Chart 3
Situations identified by participants who reported having experienced discrimination or having been treated unfairly during the pandemic, August 2020

In a store, bank or restaurant While using public areas, such as parks and sidewalks On the Internet, including social media At work / when applying for a job While attending social gatherings While using public transit, such as buses, trains or taxis When attending school or classes When interacting with police When seeking or applying for housing When interacting with the courts When crossing the border into Canada Any other situation 0 10 20 30 40 %
Note(s):
Results cannot be generalized to the overall Canadian population and rather provide a picture of the experiences of crowdsource participants.
Source(s):
Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians: Experiences of discrimination (5323).

Chart description


This is a bar clustered chart.

Situations identified by participants who reported having experienced discrimination or having been treated unfairly during the pandemic, August 2020
  %
In a store, bank or restaurant 35.7
While using public areas, such as parks and sidewalks 33.8
On the Internet, including social media 32.2
At work / when applying for a job 31.2
While attending social gatherings 16.4
While using public transit, such as buses, trains or taxis 15.7
When attending school or classes 6.6
When interacting with police 6.3
When seeking or applying for housing 4.5
When interacting with the courts 2.2
When crossing the border into Canada 2.1
Any other situation 20.8
Note(s):
Results cannot be generalized to the overall Canadian population and rather provide a picture of the experiences of crowdsource participants.
Source(s):
Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians: Experiences of discrimination (5323).
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