Historical Census Data Shed Light On The Number Of Trans And Non Binary Individuals For The First Time

Of the more than 30.5 million Canadians aged 15 and over counted in the census, 100,815 of them are identified as trans or non-trans binary. This is 0.33 percent of the total population, or about one in 300 people. This number is further distributed with 59,460 individuals as trans and 41,355 as non-binary. Generation Z Canadians, aged 17 to 24, were seven times more likely to be identified as trans or non-trans binary than those of the older generation, aged 76 and over. Statistics Canada says this new way of reporting information is important because Canadians are evolving in the way they identify themselves and the census needs to reflect that. The binary question about the gender of males / females in previous censuses was divided into two. One question asked respondents to give the gender assigned to them at birth, which remained male and female. The next question was about the gender identity of the respondents, providing male and female as choices and allowing people to determine if they identify as something else. “The main reason for this is to reflect the growing social and legal recognition of transgender and non-binary individuals in Canada. And it is also a response to the comments we have received,” said France-Pascale Ménard, a data analyst on the census. Ménard called the question “historic”, as Canada is the first country in the world to have a compulsory census question that collects and lists numbers of people identified exclusively as trans and non-trans. Although the 2021 census in England, Wales and Northern Ireland was conducted shortly before the Canada census, the question was voluntary. Similar to the Australian census, the questions there were voluntary and therefore representative and not a complete count of the people in the country. This month, Scotland raises a voluntary question about it first inventory on whether a person is trans or has a trans history. New Zealand is preparing two questions for her census of time to ask about gender and gender, as in Canada. The data now enable governments, businesses and other organizations to provide services to trans and non-binary communities in Canada.

Still “other” trans and non-binary people, critics say

But some in the transgender community see it as just a first step. “Honestly, he’s behind the ball of the eight,” said Calgary transgender lawyer Anna Murphy. “This is something they should have done many years ago. Now they’re just doing it. It’s great to see it. But honestly, it’s something that should have been done.” Murphy says she wants to see more action from government and the private sector based on data, such as providing better quality and health care for trans people, tackling underemployment and unemployment, and other inequalities faced by individuals. with a different race. As the numbers show, having only two choices for gender or gender excludes more than 100,000 Canadians from a key detail in the census. Statistics Canada tried to correct this by having three options for the gender question: “male”, “female” or “please specify this person’s gender”. Respondents were able to complete whatever word they used to describe their gender, which Ménard says was to include the many different ways of describing gender diversity. This method was developed through consultation and focus groups with trans and non-trans people and was then tested through a 2019 census in 150,000 Canadian households, according to Ménard. This word cloud provided by Statistics Canada shows some of the most common non-binary answers to the census gender question. (Statistical Service Canada)
However, critics said the issue of gender in the census continued to affect “others” who did not identify as men or women, including only men and women without some of the other more common choices. “You still say ‘another,’” Murphy said. “If you’re really interested … you would have a box that says ‘trans’ that one could control. You would have a box that says ‘two-spirit’ that one could control. Because it shows that you or whoever has done it The form actually recognizes it instead of just leaving a blank space. “ Jack Saddleback, a native educator and public speaker in Saskatoon, says indigenous communities have always embraced gender diversity. (Omayra Issa / CBC)
With the open-ended question, StatsCan groups the answers into categories. For example, someone who entered “fluid gender” as a gender identity will be grouped into the non-binary category. The question also allowed two-spirit, an umbrella term for many indigenous peoples before the colony, which was released by the Statistics Canada as part of the non-binary category. Jack Saddleback is an educator and public speaker in Saskatoon, originally from Samson Cree Nation in Mascwacis, Alta. He considers the choice to record one’s gender as a step towards the breakdown of the binary sexes imposed on indigenous cultures. “I grew up in this wider Canadian colonial environment, which, at its core, unfortunately does injustice to every citizen in the education system that is transmitted to these lands. Saddleback at Edmonton AM.

Regional and urban-rural differences

Across the country, the census found a higher percentage of trans and non-binary individuals in large metropolitan cities, known as metropolitan areas of inventory (CMA), and in small to medium-sized cities, known as census settlements (CA). One in six trans and non-binary people lives in central areas of large urban centers, and more than half of all non-binary people in Canada live in the six largest CMAs. Among the CMA / CA, Victoria, Halifax and Nelson, BC, had the highest percentage of non-binary individuals. Victoria Halifax and K.A. Jump have the highest transgender rates. Overall, Nova Scotia, Yukon, and BC had the highest rates of transgender and non-binary individuals (0.48, 0.47, and 0.44 percent, respectively), while Quebec had the lowest trans percentages (0.14 percent). one hundred) and non-binary atoms (0.09). %). Ménard says she did not know the roots of regional differences. “In the coming months, with the release of the other inventory variables, we will take a closer look and see if we can better understand these differences,” he said, “but we did consult with experts in Quebec and confirm this trend.” To learn more about gender identity, listen to They & Us, an award-winning CBC podcast exploring first-person stories about transgender and non-bisexual Canadians, now available on CBC Listen, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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Of the more than 30.5 million Canadians aged 15 and over counted in the census, 100,815 of them are identified as trans or non-trans binary. This is 0.33 percent of the total population, or about one in 300 people. This number is further distributed with 59,460 individuals as trans and 41,355 as non-binary. Generation Z Canadians, aged 17 to 24, were seven times more likely to be identified as trans or non-trans binary than those of the older generation, aged 76 and over. Statistics Canada says this new way of reporting information is important because Canadians are evolving in the way they identify themselves and the census needs to reflect that. The binary question about the gender of males / females in previous censuses was divided into two. One question asked respondents to give the gender assigned to them at birth, which remained male and female. The next question was about the gender identity of the respondents, providing male and female as choices and allowing people to determine if they identify as something else. “The main reason for this is to reflect the growing social and legal recognition of transgender and non-binary individuals in Canada. And it is also a response to the comments we have received,” said France-Pascale Ménard, a data analyst on the census. Ménard called the question “historic”, as Canada is the first country in the world to have a compulsory census question that collects and lists numbers of people identified exclusively as trans and non-trans. Although the 2021 census in England, Wales and Northern Ireland was conducted shortly before the Canada census, the question was voluntary. Similar to the Australian census, the questions there were voluntary and therefore representative and not a complete count of the people in the country. This month, Scotland raises a voluntary question about it first inventory on whether a person is trans or has a trans history. New Zealand is preparing two questions for her census of time to ask about gender and gender, as in Canada. The data now enable governments, businesses and other organizations to provide services to trans and non-binary communities in Canada.

Still “other” trans and non-binary people, critics say

But some in the transgender community see it as just a first step. “Honestly, he’s behind the ball of the eight,” said Calgary transgender lawyer Anna Murphy. “This is something they should have done many years ago. Now they’re just doing it. It’s great to see it. But honestly, it’s something that should have been done.” Murphy says she wants to see more action from government and the private sector based on data, such as providing better quality and health care for trans people, tackling underemployment and unemployment, and other inequalities faced by individuals. with a different race. As the numbers show, having only two choices for gender or gender excludes more than 100,000 Canadians from a key detail in the census. Statistics Canada tried to correct this by having three options for the gender question: “male”, “female” or “please specify this person’s gender”. Respondents were able to complete whatever word they used to describe their gender, which Ménard says was to include the many different ways of describing gender diversity. This method was developed through consultation and focus groups with trans and non-trans people and was then tested through a 2019 census in 150,000 Canadian households, according to Ménard. This word cloud provided by Statistics Canada shows some of the most common non-binary answers to the census gender question. (Statistical Service Canada)
However, critics said the issue of gender in the census continued to affect “others” who did not identify as men or women, including only men and women without some of the other more common choices. “You still say ‘another,’” Murphy said. “If you’re really interested … you would have a box that says ‘trans’ that one could control. You would have a box that says ‘two-spirit’ that one could control. Because it shows that you or whoever has done it The form actually recognizes it instead of just leaving a blank space. “ Jack Saddleback, a native educator and public speaker in Saskatoon, says indigenous communities have always embraced gender diversity. (Omayra Issa / CBC)
With the open-ended question, StatsCan groups the answers into categories. For example, someone who entered “fluid gender” as a gender identity will be grouped into the non-binary category. The question also allowed two-spirit, an umbrella term for many indigenous peoples before the colony, which was released by the Statistics Canada as part of the non-binary category. Jack Saddleback is an educator and public speaker in Saskatoon, originally from Samson Cree Nation in Mascwacis, Alta. He considers the choice to record one’s gender as a step towards the breakdown of the binary sexes imposed on indigenous cultures. “I grew up in this wider Canadian colonial environment, which, at its core, unfortunately does injustice to every citizen in the education system that is transmitted to these lands. Saddleback at Edmonton AM.

Regional and urban-rural differences

Across the country, the census found a higher percentage of trans and non-binary individuals in large metropolitan cities, known as metropolitan areas of inventory (CMA), and in small to medium-sized cities, known as census settlements (CA). One in six trans and non-binary people lives in central areas of large urban centers, and more than half of all non-binary people in Canada live in the six largest CMAs. Among the CMA / CA, Victoria, Halifax and Nelson, BC, had the highest percentage of non-binary individuals. Victoria Halifax and K.A. Jump have the highest transgender rates. Overall, Nova Scotia, Yukon, and BC had the highest rates of transgender and non-binary individuals (0.48, 0.47, and 0.44 percent, respectively), while Quebec had the lowest trans percentages (0.14 percent). one hundred) and non-binary atoms (0.09). %). Ménard says she did not know the roots of regional differences. “In the coming months, with the release of the other inventory variables, we will take a closer look and see if we can better understand these differences,” he said, “but we did consult with experts in Quebec and confirm this trend.” To learn more about gender identity, listen to They & Us, an award-winning CBC podcast exploring first-person stories about transgender and non-bisexual Canadians, now available on CBC Listen, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.