Table 1
Percentage of Canadians reporting a strong sense of belonging to local community, by selected characteristics

Percentage of Canadians reporting a strong sense of belonging to local community, by selected characteristics
	Strong sense of belonging to local community
	%
Overall	47
Province of residence
Newfoundland and Labrador	55
Prince Edward Island	52
Nova Scotia	49
New Brunswick	50
Quebec	46
Ontario	45
Manitoba	50
Saskatchewan	53
Alberta	46
British Columbia	48
Place of residence
Rural	56
Urban	45
LGBTQ2+
Yes	36
No	47
Experienced discrimination
No	51
Yes	38
Main activity in week prior to survey
Working at a paid job or business	45
Vacation from paid work	48
Looking for paid work	35
Going to school, including vacation from school	47
Caring for children	45
Household work	48
Retired	54
Maternity, paternity or parental leave	39
Long-term illness	30
Volunteering	69
Caregiving other than for children	49
Other	41
Racialized group
Not belonging to a racialized group and not Indigenous	46
South Asian	59
Chinese	36
Black	51
Filipino	57
Arab	54
Latin American	41
Southeast Asian	38
West Asian	50
Korean	24
Japanese	34
Racialized group, n.i.e.	46
Multiple racialized groups	43
Immigration status
Non-immigrants	46
Established immigrants	48
Recent immigrants	50
Gender
Male	47
Female	47
Age
15-24	44
25-34	37
35-64	47
65-74	53
75 or older	57

Note(s):

LGBTQ2+: People who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, Two-Spirit, or who use other terms related to gender or sexual diversity.
The abbreviation "n.i.e." means "not included elsewhere."

Source(s):

Canadian Social Survey, pooled waves, 2021-2022 (5354).

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