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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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  • 1. Recent trends in police-reported clearance status of sexual assault and other violent crime in Canada, 2017 to 2022
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202400100006
    Description: This Juristat article explores recent trends in police-reported sexual assault and other selected types of violent crime, following the implementation of changes to the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey in 2018. Analysis includes a focus on clearance status and victim, accused person and incident characteristics, comparing results from 2017 to the years that followed the changes.
    Release date: 2024-04-26
  • 2. Statistics on social inclusion for ethnocultural groups in Canada: New products and selected results on the evolution of education among racialized groups 2006 to 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202408637504
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-03-26
  • 3. General Social Survey – Public Use Microdata Files
    Public use microdata: 45-25-0001
    Description: These public use microdata files (PUMF) from the General Social Survey provide data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well-being of Canadians over time.
    Release date: 2023-09-29
  • 4. Experiences of discrimination in daily life among Chinese people in Canada, and their perceptions of and experiences with the police and the justice system
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202300100005
    Description: This Juristat article examines experiences of discrimination in daily life among the Chinese population in Canada. In addition, perceptions of and experiences with the police and the justice system, and the types of serious legal problems that Chinese people experience, are also discussed.
    Release date: 2023-08-28
  • 5. Self-reported fraud in Canada, 2019
    Articles and reports: 89-652-X2023001
    Description: This article presents the main findings on Canadians’ experiences with fraud, including both frauds that were reported to police and those that were not. Specifically, the article looks at the extent of fraud in Canada as well as in the provinces and the territories, financial and time losses experienced by victims, reporting of incidents to police and other authorities, sociodemographic characteristics of those victims of fraud and those reporting fraud, as well as Canadians’ perceptions of fraud and measures taken to prevent it.
    Release date: 2023-07-24
  • 6. Self-reported fraud in Canada 2019
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202320537264
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-07-24
  • 7. Reference guide on social inclusion indicators for Canada’s ethnocultural groups
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-657-X2023001
    Description: This document presents a complete list of the social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada that are available on the homepage of our Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics Hub. The information provided for each indicator includes a short description of the corresponding derivation, available data sources and reference years, and accessible levels of geographical disaggregation. Each indicator has various corresponding products (data tables, visualization tools and analytical documents).
    Release date: 2023-03-29
  • 8. Social inclusion statistics for Canada’s ethnocultural groups: New Products!
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202308836266
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-03-29
  • 9. Social inclusion indicators for Canada’s ethnocultural groups: Public services and institutions
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023012
    Description: This interactive data visualization tool uses graphs to present social inclusion indicators under the theme of Public services and institutions. The indicators (confidence in institutions [8], having a regular health care provider, perceived need for mental health care, unmet health care needs, perception of the local police force as doing a good job [6 measures]) can be disaggregated by visible minority and selected sociodemographic for the population in private households. 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: 2023-03-29
  • 10. Online harms faced by youth and young adults: The prevalence and nature of cybervictimization
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202300100003
    Description: Using multiple surveys, this article examines cyberbullying and cybervictimization among Canadian youth and young adults aged 12 to 29. With rates of online and social media use being high among young people, there is an increased risk of online forms of bullying and victimization. This paper examines the prevalence of cyberbullying and cybervictimization among young people, with a focus on identifying the at-risk populations, behaviours related to prevalence, such as internet and smart phone usage, and the association of online victimization with other forms of victimization, such as fraud and assault.
    Release date: 2023-02-21
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  • 41. Violent victimization of women with disabilities, 2014 Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X201800154910
    Description:

    This Juristat article profiles self-reported violent victimization in the past 12 months among Canadians 15 years of age and older with a disability. In addition, various lifetime experiences related to victimization, including abuse and maltreatment during childhood and past experiences of homelessness, are explored.

    Release date: 2018-03-15
  • 42. Family violence in Canada: A statistical profile, 2016 Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X201800154893
    Description:

    This Juristat article profiles a general overview of family violence in Canada, intimate partner violence (including both spousal and dating violence partners), family violence against children and youth, and family violence against seniors. This annual article is designed to help monitor changes in family violence over time and identify emerging issues.

    Release date: 2018-01-17
  • 43. Stalking in Canada, 2014 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201801717901
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2018-01-17
  • 44. Canadians' perceptions of personal safety and crime, 2014 Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X201700154889
    Description: This Juristat article uses self-reported data from the 2014 General Social Survey on Canadians' Safety (Victimization) to present information on Canadians' perceptions of personal safety and crime. This includes an analysis of Canadians' sense of safety in specific situations, such as when walking alone after dark in their neighbourhood or waiting for public transportation alone at night. In addition, this article examines Canadians' sense of safety by various socio-demographic and neighbourhood characteristics.
    Release date: 2017-12-12
  • 45. Cyberstalking in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2017039
    Description: Based on data from the General Social Survey on Canadians’ Safety, this infographic looks at instances of cyberstalking in Canada by region, age, sex and marital status.
    Release date: 2017-12-04
  • 46. Police-reported sexual assaults in Canada, 2009 to 2014: A statistical profile Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X201700154866
    Description:

    This Juristat article presents a statistical profile of sexual assaults reported by police in Canada between 2009 and 2014. A comprehensive analysis of incident, victim and accused characteristics over a six-year period is undertaken to offer a deeper understanding of those who commit sexual assault and those who are victims of it. Factors explored include location of the sexual assault, weapon(s) used, level of physical injury to the victim, as well as the age and sex profiles of accused and victims and the relationship between them. For the first time, new analysis on the delay in reporting to police is presented. Findings are compared with physical assault where appropriate in order to provide an analytical reference point. This Juristat article serves as the baseline profile for a forthcoming study that traces the outcomes of sexual assault cases in the justice system.

    Release date: 2017-10-03
  • 47. Childhood physical abuse: Differences by birth cohort Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X201700154869
    Description:

    This study uses self-reported data from the 2014 General Social Survey (GSS) on Victimization to examine trends in and characteristics of childhood physical abuse over time. Respondents are grouped into one of three birth cohorts: (1) 1940 to 1959; (2) 1960 to 1979; or (3) 1980 to 1999. For each cohort, this article also explores the relationship to the person responsible for the most serious incident of abuse during childhood as well as the probability that it was disclosed to someone. This article also examines the association between childhood physical abuse and various indicators of social integration and trust, health and victimization during young adulthood.

    Release date: 2017-09-20
  • 48. Self-reported sexual assault in Canada, 2014 Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X201700114842
    Description: This Juristat article uses self-reported data from the 2014 General Social Survey on Canadians' Safety (Victimization) to present information on sexual assault in Canada, including sexual attacks, unwanted sexual touching and sexual activity where the victim was unable to consent. This article examines the characteristics of sexual assault victims and their perceptions of safety, and the characteristics of sexual assault offenders and incidents. The emotional and physical consequences of sexual assault, in addition to reporting sexual assault to the police and the reasons for not reporting, are also discussed.
    Release date: 2017-07-11
  • 49. Study: Women in Canada: Women and the Criminal Justice System Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201715715805
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2017-06-06
  • 50. Women and the Criminal Justice System Archived
    Articles and reports: 89-503-X201500114785
    Description:

    This chapter of Women in Canada explores the criminal victimization of women and girls as well as their involvement in the criminal justice system as offenders. It covers the types of criminal victimization experienced by females over time; where possible, highlighting important differences in violent crime by Aboriginal identity, immigrant status, visible minority status and age. The use of formal and informal support services is explored, including changes over time in the use of police services. This chapter also reports trends in the number and types of crimes committed by females, along with their involvement in the criminal courts and correctional systems.

    Release date: 2017-06-06
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  • 1. Reference guide on social inclusion indicators for Canada’s ethnocultural groups
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-657-X2023001
    Description: This document presents a complete list of the social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada that are available on the homepage of our Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics Hub. The information provided for each indicator includes a short description of the corresponding derivation, available data sources and reference years, and accessible levels of geographical disaggregation. Each indicator has various corresponding products (data tables, visualization tools and analytical documents).
    Release date: 2023-03-29
  • 2. Collecting Data on Aboriginal People in the Criminal Justice System: Methods and Challenges Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 85-564-X
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This objective of this report is to present the status of national data on Aboriginal people who come into contact with the criminal justice system as offenders and victims. The report examines the current and potential collection of an individual's Aboriginal identity through various justice-related surveys at Statistics Canada, the challenges within these surveys to collect these data and provides some insight into the quality of these data. The data and sources are examined within the context of information needs for the justice and social policy sectors, and in relation to the preferred method of measuring Aboriginal Identity at Statistics Canada. Data sources examined include the Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, the Homicide Survey, the Integrated Criminal Courts Survey, the Adult Corrections Survey, the Youth Custody and Community Services Survey, the Youth Alternative Measures Survey, the Transition Home Survey, the Victim Services Survey and the General Social Survey on Victimization. Finally, the report briefly describes efforts by other countries to improve justice-related information on their indigenous populations.

    Release date: 2005-05-10
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