Table 7
Types of abuse experienced by adult female residents of shelters for victims of abuse, by type of shelter, Canada, April 14, 2021


Table 7
Types of abuse experienced by adult female residents of shelters for victims of abuse, by type of shelter, Canada, April 14, 2021
Table summary
This table displays the results of Types of abuse experienced by adult female residents of shelters for victims of abuse. The information is grouped by Type of abuse (appearing as row headers), Indigenous shelters and Non-Indigenous shelters, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of abuse Indigenous sheltersTable 7 Note 1 Non-Indigenous shelters
number percent number percent
Total adult female residentsTable 7 Note 2 198 Note ...: not applicable 1,788 Note ...: not applicable
Physical abuse 139 70 1,367 76
Sexual abuse 42 21 660 37
Financial abuse 67 34 1,015 57
Emotional or psychological abuse 149 75 1,622 91
Harassment 59 30 620 35
Forced marriage 0 0 40 2
Human trafficking: sex work or forced labour/other 13 7 70 4
Cultural abuse 14 7 147 8
Spiritual abuse 10 5 108 6
OtherTable 7 Note 3 4 2 47 3
... not applicable
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
Note 1

Indigenous shelters for victims of abuse include shelters that are part of an Indigenous organization, are located in an Indigenous community, are located on a reserve, or are owned or operated by a First Nations government (band council).

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Note 2

Includes residents in the shelters for reasons of abuse. In 2020/2021, the Survey of Residential Facilities for Victims of Abuse was updated to collect resident information based on gender instead of sex. Adult female residents include transgender adults identifying as female.

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Note 3

For example abuse through technology or cyber abuse, or abuse related to immigration status (withholding status or information).

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Note: The sum of the response categories can exceed 100% as respondents could mark all categories that apply. The April 14, 2021 reference period reflects the survey snapshot day, a predetermined business day meant to represent a typical day of operations for shelters across Canada. Information in this table excludes 28% of Indigenous shelters and 22% of non-Indigenous shelters that did not provide a response to these questions.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Survey of Residential Facilities for Victims of Abuse.
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