Just the Facts
Partners’ uptake of parental benefits: an all-time record!
Using the Employment Insurance Coverage Survey, this paper studies the share of spouses or partners of biological or adoptive mothers who claimed or intended to claim parental benefits from 2006 to 2022.
International Women’s Day 2024
International Women’s Day, March 8, 2024, is an opportunity to highlight the status of progress made towards achieving gender equality, as well as celebrate women’s and girls’ social, economic, cultural, and political contributions and achievements. This article uses data from various Statistics Canada sources to examine women’s and girls’ experiences with poverty in Canada through an intersectional lens.
Non-permanent residents form an integral part of Statistics Canada’s robust demographic estimates
Statistics Canada’s census and demographic estimates programs, which account for non-permanent residents (NPRs) in Canada, are kept up to date to reflect current societal trends and adapt to changes to policy and programs, such as those for immigration and temporary residents.
Ethnocultural diversity among lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Canada: An overview of educational and economic outcomes
This article provides a portrait of the ethnocultural and linguistic diversity among lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people in Canada. Using sexual orientation data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (2015 to 2018), this study also examines the educational and economic outcomes of Canadian-born, immigrant and racialized LGB individuals. It is the fourth release of a series of Just the Facts articles on LGB people in Canada.
International Women’s Day 2023
International Women’s Day (IWD), March 8, 2023, is an opportunity to highlight the status of progress made towards achieving gender equality, as well as celebrate women’s and girls’ social, economic, cultural, and political contributions and achievements. Using data from a number of Statistics Canada publications, this article highlights diverse groups of women’s access to and use of the Internet, as well as their representation in certain fields of study and occupations related to digital technologies.
Labour and economic characteristics of lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Canada
This article examines the labour and economic characteristics of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people in Canada, compared with the heterosexual population. It focuses on employment, occupation, and employment income, including income by highest level of education, and provides data on household food insecurity by sexual orientation. Drawing on data from pooled cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey (2015 to 2018), it is the third of a series of four Just the Facts articles on LGB people in Canada.
International Women's Day 2022
International Women’s Day (IWD), March 8, 2022, is an opportunity to highlight the status of progress made towards achieving gender equality, as well as celebrate women’s and girls’ social, economic, cultural, and political contributions and achievements. Using data from a number of Statistics Canada publications, this article features the progress women have made in leadership and decision-making positions in the economic, political, social, and educational spheres.
Educational participation and attainment of lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Canada
This article provides a statistical profile of the educational participation and attainment of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people aged 15 and older in Canada, compared with the heterosexual population. Drawing on sexual orientation data from pooled cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS, 2015 to 2016 and 2017 to 2018), it is the second of a series of four thematic Just the Facts articles on the LGB population in Canada.
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