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  • 1. Canada's Happiness Crisis (And Why It's Not All Doom and Gloom)
    Stats in brief: 45-20-00032026002
    Description: Everyone wants to be happy, but just how happy are Canadians? On this episode of the Eh Sayers podcast, join quality of life experts from Statistics Canada and Engage Nova Scotia to explore the importance of quality of life programs and what they tell us about our well-being.
    Release date: 2026-04-09
  • 2. Does screen time make a difference? A longitudinal study of youth screen time and well-being
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202600100003
    Description: Canadian youth are using electronic devices more and more, and concerns are growing about how that usage affects their well-being, including mental health, academic performance, and other subjective indicators. To better understand the amount of time youth are spending in front of screens and possible associated outcomes, this study uses longitudinal data from the Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth to look at the relationship between screen time and healthy behaviour.
    Release date: 2026-03-19
  • 3. Screen time and well-being among children
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2026016
    Description: This infographic looks at screen time among children and possible associated outcomes. Specifically, it looks at the relationships between screen time and certain well-being outcomes for children who followed the Canadian Paediatric Society's screen time guidelines and those who did not.
    Release date: 2026-03-19
  • 4. Study: Does screen time make a difference? A longitudinal study of youth screen time and well-being 2019 and 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202607840530
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-03-19
  • 5. Validating the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale for the positive mental health surveillance of adults in Canada
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202600300002
    Description: The accurate monitoring of population mental health requires repeated assessments using valid and reliable measures. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) and its short form (SWEMWBS) are widely used positive mental health (PMH) measures. This study used cross-sectional data from the 2024 Canadian Community Health Survey – Rapid Response on Sleep Quality and Positive Mental Health to test the validity of the WEMWBS and the SWEMWBS among Canadian adults.
    Release date: 2026-03-18
  • 6. Access to postpartum health care and perinatal mental health support, 2024 Parental Experiences Survey
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202603640447
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-02-05
  • 7. Investigating disparities in mental health care service use among people with mood and anxiety disorders
    Journals and periodicals: 82-003-X202600100001
    Description: The prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders has risen in Canada over the past decade, and a large proportion of affected individuals do not receive professional help. This study used data from the 2022 Mental Health and Access to Care Survey to understand how sociodemographic factors, including age, gender, immigrant status, population group, and household income, were associated with mental health care service use (talked to a health professional about their mental health; and/or received counselling or therapy services in the 12 months before completing the survey) among people who met the criteria for selected mood or anxiety disorders.
    Release date: 2026-01-21
  • 8. Positive mental health among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: Findings from three cycles of the Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health
    Journals and periodicals: 82-003-X202600100002
    Description: Canadians’ positive mental health (PMH) decreased during the early and mid stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Less is known about whether PMH recovered as the pandemic transitioned away from being a global health emergency. The aim of the current study was to compare three PMH outcomes (high self-rated mental health, high community belonging, and mean life satisfaction) during the late stage of the pandemic (February to May 2023), with earlier stages early (early: September to December 2020; mid (February to May 2021), using data from the Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health.
    Release date: 2026-01-21
  • 9. Deaths, by cause, Chapter V: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00 to F99)
    Table: 13-10-0143-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number of deaths caused by mental and behavioural disorders, by age group and sex, 2000 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2026-01-13
  • 10. Health-adjusted life expectancy in Canada: Recent trends at birth and age 65 years 2019, 2020 and 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202600940732
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-01-09
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  • 1. Deaths, by cause, Chapter V: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00 to F99)
    Table: 13-10-0143-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number of deaths caused by mental and behavioural disorders, by age group and sex, 2000 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2026-01-13
  • 2. Sense of meaning and purpose by gender and province
    Table: 13-10-0845-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by level of sense of meaning and purpose, by gender, for Canada, regions and provinces.
    Release date: 2025-09-10
  • 3. Sense of meaning and purpose by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
    Table: 13-10-0846-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by level of sense of meaning and purpose, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics: age group; immigrant status; visible minority group; Indigenous identity; persons with a disability, difficulty or long-term condition; LGBTQ2+ people; highest certificate, diploma or degree; main activity; and urban and rural areas.
    Release date: 2025-09-10
  • 4. Future outlook by gender and province
    Table: 13-10-0847-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by frequency with which they have a hopeful outlook, by gender, for Canada, regions and provinces.
    Release date: 2025-09-10
  • 5. Future outlook by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
    Table: 13-10-0848-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by frequency with which they have a hopeful outlook, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics: age group; immigrant status; visible minority group; Indigenous identity; persons with a disability, difficulty or long-term condition; LGBTQ2+ people; highest certificate, diploma or degree; main activity; and urban and rural areas.
    Release date: 2025-09-10
  • 6. Perceived mental health, population 12 years and over, by sex, inactive Archived
    Table: 13-10-0805-02
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Population aged 12 and over who reported perceiving their own mental health status as being excellent or very good or fair or poor, depending on the indicator. Perceived mental health refers to the perception of a person's mental health in general. Perceived mental health provides a general indication of the population suffering from some form of mental disorder, mental or emotional problems, or distress, not necessarily reflected in perceived health.
    Release date: 2025-08-06
  • 7. Social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada: Health and well-being
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023008
    Description: This interactive data visualization tool uses graphs to present social inclusion indicators under the theme of Health and well-being. The indicators (perceived health and mental health, perceived life stress and life satisfaction) available can be disaggregated by visible minority and selected sociodemographic characteristics. Data are available for Canada and geographical regions of Canada. This data visualization tool is part of a broader conceptual framework on social inclusion and covers a total of 11 themes. Each theme has a similar interactive visualization tool.
    Release date: 2025-07-07
  • 8. The Canadian Index of Social Resilience and the Canadian Index of Social Vulnerability: Datasets, 2021
    Table: 45-20-00012025001
    Description: The Canadian Index of Social Resilience (CISR) and the Canadian Index of Social Vulnerability (CISV) were created to provide area-based information on resilience and vulnerability to natural hazards and disasters across Canada. The CISR and the CISV consist of numerical scores that correspond to an area’s social resilience and social vulnerability. The indexes can be used to better understand areas which may experience the largest disproportional social impacts from natural hazards.
    Release date: 2025-05-27
  • 9. Loneliness by gender and province
    Table: 45-10-0048-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by frequency with which they feel lonely, by gender, for Canada, regions and provinces.
    Release date: 2025-02-19
  • 10. Loneliness by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
    Table: 45-10-0049-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by frequency with which they feel lonely, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics: age group; immigrant status; visible minority group; Indigenous identity; persons with a disability, difficulty or long-term condition; LGBTQ2+ people; highest certificate, diploma or degree; main activity; and urban and rural areas.
    Release date: 2025-02-19
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  • 1. Canada's Happiness Crisis (And Why It's Not All Doom and Gloom)
    Stats in brief: 45-20-00032026002
    Description: Everyone wants to be happy, but just how happy are Canadians? On this episode of the Eh Sayers podcast, join quality of life experts from Statistics Canada and Engage Nova Scotia to explore the importance of quality of life programs and what they tell us about our well-being.
    Release date: 2026-04-09
  • 2. Does screen time make a difference? A longitudinal study of youth screen time and well-being
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202600100003
    Description: Canadian youth are using electronic devices more and more, and concerns are growing about how that usage affects their well-being, including mental health, academic performance, and other subjective indicators. To better understand the amount of time youth are spending in front of screens and possible associated outcomes, this study uses longitudinal data from the Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth to look at the relationship between screen time and healthy behaviour.
    Release date: 2026-03-19
  • 3. Screen time and well-being among children
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2026016
    Description: This infographic looks at screen time among children and possible associated outcomes. Specifically, it looks at the relationships between screen time and certain well-being outcomes for children who followed the Canadian Paediatric Society's screen time guidelines and those who did not.
    Release date: 2026-03-19
  • 4. Study: Does screen time make a difference? A longitudinal study of youth screen time and well-being 2019 and 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202607840530
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-03-19
  • 5. Validating the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale for the positive mental health surveillance of adults in Canada
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202600300002
    Description: The accurate monitoring of population mental health requires repeated assessments using valid and reliable measures. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) and its short form (SWEMWBS) are widely used positive mental health (PMH) measures. This study used cross-sectional data from the 2024 Canadian Community Health Survey – Rapid Response on Sleep Quality and Positive Mental Health to test the validity of the WEMWBS and the SWEMWBS among Canadian adults.
    Release date: 2026-03-18
  • 6. Access to postpartum health care and perinatal mental health support, 2024 Parental Experiences Survey
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202603640447
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-02-05
  • 7. Investigating disparities in mental health care service use among people with mood and anxiety disorders
    Journals and periodicals: 82-003-X202600100001
    Description: The prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders has risen in Canada over the past decade, and a large proportion of affected individuals do not receive professional help. This study used data from the 2022 Mental Health and Access to Care Survey to understand how sociodemographic factors, including age, gender, immigrant status, population group, and household income, were associated with mental health care service use (talked to a health professional about their mental health; and/or received counselling or therapy services in the 12 months before completing the survey) among people who met the criteria for selected mood or anxiety disorders.
    Release date: 2026-01-21
  • 8. Positive mental health among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: Findings from three cycles of the Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health
    Journals and periodicals: 82-003-X202600100002
    Description: Canadians’ positive mental health (PMH) decreased during the early and mid stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Less is known about whether PMH recovered as the pandemic transitioned away from being a global health emergency. The aim of the current study was to compare three PMH outcomes (high self-rated mental health, high community belonging, and mean life satisfaction) during the late stage of the pandemic (February to May 2023), with earlier stages early (early: September to December 2020; mid (February to May 2021), using data from the Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health.
    Release date: 2026-01-21
  • 9. Health-adjusted life expectancy in Canada: Recent trends at birth and age 65 years 2019, 2020 and 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202600940732
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-01-09
  • 10. Mood disorders among older Canadians
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202501200002
    Description: An increasing number of Canadians are living with mental health problems, including mood disorders. However, few studies have examined the prevalence of, and factors associated with, mood disorders among older Canadians. This study addresses this gap by examining the prevalence and correlates of mood disorders among older Canadians (65 years or older).
    Release date: 2025-12-17
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Reference (8) ((8 results))

  • 1. The Canadian Index of Social Resilience and the Canadian Index of Social Vulnerability: User Guide
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 45-20-00012025002
    Description: The Canadian Index of Social Resilience (CISR) and the Canadian Index of Social Vulnerability (CISV) were created to provide area-based information on resilience and vulnerability to natural hazards and disasters across Canada. The user guide explains how the CISR and CISV were developed and how to use them. The indexes can be used to better understand areas which may experience the largest disproportional social impacts from natural hazards.
    Release date: 2025-05-27
  • 2. Health State Descriptions for Canadians: Mental Illnesses Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82-619-M2012004
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Mental illnesses largely involve alterations in mood, thinking, and behaviour, as well as other domains of mental functioning, and affect almost all Canadians in some way, either directly or indirectly. They routinely cause significant impairments in emotional functioning, which may lead to social or physical limitations. In some cases, such as in agoraphobia, individuals cannot even leave their homes due to intense anxiety; depression can cause an individual to lose all interest in life. This document describes the mental illnesses that have the greatest impact on Canadians in terms of prevalence or severity of disability, and how they affect the health status of Canadians.

    Release date: 2012-01-31
  • 3. Mental Health Statistics
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3204
    Description: As of the 1994/95 data year, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) assumed the data collection and dissemination responsibilities for Mental Health Statistics. Public enquiries about Mental Health Statistics should be directed to CIHI at mentalhealth@cihi.ca. The annual information presently collected by this program provides data on separation (discharges) from psychiatric hospitals and general hospitals for inpatients being treated for mental disorders.
  • 4. Mental Health and Access to Care Survey (MHACS)
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5015
    Description: The purpose of the Canadian Community Health Survey - Mental Health (CCHS - Mental Health) is to collect information about mental health status, access to and perceived need for formal and informal services and supports, functioning and disability, and covariates.
  • 5. Canadian Armed Forces Members and Veterans Mental Health Follow-up Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5084
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to collect information about the mental health status and the need for mental health services in the Canadian Forces.
  • 6. Canadian Community Health Survey: Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination Content Module - Test
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5152
    Description: Statistics Canada is conducting a test of new survey modules on mental health stigma and discrimination. In addition to the new modules, the test questionnaire includes Canadian Community Health Survey modules on general health, health status, income and sociodemographic characteristics.
  • 7. Canadian Survey on Working Conditions
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5411
    Description: The Canadian Survey on Working Conditions (CSWC) aims to measure all core dimensions of quality of employment—including working time and work-life balance, skills development and training, and security of employment—to better understand how different job characteristics are distributed across the employed population.
  • 8. Disconnect to reconnect? How technology is reshaping how Canadians connect with friends
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5418
    Description: The Survey on Social Connections - Well-being in Canada (SSC-WC) is a new survey in 2025 which aims to provide a picture of the social connections and experiences of people living in Canada.

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