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Table 13
Work-related inappropriate sexualized behaviours and discriminatory behaviours experienced in the past 12 months, by gender and province of residence, 2020

Table 13
Work-related inappropriate sexualized behaviours and discriminatory behaviours experienced in the past 12 months, by gender and province of residence, 2020
Table summary
This table displays the results of Work-related inappropriate sexualized behaviours and discriminatory behaviours experienced in the past 12 months. The information is grouped by Province of residence (appearing as row headers), Inappropriate sexualized behaviours, Discriminatory behaviours, Women, Men, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province of residence	Inappropriate sexualized behaviours^{Table 13 Note 1}						Discriminatory behaviours^{Table 13 Note 2}
	Women			Men			Women			Men
	percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval
	percent	from	to	percent	from	to	percent	from	to	percent	from	to
Newfoundland and Labrador^{Table 13 Note 3}	31	22	41	20^{Note E: Use with caution}	11	32	Note F: too unreliable to be published	F	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	F	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Prince Edward Island^{Table 13 Note 4}^{Table 13 Note 5}	20	14	28	23^{Note E: Use with caution}	13	38	7	4	12	Note F: too unreliable to be published	F	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Nova Scotia^{Table 13 Note 5}^{Table 13 Note 6}	27	22	34	18	12	27	7	5	11	Note F: too unreliable to be published	F	Note F: too unreliable to be published
New Brunswick^{Table 13 Note 7}	21	14	30	23	16	34	9	4	18	Note F: too unreliable to be published	F	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Quebec^{Table 13 Note 5}^{Table 13 Note 6}^{Table 13 Note 8}	25	22	29	13	10	16	7	5	10	2	1	4
Ontario^{Table 13 Note 4}^{Table 13 Note 6}^{Table 13 Note 9}	23	21	26	15	12	18	10	8	13	6	4	9
Manitoba^{Table 13 Note 4}^{Table 13 Note 6}	20	15	25	12	8	18	11	7	16	Note F: too unreliable to be published	F	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Saskatchewan^{Table 13 Note 3}^{Table 13 Note 7}^{Table 13 Note 9}^{Table 13 Note 10}	30	25	36	29	22	37	13	9	19	7	4	13
Alberta^{Table 13 Note 3}^{Table 13 Note 7}	27	22	32	23	18	29	10	7	13	4	2	7
British Columbia^{Table 13 Note 3}^{Table 13 Note 7}^{Table 13 Note 9}^{Table 13 Note 10}	27	23	31	21	16	26	13	10	17	7	4	12
^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note 1 Includes inappropriate verbal and non-verbal communication, sexually explicit materials, and unwanted physical contact or suggested sexual relations. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Includes discrimination based on actual or perceived gender, gender identity or sexual orientation. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 The estimate for women who experienced inappropriate sexualized behaviours is significantly higher than the corresponding estimate for Manitoba (p < 0.05). Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 The estimate for women who experienced inappropriate sexualized behaviours is significantly lower than the corresponding estimate for Saskatchewan (p < 0.05). Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 The estimate for women who experienced discriminatory behaviours is significantly lower than the corresponding estimate for British Columbia (p < 0.05). Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 The estimate for men who experienced inappropriate sexualized behaviours is significantly lower than the corresponding estimate for Saskatchewan (p < 0.05). Return to note 6 referrer Note 7 The estimate for men who experienced inappropriate sexualized behaviours is significantly higher than the corresponding estimate for Manitoba (p < 0.05). Return to note 7 referrer Note 8 The estimate for men who experienced discriminatory behaviours is significantly lower than the corresponding estimate for British Columbia (p < 0.05). Return to note 8 referrer Note 9 The estimate for men who experienced discriminatory behaviours is significantly higher than the corresponding estimate for Quebec (p < 0.05). Return to note 9 referrer Note 10 The estimate for women who experienced discriminatory behaviours is significantly higher than the corresponding estimate for Quebec (p < 0.05). Return to note 10 referrer Note: Includes those who experienced (targeted, directed at them personally) sexualized or discriminatory behaviours or sexual assault in the past 12 months. Includes behaviours which occurred in the workplace and outside the workplace involving coworkers. The terms "women" and "men" include trans and cisgender women and men. Percent calculations are based on unrounded estimates and exclude missing responses. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey on Sexual Misconduct at Work.

Date modified:: 2021-08-12