Table 7
Students at Canadian military colleges who personally experienced unwanted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the postsecondary setting in the past 12 months and who did or did not speak to someone about their experience, by type of reasons for and against doing so and satisfaction with actions taken, 2019


Table 7
Students at Canadian military colleges who personally experienced unwanted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the postsecondary setting in the past 12 months and who did or did not speak to someone about their experience, by type of reasons for and against doing so and satisfaction with actions taken, 2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Students at Canadian military colleges who personally experienced unwanted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the postsecondary setting in the past 12 months and who did or did not speak to someone about their experience. The information is grouped by Who students spoke to, reasons for and against doing so, and satisfaction with actions taken (appearing as row headers), Unwanted sexualized behaviours, Discriminatory behaviours, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Who students spoke to, reasons for and against doing so, and satisfaction with actions taken Unwanted sexualized behavioursTable 7 Note 1 Discriminatory behavioursTable 7 Note 2
percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval
from to from to
Spoke to someone associated with the school
Yes, in at least one instance 7 5 11 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
No, in at least one instance 96 93 97 88 82 93
Reasons for not speaking to someone associated with the school
Didn't know who at school could provide help; where to go to get help; or if this incident could be reported 7 5 11 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Felt embarrassed or ashamed 6 4 10 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Too emotionally difficult Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Wouldn't be kept confidential 7 4 11 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Did not need help 43 37 50 58 48 67
Was not serious enough 56 49 62 68 58 77
Resolved the issue on their own 40 34 47 31 23 41
Worried wouldn't be believed Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
School wouldn't take it seriously 8 5 12 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Did not want the person responsible to be hurt or get in trouble 6 4 10 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Would be too hard to prove 6 4 10 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Too scared or frightened Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Did not want anyone to know 10 6 14 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Did not want to get in trouble Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Felt studies or future career would be at risk 6 3 9 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Other reasons 30 24 37 13 8 22
Spoke to someone else
Yes, in at least one instance 40 34 46 40 32 50
Friend 82 72 89 79 65 89
Family member 48 38 58 43 30 58
Current or former spouse or dating partner 22 15 31 31 19 46
Another student or peer 47 38 57 37 25 51
Crisis line or mental health professional Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Doctor or nurse Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Religious leader or Indigenous elder Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Civilian police, military police or SMRC Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
OtherTable 7 Note 3 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
No, in at least one instance 68 62 74 55 45 63
... not applicable
F too unreliable to be published
Note 1

Includes sexual jokes, unwanted sexual attention, inappropriate sexual comments about appearance or body, inappropriate discussion about sex life, displaying, showing or sending sexually explicit messages or materials, taking or posting inappropriate or sexually suggestive photos or videos of any student without consent, indecent exposure or inappropriate display of body parts in a sexual manner, repeated pressure from the same person for dates or sexual relationships, unwelcome physical contact or getting too close, and offering workplace benefits for engaging in sexual activity or being mistreated for not engaging in sexual activity.

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Note 2

Includes suggestions that a man does not act like a man is supposed to act or a woman does not act like a woman is supposed to act, someone being insulted, mistreated, ignored, or excluded because of their gender, comments that people are not good at or should be prevented from being in a particular program because of their gender, someone being insulted, mistreated, ignored, or excluded because of their sexual orientation or assumed sexual orientation, and someone being insulted, mistreated, ignored, or excluded because they are, or are assumed to be, transgender.

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Note 3

Includes support provided in the workplace and other unspecified people.

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Note: Includes postsecondary students at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) in Kingston, Ontario and the Royal Military College Saint Jean (RMC SJ) in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec who experienced (targeted, directed at them personally) unwanted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months. Includes behaviours which occurred in the postsecondary setting, including on campus, off campus (if they occurred during travel to or from school, during an official or unofficial event organized by someone affiliated with the school, or during paid or unpaid employment, or during on the job training) or online (where some or all of the people responsible were students, teachers or other people associated with the school). Percent calculations are based on unrounded estimates and include missing responses. Respondents were able to provide information on multiple incidents; therefore, percentages do not add to 100. Confidence intervals should be interpreted as follows: If the survey were repeated many times, then 95% of the time (or 19 times out of 20), the confidence interval would cover the true population value. Confidence intervals for proportions are shown, and are available for numbers upon request.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey on Individual Safety in the Postsecondary Student Population.
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