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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. Social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada: 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: 2025-07-07
  • 2. Social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada: Social connections and personal networks
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023010
    Description: This interactive data visualization tool uses graphs to present social inclusion indicators under the theme of Social connections and personal networks. The indicators (trusting most people in general, strong sense of belonging, size and composition of personal networks, population living alone) 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: 2025-07-07
  • 3. Social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada: Discrimination and victimization
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023014
    Description: This interactive data visualization tool uses graphs to present social inclusion indicators under the theme Discrimination and victimization. The indicators (satisfied with personal safety from crime, experience(s) of discrimination, reason(s) of discrimination and context(s) of discrimination and police-reported hate crimes motivated by race or ethnicity and religion) 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: 2025-07-07
  • 4. 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: 2025-03-12
  • 5. Immigrants’ age at arrival and social networks in Canada
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202401200002
    Description: Using the 2020 General Social Survey, this study compares immigrants who arrived in Canada during childhood, adolescence and adulthood with third generation or more Canadians regarding the size of local social networks, types of social ties and quality of networks.
    Release date: 2024-12-19
  • 6. A timeline of women in Canada's history
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024038
    Description: To commemorate Women's History Month, this infographic uses data from a number of Statistics Canada sources to highlight some of the achievements of women in Canada (e.g., educational attainment, representation in certain occupations and in leadership positions).
    Release date: 2024-10-01
  • 7. Reference guide on the social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada, 2024
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-657-X2024002
    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, reference years and accessible levels of geographical and disaggregation. Each indicator has a corresponding products number (data tables, visualization tools and analytical documents). This document has been updated to reflect the social inclusion indicators and associated products that are available in 2024.
    Release date: 2024-03-26
  • 8. 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
  • 9. Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 16, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    Articles and reports: 11-637-X202200100016
    Description: As the sixteenth goal outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Canada and other UN member states have committed to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels by 2030. This 2024 infographic provides an overview of indicators underlying the sixteenth Sustainable Development Goal in support of peace, justice and strong institutions, and the statistics and data sources used to monitor and report on this goal in Canada.
    Release date: 2024-01-25
  • 10. Status First Nations people in Canada: A snapshot from the 2021 Census
    Articles and reports: 41-20-00022023004
    Description: This is a custom report produced in collaboration between the Assembly of First Nations and Statistics Canada. It includes a variety of social and economic statistics for Status First Nations people living on and off reserve and includes comparisons with the non-Indigenous population.
    Release date: 2023-10-18
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  • 1. Social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada: 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: 2025-07-07
  • 2. Social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada: Social connections and personal networks
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023010
    Description: This interactive data visualization tool uses graphs to present social inclusion indicators under the theme of Social connections and personal networks. The indicators (trusting most people in general, strong sense of belonging, size and composition of personal networks, population living alone) 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: 2025-07-07
  • 3. Social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada: Discrimination and victimization
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023014
    Description: This interactive data visualization tool uses graphs to present social inclusion indicators under the theme Discrimination and victimization. The indicators (satisfied with personal safety from crime, experience(s) of discrimination, reason(s) of discrimination and context(s) of discrimination and police-reported hate crimes motivated by race or ethnicity and religion) 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: 2025-07-07
  • 4. 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: 2025-03-12
  • 5. Size and composition of personal networks (local, close relatives, close friends, acquaintances), by visible minority and selected characteristics
    Table: 43-10-0063-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Number of persons in different types of personal networks (local, close relatives, close friends and acquaintances) and ethnic diversity in friends and acquaintance networks in proportion, by visible minority and other characteristics (age group, gender, immigrant status, generation status, first official language spoken and highest certificate, diploma or degree), for the population aged 15 and over.
    Release date: 2023-01-23
  • 6. Portrait of Youth in Canada: Data Visualization Tool
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2022020
    Description: In order to examine how Canadian youth are doing, this data visualization tool brings together a wide range of data sources. The tool allows users to customize the data to obtain more detailed information on various important aspects of their lives, including their mental and physical health, labour market participation, education, social participation, the environment and demographic issues. Links to other relevant documents and publications are included.
    Release date: 2022-10-17
  • 7. Experience(s) of discrimination, reason(s) and context(s) of discrimination, 5 years before and since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, by groups designated as visible minorities and selected sociodemographic characteristics, 2020
    Table: 43-10-0061-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Global rate of discrimination, reason(s) and context(s) of discrimination, 5 years before the COVID-19 pandemic and since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, 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
  • 8. Confidence in Canadian institutions, by groups designated as visible minorities and selected sociodemographic characteristics, 2020
    Table: 43-10-0062-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of persons who expressed confidence in Canadian institutions, 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
  • 9. Sense of belonging to the local community, town, province and Canada and trust in people, by groups designated as visible minorities and selected sociodemographic characteristics, 2020
    Table: 43-10-0064-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of persons who described a strong sense of belonging to their local community, their town, their province and Canada and percentage of persons who reported that most people can be trusted in general, 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
  • 10. 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
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  • 1. Immigrants’ age at arrival and social networks in Canada
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202401200002
    Description: Using the 2020 General Social Survey, this study compares immigrants who arrived in Canada during childhood, adolescence and adulthood with third generation or more Canadians regarding the size of local social networks, types of social ties and quality of networks.
    Release date: 2024-12-19
  • 2. A timeline of women in Canada's history
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024038
    Description: To commemorate Women's History Month, this infographic uses data from a number of Statistics Canada sources to highlight some of the achievements of women in Canada (e.g., educational attainment, representation in certain occupations and in leadership positions).
    Release date: 2024-10-01
  • 3. 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
  • 4. Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 16, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    Articles and reports: 11-637-X202200100016
    Description: As the sixteenth goal outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Canada and other UN member states have committed to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels by 2030. This 2024 infographic provides an overview of indicators underlying the sixteenth Sustainable Development Goal in support of peace, justice and strong institutions, and the statistics and data sources used to monitor and report on this goal in Canada.
    Release date: 2024-01-25
  • 5. Status First Nations people in Canada: A snapshot from the 2021 Census
    Articles and reports: 41-20-00022023004
    Description: This is a custom report produced in collaboration between the Assembly of First Nations and Statistics Canada. It includes a variety of social and economic statistics for Status First Nations people living on and off reserve and includes comparisons with the non-Indigenous population.
    Release date: 2023-10-18
  • 6. 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
  • 7. Social connections among persons with and without mental health-related disabilities, 2020
    Articles and reports: 89-654-X2023001
    Description: This fact sheet uses data from the 2020 General Social Survey to explore social connections among persons with and without mental health-related disabilities.
    Release date: 2023-05-31
  • 8. An examination of gender differences in social and democratic values in Canada
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202300100005
    Description: Using data from the General Social Survey –Social Identity– this study examines Canadians’ agreement with values that are often seen as shared by the Canadian population such as human rights, respect for the law, gender equality, English and French as Canada’s official languages, ethnic and cultural diversity, and respect for Indigenous cultures. Specific attention is given to gender differences in personal beliefs.
    Release date: 2023-05-30
  • 9. Agreement with social and democratic values in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023037
    Description: This infographic uses data from the 2020 General Social Survey - Social Identity to provide insights into personal agreement with values related to social identity. It presents the proportion of the Canadian population, aged 15 and older, who greatly agreed with specific social and democratic values. The infographic explores how people with different socio-demographic characteristics place varying importance on these values.
    Release date: 2023-05-30
  • 10. Social inclusion statistics for Canada’s ethnocultural groups: New Products! Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202308836266
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-03-29
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Reference (3) ((3 results))

  • 1. Reference guide on the social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada, 2024
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-657-X2024002
    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, reference years and accessible levels of geographical and disaggregation. Each indicator has a corresponding products number (data tables, visualization tools and analytical documents). This document has been updated to reflect the social inclusion indicators and associated products that are available in 2024.
    Release date: 2024-03-26
  • 2. Reference guide on social inclusion indicators for Canada’s ethnocultural groups Archived
    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
  • 3. The General Social Survey: New Data Overview Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-631-X
    Description:

    This report highlights the latest developments and rationale behind recent cycles of the General Social Survey (GSS). Starting with an overview of the GSS mandate and historic cycle topics, we then focus on two recent cycles related to families in Canada: Family Transitions (2006) and Family, Social Support and Retirement (2007). Finally, we give a summary of what is to come in the 2008 GSS on Social Networks, and describe a special project to mark 'Twenty Years of GSS'.

    The survey collects data over a twelve month period from the population living in private households in the 10 provinces. For all cycles except Cycles 16 and 21, the population aged 15 and older has been sampled. Cycles 16 and 21 sampled persons aged 45 and older.

    Cycle 20 (GSS 2006) is the fourth cycle of the GSS to collect data on families (the first three cycles on the family were in 1990, 1995 and 2001). Cycle 20 covers much the same content as previous cycles on families with some sections revised and expanded. The data enable analysts to measure conjugal and fertility history (chronology of marriages, common-law unions, and children), family origins, children's home leaving, fertility intentions, child custody as well as work history and other socioeconomic characteristics. Questions on financial support agreements or arrangements (for children and the ex-spouse or ex-partner) for separated and divorced families have been modified. Also, sections on social networks, well-being and housing characteristics have been added.

    Release date: 2008-05-27
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