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  • 1. Sports: More than just a game
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024008
    Description: This infographic focuses on sports participation, based on data from the Survey Series on People and their Communities - Sport, Workplace Culture, Political Engagement and Shared Values collected from May to July 2023. The infographic presents data for the population aged 15 years and older on sport participation rates, the most popular sports, barriers to sport participation and reasons to participate in sports. This project falls under the Disaggregated Data Action Plan (DDAP) and aims to showcase data on sports participation among racialized individuals and immigrants.
    Release date: 2024-03-05
  • 2. Social inclusion indicators for Canada’s ethnocultural groups: Civic engagement and political participation
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023006
    Description: This interactive data visualization tool uses graphs to present social inclusion indicators under the theme of Civic engagement and political participation. The indicators (member or participant of at least one group, organization or association, member or participant by type of groups, organizations or associations [11], engaged in political activities and voting in federal, provincial and municipal elections) can be disaggregated by visible minority and selected sociodemographic characteristics for the population in private households. Data are available for 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: 2023-03-29
  • 3. Chapter 6: Political participation, civic engagement and caregiving among youth in Canada
    Articles and reports: 42-28-0001202100100006
    Description:

    This chapter provides a broad overview of the political and civic engagement of youth in Canada. It specifically focuses on youth political participation, including voter turnout and non-electoral political activities. It also examines other dimensions of engagement such as participating in groups, organizations and associations, formal and informal volunteering, as well as unpaid caregiving to family members and friends.

    Data for this chapter are taken from three different General Social Survey (GSS) cycles: the 2020 GSS on Social Identity, the 2018 GSS on Giving, Volunteering and Participating, and the 2018 GSS on Caregiving and Care Receiving.

    Release date: 2022-07-19
  • 4. Portrait of youth in Canada: Political participation and civic engagement Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022036
    Description:

    This infographic looks at political participation and civic engagement among youth in Canada. It examines their voter turnout in federal, provincial and municipal elections. It also looks at non-electoral political activities such as expressing views on the Internet, signing petitions, and participating in marches and demonstrations. Lastly, it explores other aspects of civic engagement including participating in groups, organizations and associations and volunteering. Data are drawn from the 2020 General Social Survey (GSS) on Social Identity and the 2018 GSS on Giving, Volunteering and Participating.

    Release date: 2022-07-19
  • 5. Civic engagement and engagement in political activities, by groups designated as visible minorities and selected sociodemographic characteristics, 2020
    Table: 43-10-0065-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Global civic engagement rate, civic engagement rate among different groups, organizations and associations and global rate of engagement in political activities, by groups designated as visible minorities and selected sociodemographic characteristics: age group; gender; immigrant status; generation status; first official language spoken and; highest certificate, diploma or degree.

    Release date: 2022-05-17
  • 6. Vote in the last federal, provincial and municipal elections, by groups designated as visible minorities and selected sociodemographic characteristics, 2020
    Table: 43-10-0066-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of people who voted in the last federal, provincial and municipal elections, by groups designated as visible minorities and selected sociodemographic characteristics (age group, gender, immigrant status, generation status, first official language spoken and highest certificate, diploma or degree).

    Release date: 2022-05-17
  • 7. General Social Survey – Social Identity, 2020: A snapshot of pride in Canadian achievements among designated groups Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202127131643
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-09-28
  • 8. Canadians and political activities Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2018030
    Description:

    This infographic presents data on the political engagement of Canadians for both women and men. It highlights issues such as participation in political activities, reasons for not voting, levels of interest in politics and ways in which people participate.

    Release date: 2018-10-04
  • 9. Study: Centre and peripheries: Settlement patterns and social integration of the population with an immigrant background in the Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver metropolitan areas Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201712815362
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2017-05-08
  • 10. Charitable Donors
    13C0014
    Description: Annual data provide an overview of individuals who reported donations to registered charitable organizations on line 340 of their tax return. Data include the total number of donors, their average age, their total and median donations, their median total income, the average donation by age group and the percentage of donors by sex, age group or income group.

    Data for some geographic areas are available since 1990. The latest data (2022) can be requested for selected levels of postal and census geographies. The statistics are derived from a preliminary version of the annual taxfile provided by the Canada Revenue Agency.

    Release date: 2017-02-22
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  • 1. Social inclusion indicators for Canada’s ethnocultural groups: Civic engagement and political participation
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023006
    Description: This interactive data visualization tool uses graphs to present social inclusion indicators under the theme of Civic engagement and political participation. The indicators (member or participant of at least one group, organization or association, member or participant by type of groups, organizations or associations [11], engaged in political activities and voting in federal, provincial and municipal elections) can be disaggregated by visible minority and selected sociodemographic characteristics for the population in private households. Data are available for 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: 2023-03-29
  • 2. Civic engagement and engagement in political activities, by groups designated as visible minorities and selected sociodemographic characteristics, 2020
    Table: 43-10-0065-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Global civic engagement rate, civic engagement rate among different groups, organizations and associations and global rate of engagement in political activities, by groups designated as visible minorities and selected sociodemographic characteristics: age group; gender; immigrant status; generation status; first official language spoken and; highest certificate, diploma or degree.

    Release date: 2022-05-17
  • 3. Vote in the last federal, provincial and municipal elections, by groups designated as visible minorities and selected sociodemographic characteristics, 2020
    Table: 43-10-0066-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of people who voted in the last federal, provincial and municipal elections, by groups designated as visible minorities and selected sociodemographic characteristics (age group, gender, immigrant status, generation status, first official language spoken and highest certificate, diploma or degree).

    Release date: 2022-05-17
  • 4. Electoral participation in last federal election
    Table: 45-10-0025-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Electoral participation in last provincial election, by sex and age group, Canada and provinces, 2013.
    Release date: 2015-09-14
  • 5. Electoral participation in last provincial election
    Table: 45-10-0026-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Electoral participation in last provincial election, by sex and age group, Canada and provinces, 2013.
    Release date: 2015-09-14
  • 6. Electoral participation in last municipal election
    Table: 45-10-0027-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Electoral participation in last municipal election, by sex and age group, Canada and provinces, 2013.
    Release date: 2015-09-14
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  • 11. Political participation and civic engagement of youth Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X201500114232
    Description:

    This study provides new information on the political participation of youth aged 15 to 24 years. It examines the likelihood of voting in the next federal election (as reported in 2013) and participation in the previous election, as well as participation in non-electoral political activities, such as signing petitions or participating in demonstrations or public meetings. The study also provides information on the degree of civic engagement of youth, which is often perceived as a key indicator of social capital.

    Release date: 2015-10-07
  • 12. Civic engagement and political participation 2013 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201525711842
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2015-09-14
  • 13. Civic engagement and political participation in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 89-652-X2015006
    Description:

    This report presents the most recent findings on the participation of Canadians in groups, organizations and associations. The focus is on the types of groups that people participate in and how often they participate. This report also examines the prevalence of the various forms of political participation, including electoral participation.

    Release date: 2015-09-14
  • 14. General Social Survey: Social identity 2013 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201435710783
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2014-12-23
  • 15. Canadians’ connections with family and friends Archived
    Articles and reports: 89-652-X2014006
    Description:

    This report examines Canadians’ social connections, using the 2013 General Social Survey on Social Identity. Three aspects are examined 1) size of social networks (number and type of social connections), 2) frequency and types of communication, and 3) characteristics of friends. The report ends with a short discussion of the possible impact of social connections on Canadians’ overall quality of life.

    Release date: 2014-12-23
  • 16. Factors associated with voting Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X201200111629
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article investigates the factors associated with voting during the May 2011 federal election. Voting rates are examined across personal, family and labour market characteristics. Multivariate techniques are used to account for many of the characteristics associated with voting. The study is based on several supplemental questions, commissioned by Elections Canada, that were added to the May Labour Force Survey. Voting trends and international comparisons, based on administrative data, are also presented.

    Release date: 2012-02-24
  • 17. How Canadians' Use of the Internet Affects Social Life and Civic Participation Archived
    Articles and reports: 56F0004M2008016
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The Internet's rapid and profound entry into our lives quite understandably makes people wonder how, both individually and collectively, we have been affected by it. When major shifts in technology use occur, utopian and dystopian views of their impact on society often abound, reflecting their disruptiveness and people's concerns. Given its complex uses, the Internet, both as a technology and as an environment, has had both beneficial and deleterious effects. Above all, though, it has had transformative effects.

    Are Canadians becoming more isolated, more reclusive and less integrated in their communities as they use the Internet? Or, are they becoming more participatory and more integrated in their communities? In addition, do these communities still resemble traditional communities, or are they becoming more like social networks than cohesive groups?

    To address these questions, this article organizes, analyzes and presents existing Canadian evidence. It uses survey results and research amassed by Statistics Canada and the Connected Lives project in Toronto to explore the role of the Internet in social engagement and the opportunities it represents for Canadians to be active citizens. It finds that Internet users are at least as socially engaged as non-users. They have large networks and frequent interactions with friends and family, although they tend to spend somewhat less in-person time and, of course, more time online. An appreciable number of Internet users are civically and politically engaged, using the Internet to find out about opportunities and make contact with others.

    Release date: 2008-12-04
  • 18. A Bayesian allocation of undecided voters Archived
    Articles and reports: 12-001-X200800110606
    Description:

    Data from election polls in the US are typically presented in two-way categorical tables, and there are many polls before the actual election in November. For example, in the Buckeye State Poll in 1998 for governor there are three polls, January, April and October; the first category represents the candidates (e.g., Fisher, Taft and other) and the second category represents the current status of the voters (likely to vote and not likely to vote for governor of Ohio). There is a substantial number of undecided voters for one or both categories in all three polls, and we use a Bayesian method to allocate the undecided voters to the three candidates. This method permits modeling different patterns of missingness under ignorable and nonignorable assumptions, and a multinomial-Dirichlet model is used to estimate the cell probabilities which can help to predict the winner. We propose a time-dependent nonignorable nonresponse model for the three tables. Here, a nonignorable nonresponse model is centered on an ignorable nonresponse model to induce some flexibility and uncertainty about ignorabilty or nonignorability. As competitors we also consider two other models, an ignorable and a nonignorable nonresponse model. These latter two models assume a common stochastic process to borrow strength over time. Markov chain Monte Carlo methods are used to fit the models. We also construct a parameter that can potentially be used to predict the winner among the candidates in the November election.

    Release date: 2008-06-26
  • 19. Canadians and their non-voting political activity Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X20070029646
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Researchers believe that the factors which influence whether or not a person will participate in the political arena can be classified into four main categories: socio-demographic characteristics, sense of mastery, political socialization, and news consumption. This article uses the 2003 General Social Survey to identify the relative importance of these different factors on the probability of engaging in non-voting political activity.

    Release date: 2007-06-19
  • 20. The Influence of Education on Civic Engagement: Differences Across Canada's Rural-Urban Spectrum Archived
    Articles and reports: 21-006-X2006001
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study presents the first detailed assessment of how the education level/civic engagement nexus is influenced by the rural/urban setting.

    Release date: 2006-07-17
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Reference (4) ((4 results))

  • 1. Publicly Available Data Resources in the Nonprofit Sector in Canada Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75F0048M2002001
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This report contains both inventory of and guide to sources of publicly available data on the nonprofit sector in Canada and a discussion of the characteristics and limitations of these data.

    Release date: 2002-03-21
  • 2. Publicly Available Data Resources on the Non-profit Sector in Canada Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75F0033M2000003
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This report provides an overview of an inventory of publicly available data on the nonprofit sector.

    Release date: 2000-06-12
  • 3. National Survey of Community Sector Organizations
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5023
    Description: The objective of this survey is to produce statistical information on the finances, human resources and challenges faced by these organizations.
  • 4. General Social Survey - Social Identity
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5024
    Description: The two primary objectives of the General Social Survey (GSS) are: to gather data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well-being of Canadians over time; and to provide information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest.
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