Table 2
Proportion of participants who have a low level of trust in the police and the court system, by population group, August 2020
| All participants – Police | Participants who reported experiencing discrimination during the pandemic – Police | All participants – Court system | Participants who reported experiencing discrimination during the pandemic – Court system | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | |
| All participants | 22.6 | 37.8 | 23.2 | 37.3 |
| Gender | ||||
| Gender diverse | 71.4 | 79.2 | 60.1 | 65.3 |
| Women | 20.4 | 34.8 | 23.8 | 36.9 |
| Men | 23.5 | 38.5 | 21.5 | 35.8 |
| Age | ||||
| 15 to 24 | 38.8 | 51.3 | 31.9 | 42.0 |
| 25 to 64 | 23.1 | 37.6 | 23.7 | 37.8 |
| 65 and older | 10.8 | 20.3 | 15.9 | 28.5 |
| Immigration status | ||||
| Recent immigrant (less than 10 years since immigration) | 19.7 | 28.6 | 14.5 | 20.9 |
| Established immigrant | 23.8 | 37.6 | 21.5 | 33.5 |
| Born in Canada | 22.5 | 38.7 | 24.0 | 40.0 |
| Groups designated as visible minorities | ||||
| South Asian | 29.8 | 45.1 | 25.7 | 39.5 |
| Chinese | 25.8 | 34.4 | 22.4 | 29.1 |
| Black | 52.1 | 64.9 | 45.7 | 58.0 |
| Filipino | 27.9 | 37.7 | 24.2 | 25.8 |
| Arab | 23.7 | 31.8 | 16.2 | 26.8 |
| Latin American | 28.2 | 37.6 | 21.1 | 29.9 |
| Southeast Asian | 27.7 | 32.7 | 28.5 | 35.1 |
| West Asian | 16.5 | 36.7 | 13.6 | 32.7 |
| Korean | 26.6 | 33.2 | 18.3 | 20.8 |
| Japanese | 26.1 | 41.2 | 18.9 | 30.1 |
| Other | 30.5 | 51.3 | 34.3 | 47.1 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 43.8 | 51.0 | 35.4 | 43.8 |
| Not a visible minority | 20.0 | 34.6 | 22.0 | 37.7 |
| Participant identifying as a person with a disability | ||||
| Yes | 32.7 | 46.2 | 35.6 | 48.0 |
| No | 20.7 | 34.8 | 20.9 | 33.4 |
| Participant identifying as Indigenous | ||||
| Yes | 39.7 | 53.6 | 44.1 | 59.5 |
| No | 22.0 | 36.8 | 22.5 | 36.0 |
| Sexual orientation | ||||
| Sexual minorities | 48.5 | 62.0 | 36.7 | 50.8 |
| Heterosexual | 18.7 | 31.4 | 21.0 | 33.5 |
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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