Diversity of Canada’s Veterans and military population

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Release date: November 9, 2022
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Infographic: Diversity of Canada’s Veterans and military population
Description: Diversity of Canada’s Veterans and military population

 

Canada’s military and Veteran population has a higher rate of English–French bilingualism than the total population aged 17 and older.


Table 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 1 English–French bilingualism rate among Canada’s military and Veteran population (appearing as column headers).
English–French bilingualism rate among Canada’s military and Veteran population
Total – Population aged 17 and older 18.6%
Currently serving military members 38.4%
Veterans 28.3%

Canada’s currently serving military population is more diverse than the Veteran population


Table 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 2. The information is grouped by Visible minority (appearing as row headers), Currently serving military members and Veterans (appearing as column headers).
Visible minority Currently serving military members Veterans
South Asian 2.25% 0.76%
Chinese 2.51% 0.71%
Black 2.75% 1.14%
Filipino 1.41% 0.25%
Arab 0.79% 0.27%
Latin American 1.25% 0.32%
Southeast Asian 0.78% 0.18%
West Asian 0.38% 0.14%
Korean 0.79% 0.14%
Japanese 0.13% 0.10%

There is a higher share of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit in Canada’s military and Veteran population than among the total population aged 17 and over.


Table 3
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 3. The information is grouped by (appearing as row headers), Indigenous Identity (appearing as column headers).
Indigenous Identity
Share of population aged 17 and older who are Indigenous 4.4%
Share of currently serving military members who are Indigenous 5.5%
Share of Veterans who are Indigenous 5.2%

Although the percentage is relatively small, the share of currently serving military members and Veterans in couples who were members of a same-gender (cisgender), transgender or non-binary couple, was higher than the total population in couples aged 17 and older.


Table 4
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 4 Members of a same-gender (cisgender), transgender or non-binary couple (appearing as column headers).
Members of a same-gender (cisgender), transgender or non-binary couple
Total – Population in couples aged 17 and older 1.5%
Currently serving military members 2.1%
Veterans 1.6%

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Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021.

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