Table 5
Types of abuse experienced by women residents of shelters for victims of abuse, by type of shelter, Canada, April 13, 2023

Table 5
Types of abuse experienced by women residents of shelters for victims of abuse, by type of shelter, Canada, April 13, 2023 Table summary
This table displays the results of Types of abuse experienced by women residents of shelters for victims of abuse, by type of shelter, Canada, April 13, 2023. The information is grouped by Type of abuse (appearing as row headers), Non-Indigenous shelters and Indigenous shelters1, calculated using percent and number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of abuse Indigenous shelters Table 5 Note 1 Non-Indigenous shelters
number percent number percent
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not applicable

Note x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

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. Women 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 13, 2023 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 42% of Indigenous shelters and 21% 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.
Total women residents Table 5 Note 2 350 … 2,602 …
Physical abuse 186 53 1,915 74
Sexual abuse 64 18 918 35
Financial abuse 91 26 1,364 52
Emotional or psychological abuse 199 57 2,222 85
Harassment 87 25 820 32
Forced marriage x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 45 2
Human trafficking: forced sex work or forced labour/other 14 4 146 6
Cultural abuse 15 4 190 7
Spiritual abuse 28 8 135 5
Other Table 5 Note 3 102 29 337 13
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