Table 6
Actions taken or reasons for not taking action to resolve most serious problem or dispute in the past 3 years, by population group or Indigenous identity, provinces, 2021


Table 6
Actions taken or reasons for not taking action to resolve most serious problem or dispute in the past 3 years, by population group or Indigenous identity, provinces, 2021
Table summary
This table displays the results of Actions taken or reasons for not taking action to resolve most serious problem or dispute in the past 3 years. The information is grouped by Actions taken to resolve most serious problem (appearing as row headers), Population group or Indigenous identity, Black , First Nations, Métis, or Inuit, Other group designated as visible minority, Non-Indigenous, non-visible minority, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Actions taken to resolve most serious problem Population group or Indigenous identityTable 6 Note 1
Black First Nations, Métis, or Inuit Other group designated as visible minority Non-Indigenous, non-visible minorityTable 6 Note †
percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to
Took action
Yes 86Note E: Use with caution 76 93 86 84 89 86 81 89 88 86 90
No 14Note E: Use with caution 7 24 13 11 16 14 11 19 12 10 14
Type of action takenTable 6 Note 2
Searched the internet 44Note E: Use with caution 31 58 42Note * 38 46 60Note * 54 66 49 46 52
Contacted the other party involved in the dispute 49Note E: Use with caution 36 62 45 41 49 41Note * 35 47 49 46 52
Obtained advice from friends or relatives 50Note E: Use with caution 37 63 58Note * 54 61 56Note * 50 62 49 46 52
Contacted a legal professional 28Note E: Use with caution 17 40 34 31 38 27Note * 22 33 36 33 39
Contacted a court or tribunal 10Note E: Use with caution 4 19 10 8 13 9 6 14 9 7 10
Contacted a community centre or community organization 18Note E: Use with caution 9 30 15Note * 13 18 10 7 15 10 9 12
Contacted a government department or agency 12Note E: Use with cautionNote * 6 22 28Note * 25 32 16Note * 12 21 22 20 25
Contacted a labour union Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 6 4 8 3 1 5 5 4 6
Other type of action 9Note E: Use with cautionNote * 3 19 16 14 19 15 11 19 18 16 20
Reasons for not taking actionTable 6 Note 3
Did not think anything could be done about it Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 56 46 66 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 51 43 59
Did not know what to do or where to get help Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 18 11 28 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 18 13 25
Uncertain of rights Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 14 8 22 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 7 4 12
Thought it would take too much time Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 12 7 19 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 14 9 21
Thought it would cost too much Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 15 9 22 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 12 7 17
Afraid of negative consequences Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 17 11 25 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 13 8 20
Thought it would make things worse Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 22 15 30 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 17 11 24
Felt other party was right 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 ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 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 ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Process would be too stressful Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 24 16 34 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 16 11 23
Help was too far away or too hard to reach Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 9 5 16 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 8 4 14
Had a previous problem and knew there was no use in seeking help Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 15 9 23 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 7 4 12
Too ashamed or embarrassed Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 12Note * 7 20 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 4 2 8
Other reason Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 22 13 33 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 23 16 30
... not applicable
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note *

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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Note †

reference category

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Note 1

Information on Indigenous identity and belonging to a population group designated as visible minority is captured in two separate questions. Having separate questions and variables encourages data users to take into account the differences between these groups, including in terms of their history, background, geographic distribution, and current conditions and situations. These distinctions should be considered when collecting data and planning, monitoring, and evaluating programs and services. For the purposes of this report, in order to have a consistent reference category across all sections, the questions on Indigenous identity and population group have been partially combined in order to create the category of “Non-Indigenous, non-visible minority”. This category includes respondents who indicated they were not Indigenous people and provided responses to the question on population group which indicated that they are not a visible minority according to the Employment Equity Act, which is the basis for the current question on population group used in the General Social Survey and the Canadian Legal Problems Survey.

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Note 2

Percent calculations are based on respondents who indicated they took action to resolve their most serious problem.

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Note 3

Percent calculations are based on respondents who indicated they did not take action to resolve their most serious problem.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Legal Problems Survey, 2021.
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