Social inclusion indicators for Canada's ethnocultural groups: Local community

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Welcome to the Data visualization tool — Social inclusion indicators for Canada's ethnocultural groups: Local community. The customizable graphs present social inclusion indicators that can be disaggregated by various racialized groups (visible minorities) and selected sociodemographic characteristics for the population in private households.

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The Data visualization tool — Social Inclusion indicators for Canada's ethnocultural groups: Local community is part of a conceptual framework on social inclusion and covers a total of 11 themes. Each theme has a similar interactive visualization tool that is accessible on the page Data visualization tools — Social Inclusion indicators for Canada's ethnocultural groups.

These themes are participation in the labour market, representation in decision-making positions, civic engagement and political participation, basic needs and housing, health and well-being, education and skills development, income and wealth, social connections and personal networks, local community, public services and institutions, and discrimination and victimization.

The framework, the indicators and the visualization tools are products released by the Centre for Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics that aim to support Canada's Anti-Racism Strategy by providing evidence. Over 120 indicators can be used to examine various socioeconomic facets of visible minorities which are being referred to as "racialized population" in analytical and communication products at Statistics Canada.

Definitions, concepts and geography

In 2021 Census analytical and communications products, the term "visible minority" has been replaced by the terms "racialized population" or "racialized groups," reflecting the increased use of these terms in the public sphere. For technical reasons the term "visible minority" is used in this data visualization tool. The data displayed in this visualization tool are measured from the standard census variable of visible minority.

Visible minority refers to whether a person is a visible minority or not, as defined by the Employment Equity Act. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour." The visible minority population consists mainly of the following groups: South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Arab, Latin American, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Korean and Japanese.

For data quality reasons or to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act, the category of "West Asian," "Korean," "Japanese," "Visible minority not included elsewhere," and "Not specified" are included in "Total — Visible minority" and "Total visible minority population," but not available as an option of selection in the drop-down menu of this data visualization tool.

Gender

Given that the non-binary population is small, data aggregation to a two-category gender variable is sometimes necessary to protect the confidentiality of responses provided. In these cases, individuals in the category "non-binary persons" are distributed into the other two gender categories and are denoted by the "+" symbol. For more information on the "Gender" variable and information on changes of concepts over time, please consult the Age, Sex at Birth and Gender Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021.

Geography

In this data visualization tool, the social inclusion indicators can be disaggregated at the Canada level.

Definitions

Satisfied with feeling part of the community
Includes the population living in housing where the reference person rated, on a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 means "Very dissatisfied" and 10 means "Very satisfied," their satisfaction with feeling as part of their community at 8, 9 or 10.
Satisfied with the neighbourhood
Includes the population living in housing where the reference person rated, on a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 means "Very dissatisfied" and 10 means "Very satisfied," their satisfaction with their neighbourhood at 8, 9 or 10.
Feeling safe walking in their area alone after dark
Includes the population living in housing where the reference person indicated feeling "Very safe" or "Reasonably safe" from crime walking alone after dark in their neighborhood. Includes respondents who reported that they "Do not walk alone."
Feeling unsafe walking in their area alone after dark
Includes the population living in housing where the reference person "Somewhat unsafe" or "Very unsafe" from crime walking alone after dark in their neighborhood. Includes respondents who reported that they "Do not walk alone."

Related products

Reference guide on social inclusion indicators for Canada's ethnocultural groups

The Daily - Housing conditions among racialized groups: a brief overview

The Daily - Portraits of the social, political and economic participation of racialized groups

How to use

How to use this interactive visual

Social inclusion indicators can be visualized in a chart for one or multiple groups within the visible minority population, which are being referred to as "racialized population" in analytical and communication products at Statistics Canada.

The results can be disaggregated by a specific sociodemographic profile and geography such as a province or territory, a geographical region of Canada and a census metropolitan area (CMA). For selected indicators, it is also possible to make comparisons over time.

The chart can be created by:

  • selecting one social inclusion indicator in the first drop-down menu at the top left;
  • selecting the reference year(s);
  • selecting a geographic location;
  • selecting one or multiple groups within the visible minority population;
  • selecting the sociodemographic characteristics of the chosen visible minority group(s).

The social inclusion indicators are drawn from a variety of data sources, including the Canadian censuses of population, social surveys, and other administrative databases produced at Statistics Canada. As a result, some databases offer greater flexibility for analysis purposes, while the level of disaggregation in others is more limited.  Furthermore, the available options in the filters for selecting sociodemographic characteristics, geography and reference years vary from one indicator to another, depending on the data source of a given indicator.

For the indicators from social surveys, a drop-down menu is available to display confidence intervals.

The charts of this visualization tool only display data that meet Statistics Canada's data quality standards or the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act. For these reasons, the results of some selection options may not appear in the chart.  

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