80% |
Do you have a primary health care provider (e.g., family doctor/nurse practitioner)?
Intersex respondents
74% of Intersex respondents had a primary health care provider, compared to 81% of survey respondents overall.
| Percentage who said Yes | |
|---|---|
|
Intersex respondentsFootnote 4 |
74% |
6. Do you have access to mental health services (whether or not you need it)?
Survey respondents overall
Only 15% of survey respondents had access to 2SLGBTQI+-specific mental health services whether or not they needed it. 17% of respondents reported having no access to mental health services at all.
| Do you have access to mental health services (whether or not you need it)? | Percentage |
|---|---|
|
Yes, I have access to LGBTQ2-specific mental health services |
15% |
|
Yes, I have access to general mental health services |
56% |
|
No, I do not have access to mental health services |
17% |
|
Don’t know |
12% |
7. Do you have access to mental health services (whether or not you need it)?
Response by gender identity
Transgender men and transgender women respondents were the most likely gender identity groups to have access to 2SLGBTQI+-specific mental health services whether or not they needed it, while cisgender women and cisgender men were least likely.
| Gender identity | Yes, I have access to LGBTQ2-specific mental health services | Yes, I have access to general mental health services | No, I do not have access to mental health services | Don’t know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Woman (transgender) |
33% |
38% |
22% |
8% |
|
Woman (cisgender) |
9% |
65% |
15% |
11% |
|
Man (transgender) |
26% |
45% |
19% |
9% |
|
Man (cisgender) |
16% |
54% |
15% |
15% |
|
Gender Diverse |
16% |
52% |
21% |
10% |
|
Non-Binary / Agender |
17% |
52% |
21% |
11% |
|
Two-Spirit |
16% |
57% |
19% |
8% |
8. Do you have access to mental health services (whether or not you need it)?
Intersex respondents
26% of intersex respondents said that they don’t have access to mental health services, whether or not they needed it.
| Yes, I have access to LGBTQ2-specific mental health services | Yes, I have access to general mental health services | No, I don’t have access to mental health services | Don’t know | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Intersex respondentsFootnote 4 |
25% |
36% |
26% |
13% |
9. Do you have access to mental health services (whether or not you need it)?
Response by population group and Indigenous identity
Compared to other groups, Latin American (26%), Middle Eastern & North African respondents (26%), and Black African respondents (25%) were most likely to report that they did not have access to mental health services whether or not they needed it.
| Population Group and Indigenous Identity | Yes, I have access to LGBTQ2-specific mental health services | Yes, I have access to general mental health services | No, I do not have access to mental health services | Don’t know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
South Asian |
13% |
48% |
23% |
15% |
|
East Asian |
15% |
56% |
15% |
14% |
|
South East Asian |
14% |
49% |
21% |
15% |
|
Middle Eastern / North African |
13% |
48% |
26% |
14% |
|
Black Caribbean |
15% |
54% |
15% |
16% |
|
Black African |
18% |
44% |
25% |
13% |
|
Latin American |
12% |
45% |
26% |
18% |
|
Racialized: Other Groups |
17% |
49% |
22% |
12% |
|
White and Racialized |
16% |
55% |
17% |
11% |
|
White |
15% |
58% |
15% |
12% |
|
Indigenous |
14% |
57% |
18% |
11% |
10. Do you have access to mental health services (whether or not you need it)?
Response by province or territory of residence
Respondents from Manitoba (18%) and Ontario (17%) were most likely to have access to 2SLGBTQI+-specific mental health services whether or not they needed it, while those in PEI (8%) and the Territories (9%) were least likely.
| Province or Territory of Residence | Yes, I have access to LGBTQ2-specific mental health services | Yes, I have access to general mental health services | No, I do not have access to mental health services | Don’t know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BC |
16% |
55% |
16% |
13% |
|
ON |
17% |
56% |
16% |
12% |
|
NS |
10% |
61% |
16% |
13% |
|
AB |
15% |
61% |
14% |
10% |
|
QC |
11% |
54% |
21% |
14% |
|
MB |
18% |
61% |
10% |
10% |
|
SK |
16% |
63% |
11% |
11% |
|
NL |
11% |
67% |
16% |
6% |
|
NB |
11% |
61% |
17% |
11% |
|
PE |
8% |
59% |
16% |
17% |
|
Territories |
9% |
67% |
14% |
10% |
11. Whether or not you need it, do you have access to gender-affirming health services and related products? (For example, hormone therapy, gender-affirming surgeries, mental health supports, and/or other health products such as chest binders)
Note: This question was asked only of respondents who identified as transgender, gender diverse, non-binary/ agender, Two-Spirit or intersex.
Less than half of respondents who answered this question (44%) had access to gender affirming health services and related products whether or not they needed it.
| Whether or not you need it, do you have access to gender-affirming health services and related products? | Percentage |
|---|---|
|
Yes |
44% |
|
Some, but not all |
15% |
|
No |
22% |
|
Don’t know |
20% |
12. Whether or not you need it, do you have access to gender-affirming health services and related products? (For example, hormone therapy, gender-affirming surgeries, mental health supports, and/or other health products such as chest binders)
Response by gender identity
Transgender men (64%) and transgender women (62%) respondents were more likely than respondents from other gender identity groups to say they had access to gender affirming health services whether or not they need it, while gender diverse (27%), Two-Spirit (32%) and non-binary / agender (25%) respondents were least likely. They were also more likely to indicate that they didn’t know whether they had access to these services or not.
| Gender Identity | Yes | Some, but not all | No | Don’t know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Woman (transgender) |
62% |
23% |
10% |
5% |
|
Man (transgender) |
64% |
22% |
10% |
4% |
|
Gender Diverse |
31% |
10% |
27% |
32% |
|
Non-Binary / Agender |
36% |
14% |
25% |
25% |
|
Two-Spirit |
33% |
11% |
32% |
25% |
13. Whether or not you need it, do you have access to gender-affirming health services and related products? (For example, hormone therapy, gender-affirming surgeries, mental health supports, and/or other health products such as chest binders)
Intersex respondentsFootnote 4
Over half of all intersex respondents (56%) indicated that they had access to gender affirming health care services whether or not they needed it.
| Yes | Some, but not all | No | Don’t Know | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Intersex respondents |
56% |
11% |
20% |
13% |
14. Whether or not you need it, do you have access to gender-affirming health services and related products? (For example, hormone therapy, gender-affirming surgeries, mental health supports, and/or other health products such as chest binders)
Response by disability status among those who identified as transgender, gender diverse, non-binary / agender, two-spirit or intersex
Respondents with a disability were less likely to have access to gender affirming health services and related products whether or not they needed it compared to those without a disability.
| Disability Status | Yes | Some, but not all | No | Don’t know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Disability |
39% |
19% |
24% |
19% |
|
No Disability |
48% |
12% |
19% |
21% |
15. Over the past five years, have you discussed any of the following with health care professionals? Your sexual orientation.
Response by sexual orientation
Gay (60%), queer (55%), and Two-Spirit (55%) respondents were more likely than respondents from other sexual orientation groups to have discussed their sexual orientation with a health care professional over the past five years.
| Sexual Orientation | Percentage who said Yes |
|---|---|
|
Lesbian |
51% |
|
Gay |
60% |
|
Bisexual |
36% |
|
Pansexual |
43% |
|
Queer |
55% |
|
Asexual |
35% |
|
Unsure / Questioning |
26% |
|
Demisexual |
43% |
|
Heterosexual |
48% |
|
Two-Spirit |
55% |
16. Over the past five years, have you discussed any of the following with health care professionals? Your sexual orientation.
Intersex respondentsFootnote 4
70% of intersex respondents reported having discussed their sexual orientation with a health care professional over the past five years.
| Percentage who said Yes | |
|---|---|
|
Intersex respondents (Interpret with caution. Fewer than 80 respondents.) |
70% |
17. Over the past five years, have you discussed any of the following with health care professionals? Your gender identity.
Response by gender identity
Transgender women (90%) and transgender men (87%) respondents were more likely than respondents from other gender identity groups to have discussed their gender identity with a health care professional over the past five years.
| Gender Identity | Percentage who said Yes |
|---|---|
|
Woman (transgender) |
90% |
|
Woman (cisgender) |
10% |
|
Man (transgender) |
87% |
|
Man (cisgender) |
12% |
|
Gender Diverse |
37% |
|
Non-Binary / Agender |
46% |
|
Two-Spirit |
45% |
18. Over the past five years, have you discussed any of the following with health care professionals? Your gender identity.
Intersex respondentsFootnote 4
73% of intersex respondents reported having discussed their gender identity with a health care professional in the past five years.
| Percentage who said Yes | |
|---|---|
|
Intersex respondents |
73% |
19. Thinking only of your experiences with health care professionals over the past five years, how would you rate their understanding of the following topics and their impact on your health needs? Your sexual orientation.
Response by sexual orientation
Asexual (42%) and demisexual (47%) respondents were most likely to report than respondents from other sexual orientation groups that health care professionals were either not very knowledgeable or not knowledgeable at all about their sexual orientation.
| Sexual Orientation | Very knowledgeable / Somewhat knowledgeable | Not very knowledgeable / Not knowledgeable at all |
|---|---|---|
|
Lesbian |
71% |
29% |
|
Gay |
84% |
16% |
|
Bisexual |
75% |
25% |
|
Pansexual |
70% |
30% |
|
Queer |
67% |
33% |
|
Asexual |
58% |
42% |
|
Unsure /QuestioningFootnote 4 |
83% |
17% |
|
DemisexualFootnote 4 |
53% |
47% |
|
Heterosexual |
80% |
20% |
|
Two-Spirit |
77% |
23% |
20. Thinking only of your experiences with health care professionals over the past five years, how would you rate their understanding of the following topics and their impact on your health needs? Your gender identity.
Response by gender identity
With the exception of cisgender men respondents, at least 30% of respondents from all gender identity groups reported that health care professionals were either not very knowledgeable or not knowledgeable at all about their gender identity.
Non-binary/agender (52%) and gender diverse (50%) respondents were particularly likely to report this.
| Gender Identity | Very knowledgeable / Somewhat knowledgeable | Not very knowledgeable / Not knowledgeable at all |
|---|---|---|
|
Woman (transgender) |
68% |
32% |
|
Woman (cisgender) |
70% |
30% |
|
Man (transgender) |
60% |
40% |
|
Man (cisgender) |
82% |
18% |
|
Gender Diverse |
50% |
50% |
|
Non-Binary / Agender |
48% |
52% |
|
Two-Spirit |
60% |
40% |
21. During the last five years, do you feel that you have experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly within the health care system based on your intersex characteristics (naturally occurring non-binary variation in chromosomes, gonads, sex hormones or genitals)?
Intersex respondents
Almost half of intersex respondents (44%) who accessed the health care system during the past five years reported experiencing discrimination or being treated unfairly based on their intersex characteristics.
| Yes | No | Don’t know | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Intersex respondentsFootnote 4 (Interpret with caution. Fewer than 80 respondents.) |
44% |
38% |
18% |
22. During the last five years, do you feel that you have experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly within the health care system based on your sexual orientation?
Response by sexual orientation
Two-Spirit respondents were more likely than respondents from other sexual orientation groups to report that they experienced discrimination or were treated unfairly based on their sexual orientation within the health care system during the last five years.
| Sexual Orientation | Percentage who said Yes |
|---|---|
|
Lesbian |
20% |
|
Gay |
20% |
|
Bisexual |
14% |
|
Pansexual |
19% |
|
Queer |
25% |
|
Asexual |
16% |
|
Unsure /Questioning |
10% |
|
Demisexual |
20% |
|
Heterosexual |
16% |
|
Two-Spirit |
31% |
23. During the last five years, do you feel that you have experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly within the health care system based on your sexual orientation?
Response by disability status
Respondents with a disability (25%) were more likely than those without a disability (16%) to report that they experienced discrimination or were treated unfairly within the health care system based on their sexual orientation during the last five years.
| Disability Status | Percentage who said Yes |
|---|---|
|
Disability |
25% |
|
No Disability |
16% |
24. During the last five years, do you feel that you have experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly within the health care system based on your sexual orientation?
Response by population group and Indigenous identity
Indigenous respondents (26%) and respondents from the “Racialized: Other Groups” population group (29%) were more likely than respondents from other groups to report they had experienced discrimination or were treated unfairly based on their sexual orientation within the health care system during the last five years.
| Population Group and Indigenous Identity | Percentage who said Yes |
|---|---|
|
South Asian |
23% |
|
East Asian |
16% |
|
South East Asian |
18% |
|
Middle Eastern / North African |
23% |
|
Black Caribbean |
20% |
|
Black African |
23% |
|
Latin American |
23% |
|
Racialized: Other Groups |
29% |
|
White and Racialized |
21% |
|
White |
18% |
|
Indigenous |
26% |
25. During the last five years, do you feel that you have experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly within the health care system based on your gender identity?
Response by gender identity
Transgender women (44%) and transgender men (48%) respondents were more likely than respondents from other gender identity groups to report that they experienced discrimination or were treated unfairly based on their gender identity within the health care system during the last five years.
In comparison, cisgender respondents were the least likely to report experiencing discrimination within the health care system based on their gender identity.
| Gender Identity | Percentage who said Yes |
|---|---|
|
Woman (transgender) |
44% |
|
Woman (cisgender) |
13% |
|
Man (transgender) |
48% |
|
Man (cisgender) |
4% |
|
Gender Diverse |
31% |
|
Non-Binary / Agender |
34% |
|
Two-Spirit |
38% |
26. During the last five years, do you feel that you have experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly within the health care system based on your gender identity?
Response by disability status
Respondents with a disability (33%) were more than twice as likely than those without a disability (14%) to report that they experienced discrimination or were treated unfairly within the health care system based on their gender identity during the past five years.
| Disability Status | Percentage who said Yes |
|---|---|
|
Disability |
33% |
|
No Disability |
14% |
27. During the last five years, do you feel that you have experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly within the health care system based on your gender identity?
Response by population group and Indigenous identity
Indigenous respondents (30%), respondents from the “Racialized: Other Groups” (30%), and respondents who are White and Racialized (29%) were more likely than respondents from other population groups to report that they had experienced discrimination or were treated unfairly within the health care system based on their gender identity during the last five years.
| Population Group and Indigenous Identity | Percentage who said Yes |
|---|---|
|
South Asian |
20% |
|
East Asian |
15% |
|
South East Asian |
20% |
|
Middle Eastern / North African |
23% |
|
Black Caribbean |
25% |
|
Black African |
22% |
|
Latin American |
18% |
|
Racialized: Other Groups |
30% |
|
White and Racialized |
29% |
|
White |
20% |
|
Indigenous |
30% |
28. How has COVID-19 impacted your ability to receive adequate health care?
Respondents who Accessed Health Care since March 11, 2020Footnote 5
48% of respondents thatwho accessed the health care system since the COVID-19 pandemic began reported that the pandemic has had either a great impact or some impact on their ability to receive adequate health care.
|
Great impact / Some impact |
48% |
29. How has COVID-19 impacted your ability to receive adequate health care?
Response by gender identity
Among respondents who accessed the health care system since the COVID-19 pandemic began non-cisgender respondents were more likely than cisgender respondents to report that the COVID-19 pandemic has had either a great impact or some impact on their ability to receive adequate health care.
Two-Spirit (22%) respondents who accessed the health care system since the COVID-19 pandemic began were more likely than respondents from other gender identity groups to report that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on their ability to receive adequate health care.
| Gender Identity | Great impact | Some impact |
|---|---|---|
|
Woman (transgender) |
17% |
40% |
|
Woman (cisgender) |
9% |
39% |
|
Man (transgender) |
16% |
42% |
|
Man (cisgender) |
8% |
32% |
|
Gender Diverse |
14% |
43% |
|
Non-Binary / Agender |
15% |
45% |
|
Two-Spirit |
22% |
41% |
30. How has COVID-19 impacted your ability to receive adequate health care?
Response by sexual orientation
Two-Spirit (22%) respondents who accessed the health care system since the COVID-19 pandemic began were more likely than respondents from other sexual orientation groups to report that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on their ability to receive adequate health care.
| Sexual Orientation | Great impact | Some impact |
|---|---|---|
|
Lesbian |
10% |
38% |
|
Gay |
8% |
32% |
|
Bisexual |
11% |
40% |
|
Pansexual |
14% |
42% |
|
Queer |
12% |
44% |
|
Asexual |
11% |
41% |
|
Unsure /Questioning |
12% |
36% |
|
Demisexual |
16% |
37% |
|
Heterosexual |
17% |
33% |
|
Two-Spirit |
22% |
41% |
How has COVID-19 impacted your ability to receive adequate health care?
Response by population group and Indigenous identity
Among respondents who accessed the health care system since the COVID-19 pandemic began Indigenous respondents (19%) and respondents from the “Racialized: other groups” population group (18%) were more likely than respondents from other groups to report that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on their ability to receive adequate health care.
| Population Group and Indigenous Identity | Great impact | Some impact |
|---|---|---|
|
South Asian |
12% |
40% |
|
East Asian |
6% |
37% |
|
South East Asian |
10% |
40% |
|
Middle Eastern / North African |
17% |
39% |
|
Black Caribbean |
12% |
40% |
|
Black African |
13% |
40% |
|
Latin American |
13% |
38% |
|
Racialized: Other Groups |
18% |
40% |
|
White and Racialized |
14% |
43% |
|
White |
10% |
37% |
|
Indigenous |
19% |
39% |
How has COVID-19 impacted your ability to receive adequate health care?
Response by province or territory of residence
Among respondents who accessed the health care system since the COVID-19 pandemic began respondents in PEI (24%), the Territories (17%), and New Brunswick (16%) were more likely than respondents in other areas of the country to report that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on their ability to receive adequate health care.
| Province or Territory of Residence | Great impact | Some impact |
|---|---|---|
|
BC |
9% |
36% |
|
ON |
10% |
39% |
|
NS |
9% |
44% |
|
AB |
11% |
36% |
|
QC |
12% |
32% |
|
MB |
8% |
41% |
|
SK |
10% |
38% |
|
NL |
9% |
39% |
|
NB |
16% |
33% |
|
24% |
23% |
|
|
TerritoriesFootnote 4 |
17% |
40% |
33. How has COVID-19 impacted your ability to receive adequate health care?
Response by disability status
Respondents with a disability who accessed the health care system since the COVID-19 pandemic began were more likely to report that the COVID-19 pandemic has had either a great impact (17%) or some impact (46%) on their ability to receive adequate health care compared to those without a disability (7% and 33% respectively).
|
Disability Status |
Great impact |
Some impact |
|---|---|---|
|
Disability |
17% |
46% |
|
No Disability |
7% |
33% |
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