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Ontario and Quebec have the highest share of currently serving military personnel

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The title of the map is "Ontario and Quebec have the highest share of currently serving military personnel"

This is a map of Canada by province and territory showing the proportion of currently serving military members by gender for people aged 17 and older living in a private households in 2021.

The total proportion of currently serving military members in Newfoundland and Labrador was 1.4%, 1.4% for men+, and 1.4% for women+.

The total proportion of currently serving military members in Prince Edward Island was 0.3%, 0.3% for men+, and 0.3% for women+.

The total proportion of currently serving military members in Nova Scotia was 10.1%, 10.3% for men+, and 9.2% for women+.

The total proportion of currently serving military members in New Brunswick was 5.8%, 6.1% for men+, and 4.5% for women+.

The total proportion of currently serving military members in Quebec was 20.2%, 20.1% for men+, and 20.8% for women+.

The total proportion of currently serving military members in Ontario was 35.4%, 34.8% for men+, and 37.6% for women+.

The total proportion of currently serving military members in Manitoba was 4.4%, 4.5% for men+, and 4.0% for women+.

The total proportion of currently serving military members in Saskatchewan was 1.5%, 1.4% for men+, and 1.6% for women+.

The total proportion of currently serving military members in Alberta was 10.6%, 10.7% for men+, and 10.1% for women+.

The total proportion of currently serving military members in British Columbia was 9.8%, 9.8% for men+, and 10.0% for women+.

The total proportion of currently serving military members in Yukon was 0.1%, 0.1% for men+, and 0.1% for women+.

The total proportion of currently serving military members in Northwest Territories was 0.4%, 0.4% for men+, and 0.4% for women+.

The total proportion of currently serving military members in Nunavut was 0.1%, 0.1% for men+, and 0.1% for women+.

Note(s): Given that the non-binary population is small, data aggregation to a two-category gender variable is sometimes necessary to protect the confidentiality of responses provided. In these cases, individuals in the category "non-binary persons" are distributed into the other two gender categories and are denoted by the "+" symbol. The category "Men+" includes men, as well as some non-binary persons. The category "Women+" includes women, as well as some non-binary persons.

Source(s): Census of Population, 2021 (3901).