Table 17
Canadians aged 15 and over who reported experiencing discrimination or unfair treatment in Canada in last five years, by type of situation, 2005 to 2009

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Table 17
Canadians aged 15 and over who reported experiencing discrimination or unfair treatment in Canada in last five years, by type of situation, 2005 to 2009
 Table summary
 This table displays the results of Canadians aged 15 and over who reported experiencing discrimination or unfair treatment in Canada in last five years. The information is grouped by Types of situation appearing as row headers and is grouped by Female, Male, Visible minorities, Non-visible minorities appearing as column headers, calculated using percentage as a unit of measure.
Types of situation Female Male
Visible minorities Non-visible minorities Visible minorities Non-visible minorities
percentage
On the streets 33.8 27.1 43.2 33.6
In a store, bank or restaurant 44.3 40.9 38.1 29.4
At work or when applying for a job or promotion 50.2 48.8 49.3 41.5
When dealing with the police or courts 8.2E 5.8 18.0E 5.8
On a bus, train, airplane, subway, light rapid transit, ferry, etc. 25.6 12.2 21.2 11.4
Attending school or classes 25.8 15.2 16.4E 16.0
When looking for a place to live or when renting or buying a home 7.6E 10.3 13.7E 5.3E
When participating in sports or getting involved in a sports organization x 7.0 5.6E 7.9E
When dealing with public hospitals or health care workers 19.5E 13.3 9.5E 6.0
When crossing the border into Canada 18.5E 6.1 23.6E 4.2E
Other situation 6.5E 9.7 x 9.8
E use with caution
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Note: The total included only those who answered 'yes' to any one of the discrimination questions.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009.
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