The Leger poll for the Association for Canadian Studies, conducted online between Aug. 29 and 31 with 1,627 people, provides the following specific numbers regarding the observation of systemic racism in Canadian provinces:
Overall Findings:
- 49 per cent of Canadians reported having observed evidence of systemic racism in their province.
- 37 per cent said they hadn’t observed evidence of systemic racism.
- 14 per cent said they didn’t know or preferred not to answer.
Observation by Gender:
- 56 per cent of women surveyed reported having witnessed systemic racism.
- 42 per cent of men surveyed reported having witnessed systemic racism.
Observation by Age Group:
- 57 per cent of people aged 18 to 34 said they have observed evidence of systemic racism.
- 50 per cent of those aged 35 to 54 years old said they have observed evidence of systemic racism.
- 44 per cent of those aged 55 and older said they have observed evidence of systemic racism.
Observation by Province:
- 53 per cent of respondents in Quebec said they’ve witnessed evidence of systemic racism.
- 52 per cent of Ontarians said they’ve witnessed evidence of systemic racism.
- 42 per cent of respondents in B.C. said they’ve witnessed evidence of systemic racism.
- 41 per cent of respondents in Alberta said they’ve witnessed evidence of systemic racism.
Observation by Racial/Ethnic Group:
- 73 per cent of those identifying as Black reported seeing evidence of systemic racism.
- 49 per cent of other non-white respondents reported seeing evidence of systemic racism.
- 30 per cent of white respondents reported seeing evidence of systemic racism.
Observation by Place of Birth:
- 52 per cent of poll respondents born outside of Canada reported evidence of systemic racism.
- 49 per cent of those born in Canada reported evidence of systemic racism