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- Stats in brief: 45-20-00032025005Description: Is that Canada in the corner? In the spotlight? Are we losing our religion? The census found that 12.6 million people reported no religious affiliation in 2021, more than 1/3 of Canada's population. But is there more to the picture? With guests Simon-Pierre Lacasse, Senior Analyst at StatCan, and Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme, Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo, we're exploring what's driving this trend, whether "no religion" means "no spirituality," and how the story varies from spiritual British Columbia to the cultural Catholicism of Quebec to the freshly painted churches of Atlantic Canada.Release date: 2025-05-06
- Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202200100005Description:
Using data from the General Social Survey, a new study entitled "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Religiosity of Canadians" examines changes in rates of religious affiliation, frequency of participation in group and individual religious activities, and involvement with religious organizations between 2015 and 2020.
Release date: 2022-07-18 - Stats in brief: 11-001-X202219935103Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2022-07-18
- Articles and reports: 75-006-X202100100010Description:
Canada's religious landscape has undergone significant changes in recent decades, including a decline in religious affiliation and participation in individual and group religious activities. This study uses data from the General Social Survey to provide a portrait of the diverse relationships that Canadians have with religion. The study also presents key trends that characterize the evolution of religiosity in Canada since 1985.
Release date: 2021-10-28 - 5. Religion in Canada ArchivedStats in brief: 11-627-M2021079Description: This infographic presents information about the religious landscape in Canada. Data from several cycles of the General Social Survey were used to provide a portrait of the diverse relationships that Canadians have with religion and key trends that characterize the evolution of religiosity in Canada since 1985.Release date: 2021-10-28
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202130132043Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2021-10-28
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X201616714461Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2016-06-15
- 8. Social fact sheet ArchivedStats in brief: 11-008-X201000111132Geography: CanadaDescription:
This Social Fact Sheet provides data on demographics, health, education and religion for women and men.
Release date: 2010-03-08 - Articles and reports: 89-630-X200800110650Geography: CanadaDescription:
The percentage of the Canadian population attending religious services on a regular basis has declined over the past 20 years. According to the General Social Survey (GSS), 21% of Canadians aged 15 and over reported they attended a religious service at least once a week in 2005, down from 30% in 1985.
Release date: 2008-06-26 - 10. Interreligious unions in Canada ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X20060039478Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article uses data from the Census of Population and the 2002 Ethnic Diversity Survey to examine the prevalence of interreligious unions and social and demographic factors associated with their occurrence.
Release date: 2006-12-15
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- Stats in brief: 45-20-00032025005Description: Is that Canada in the corner? In the spotlight? Are we losing our religion? The census found that 12.6 million people reported no religious affiliation in 2021, more than 1/3 of Canada's population. But is there more to the picture? With guests Simon-Pierre Lacasse, Senior Analyst at StatCan, and Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme, Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo, we're exploring what's driving this trend, whether "no religion" means "no spirituality," and how the story varies from spiritual British Columbia to the cultural Catholicism of Quebec to the freshly painted churches of Atlantic Canada.Release date: 2025-05-06
- Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202200100005Description:
Using data from the General Social Survey, a new study entitled "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Religiosity of Canadians" examines changes in rates of religious affiliation, frequency of participation in group and individual religious activities, and involvement with religious organizations between 2015 and 2020.
Release date: 2022-07-18 - Stats in brief: 11-001-X202219935103Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2022-07-18
- 4. Religion in Canada ArchivedStats in brief: 11-627-M2021079Description: This infographic presents information about the religious landscape in Canada. Data from several cycles of the General Social Survey were used to provide a portrait of the diverse relationships that Canadians have with religion and key trends that characterize the evolution of religiosity in Canada since 1985.Release date: 2021-10-28
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202130132043Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2021-10-28
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X201616714461Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2016-06-15
- 7. Social fact sheet ArchivedStats in brief: 11-008-X201000111132Geography: CanadaDescription:
This Social Fact Sheet provides data on demographics, health, education and religion for women and men.
Release date: 2010-03-08
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- Articles and reports: 75-006-X202100100010Description:
Canada's religious landscape has undergone significant changes in recent decades, including a decline in religious affiliation and participation in individual and group religious activities. This study uses data from the General Social Survey to provide a portrait of the diverse relationships that Canadians have with religion. The study also presents key trends that characterize the evolution of religiosity in Canada since 1985.
Release date: 2021-10-28 - Articles and reports: 89-630-X200800110650Geography: CanadaDescription:
The percentage of the Canadian population attending religious services on a regular basis has declined over the past 20 years. According to the General Social Survey (GSS), 21% of Canadians aged 15 and over reported they attended a religious service at least once a week in 2005, down from 30% in 1985.
Release date: 2008-06-26 - 3. Interreligious unions in Canada ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X20060039478Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article uses data from the Census of Population and the 2002 Ethnic Diversity Survey to examine the prevalence of interreligious unions and social and demographic factors associated with their occurrence.
Release date: 2006-12-15 - 4. Who's religious? ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X20060019181Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article uses data from the General Social Survey (GSS) and the 2002 Ethnic Diversity Survey (EDS) to track the religious views and practices of Canadians and identify those groups most likely to be religious. An index of religiosity is developed based on the presence of religious affiliation, frequency of attendance at religious services, frequency of private religious practices and the importance of religion to the respondent.
Release date: 2006-06-28 - 5. Religions in Canada, 2001 Census ArchivedArticles and reports: 96F0030X2001015Geography: CanadaDescription:
This topic presents trends on the religious affiliations of Canadians, focusing on the past decade (1991-2001). Information is provided on the size, geographic distribution and selected demographic characteristics of religious denominations.
The same information is available on the segment of the population reporting "No religion".
This series includes a number of comprehensive articles that supplement the day-of-release information launched through The Daily. These catalogued articles provide an analytical perspective on the 2001 Census release topics. The number and length of these articles vary for each census release and are based on the 21 census release topics disseminated over 8 major release dates.
More focused articles were disseminated as major releases in The Dailyin the weeks following the official release of the data. Other more specialized articles were also announced in The Daily. The articles in the 2001 Census Analysis Series are available free of charge via the Internet.
Release date: 2003-05-13 - Articles and reports: 11-008-X20020046493Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article highlights areas of high and low attendance throughout Canada and examines factors that affect religious attendance including demographics, immigration patterns and the cultural history of the region.
Release date: 2003-03-18 - 7. Religious Groups in Canada ArchivedArticles and reports: 85F0033M2001007Geography: CanadaDescription:
This paper outlines the experience of religious groups in Canada as victims in the criminal justice system, using a mix of demographic, economic and justice data.
Release date: 2001-06-14 - 8. Patterns of religious attendance ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X20000035389Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article looks at the effect of declining religious attendance on social cohesion in the general society.
Release date: 2000-12-12 - 9. Are children going to religious services? ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X19990024658Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article addresses some questions about the religious observance of children under 12 years.
Release date: 1999-09-09 - 10. Religious observance, marriage and family ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X19980023922Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines the relationship between attendance at religious services and overall well-being, health and marital behaviour, and the attitudes of Canadians toward children, marriage and family relationships.
Release date: 1998-09-15