Table 10
Resolution status of most serious problem or dispute in the past 3 years, by type of problem, provinces, 2021


Table 10
Resolution status of most serious problem or dispute in the past 3 years, by type of problem, provinces, 2021
Table summary
This table displays the results of Resolution status of most serious problem or dispute in the past 3 years. The information is grouped by Type of problem (appearing as row headers), Resolved, In progress, Too early to say, Dropped or gave up, Currently not being dealt with, may be a problem, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of problem Resolved In progress Too early to say Dropped or gave up Currently not being dealt with, may be a problem
percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval
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A large purchase or service where you did not get what you paid for and the seller did not fix the problem 24 18 31 27 21 35 9 5 15 31 24 38 8 5 13
Your employer or job, excluding personal injuries 37 29 45 25 18 32 3 1 7 24 17 32 8 5 13
Debt, collecting money owed to you, excluding rent and housing issues 25 17 33 35 26 44 16 10 23 6 3 10 14 9 21
Obtaining social or housing assistance, old age security or guaranteed income supplement or other government assistance 24 13 38 20 11 32 7 2 16 25 15 39 6 2 14
Obtaining disability assistance 29Note E: Use with caution 15 47 26Note E: Use with caution 13 43 11Note E: Use with caution 3 23 18Note E: Use with caution 9 31 13Note E: Use with caution 4 29
Your house, rent, mortgage, or rent owed to you 35 25 46 23 14 33 11 5 20 21 13 32 7 3 13
Immigration, refugee status, or sponsoring a family member's application to immigrate to Canada Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Your neighbourhood, such as vandalism, property damage, threats, or excessive noise 29 23 36 17 12 23 7 4 11 22 16 29 18 13 24
Contact with the police or other part of criminal justice system involving being stopped, accused, charged, detained, or arrested 53Note E: Use with caution 39 66 28Note E: Use with caution 16 42 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Contact with the police or other part of criminal justice system as a victim or witness of crime 33 23 45 27 18 37 3 1 8 11 5 19 17 9 28
Breakdown of family or relationship, excluding child custody 36 27 46 31 21 41 6 3 11 10 4 19 16 9 25
Child custody or other problem involving parental responsibilities 31 19 46 36 23 50 9 4 18 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 10 4 20
A will or taking care of financial or health issues for a person unable to do so for themselves 46 35 56 35 26 45 5 2 10 4 1 9 6 3 12
A personal injury or serious health issue due to work conditions, in a commercial establishment, in a traffic accident, or any other public place 24 18 31 32 25 39 7 4 12 17 11 23 15 10 21
Poor or incorrect medical treatment 23 17 30 31 24 38 7 4 12 13 8 19 22 15 29
Civil court proceedings or a letter threatening legal action over a civil matter 28Note E: Use with caution 17 41 40Note E: Use with caution 28 54 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 17Note E: Use with caution 7 32
Harassment 22 15 30 21 14 30 7 3 12 21 14 29 26 19 35
Discrimination 19 12 28 22 14 31 7 3 14 24 17 32 23 16 31
Any other issue 22Note E: Use with caution 10 39 26Note E: Use with caution 14 41 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 15Note E: Use with caution 7 29
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Legal Problems Survey.
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