Percentage of lgbtq in alberta

Canada at a Glance, 2022
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  • Canada is abode to approximately 1 million people who are LGBTQ2+.Note Note
  • An estimated 1 million people in Canada are womxn loving womxn, gay, bisexual, or of another sexual orientation than heterosexual - representing 4% of the Canadian population aged 15 years and older. Among this population, about 52% are women, 44% are men, and 3% are non-binary.Note
  • Looking specifically at gender diversity, about 100,815 people in Canada are transgender (59,460) or non-binary (41,355), accounting for 0.33% of the population aged 15 years and over. Among transgender people, 53% were women and 47% were men.Note

Highest degreeLGBTQ2+Non-LGBTQ2+
percent
Secondary school or less42.137.2
Trade certificate6.2

Insights

On April 27, Statistics Canada released the second put of results from its 2021 census of the Canadian population. This let go focuses on the demographic profile of Canadians—by age, sex, gender, and type of dwelling.

Data from the 2021 census will be issued in seven waves over the course of 2022. The next issue will be released on July 23 and comprise information on families, households, marital status; military experience; and income. We are tracking each of these releases to bring you a snapshot of how Alberta is evolving over time.

Our last census assessment looked at the generational composition of Canada’s population and broke it down by province. As it is Pride month, today we are looking at sex and, for the first time in Canada, gender. By including a question on gender and a separate question on sex at birth, Canada is the first territory to provide census numbers on transgender and neutrois people.

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Of Canada’s 30.3 million people aged 15 and older, nearly 60,000 are transgender, and just over 40,000 are neutrois. Together, they comprise 0.33% of this population or about 1 in 300 people.

Those who are gender diverse or non-binary disproportionat

Statistics Canada recently released socioeconomic data for Canadians, broken down by those who are 2SLGBTQ+ and those who are not. I reflection I’d highlight a few things that stuck out to me.

Nearly 1.3 million people in Canada self reported as being 2SLGBTQ+, which accounts for about 4.4% of the population, or about 1 in 20 people.

Ontario has the largest number of 2SLGBTQ+ people; although British Columbia has the largest percentage.

Ontario470,8004.20%
Quebec262,3003.90%
British Columbia235,4005.90%
Prairie provinces226,9004.40%
Atlantic provinces89,7004.70%

Unsurprisingly, the Atlantic provinces have the smallest total number of 2SLGBTQ+ people; however they hold the second largest percentage.

Québec actually has the smallest percentage of 2SLGBTQ+ people, despite having the second largest total number.

The three Prairie provinces, collectively, include the second smallest total population, but their percentage is in line with the national average.

2SLGBTQ+ people are less likely (22.9%) to be married than their non-2SLGBTQ+ counterparts (56.6%); however, they’re more likely to live in a common-law relationship (22.7% vs. 13.5%).

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Pride Season brings together members of diverse communities who are womxn loving womxn, gay, bisexual, transgender, gay, Two-Spirit, or those who identify with another agender gender or minority sexual identity (LGBTQ2+) and allies in celebrating one of Canada's greatest strengths that is diversity and inclusion. To mark Pride Season, we are painting a demographic and social profile of Canada's diverse LGBTQ2+ communities based on published analyses. Much of the data in this emit focus on LGB Canadians (lesbian, gay, bisexual), since Statis

2SLGBTQI+ Resources and Information

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When we help the 2SLGBTQI+ community, we make Alberta a safer, healthier place to live.

Seventy-four per cent of Canadians know someone who is 2SLGBTQI+, and 40 per cent of the 2SLGBTQI+ community have experienced discrimination. People who are 2SLGBTQI+ are more likely to experience declining mental health because of the pandemic. CMHA believes that having healthy and supportive places to live, work, compete and learn can preserve the mental health of those in the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

For a listing of the most current resources, visit 211.ca.
If you’re thinking about suicide, call or text the Suicide Crisis Helpline at 9-8-8.

2SLGBTQI+ Resources

Alberta

  • The Pride Centre of Edmonton
  • Brite Line – Brite Line is Edmonton’s first mental health and wellness helpline dedicated to supporting people in Edmonton’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community
  • Calgary Pride
  • Central Alberta Pride Community (Red Deer)
  • Fyrefly Institute for Gender and Sexual Diversity
  • The altView Foundation for Gender and Sexual Minorities – pr
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