2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan Survey Results – Employment and Workplace
This visual product displays the survey results for questions related to employment and the workplace in a disaggregated manner, by showing results for related questions broken down by the respondent’s gender, age, sexual orientation, population group, disability status, province of residence and more.
Employment Status
1. What best describes your current work situation?
The majority of respondents were employed fulltime.
Survey respondents overall | Percentage |
---|---|
Employed full-time for pay |
52% |
Employed part-time for pay |
11% |
Homemaker |
<1% |
Other |
2% |
Retired |
5% |
Self-employed |
6% |
Student |
14% |
Unable to work due to a disability |
4% |
Unemployed, and currently seeking work |
7% |
2. How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted your employment situation?
63% of employed respondents reported that the pandemic had no impact on their employment situation.
Employed Respondents | Percentage |
---|---|
Laid off |
8% |
No impact |
63% |
No impact, but I anticipate that my employment and/or hours available for me to work will be affected in the future |
11% |
Reduced work hours |
19% |
3. How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted your employment situation?
However, 66% of unemployed respondents who were currently seeking work reported that the pandemic made it harder for them to find work.
Unemployed Respondents | Percentage |
---|---|
The pandemic has made it harder for me to find work |
66% |
Laid off |
28% |
No impact |
4% |
No impact, but I anticipate that my employment and/or hours available for me to work will be affected in the future |
2% |
4. How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted your employment situation?
Employed respondents of Middle Eastern/North African decent (15%) were the most likely population group to have been laid off as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, employed respondents of Sout East Asian (19%) and South Asian (17%) descent were the most likely population groups to report that they anticipated their employment/hours available for them to work would be affected by COVID-19 in the future.
Population Group and Indigenous Identity | Laid off | No impact | No impact, but I anticipate that my employment and/or hours available for me to work will be affected in the future | Reduced work hours |
---|---|---|---|---|
White |
8% |
64% |
10% |
18% |
South Asian |
7% |
57% |
17% |
19% |
East Asian |
6% |
60% |
14% |
21% |
South East Asian |
8% |
52% |
19% |
22% |
Middle Eastern / North AfricanFootnote 3 |
15% |
56% |
12% |
17% |
Black Caribbean |
7% |
60% |
14% |
19% |
Black African |
9% |
62% |
15% |
15% |
Latin American |
12% |
57% |
12% |
19% |
Racialized: Other GroupsFootnote 4 |
11% |
53% |
14% |
22% |
White and RacializedFootnote 5 |
9% |
59% |
11% |
21% |
Indigenous |
10% |
56% |
13% |
21% |
5. How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted your employment situation?
66% of employed respondents without disabilities reported that the COVID-19 pandemic had no impact on their employment, while only 53% of employed respondents with a disability stated the same.
How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted your employment situation? | Respondents with Disabilities | Respondents without Disabilities |
---|---|---|
Laid off |
10% |
7% |
No impact |
53% |
66% |
No impact, but I anticipate that my employment and/or hours available for me to work will be affected in the future |
14% |
10% |
Reduced work hours |
23% |
17% |
6. If you were looking for a job at a non-LGBTQ2 establishment, do you think that sharing information about your sexual orientation during the hiring process would reduce your chances of being hired?
37% of respondents felt that sharing information about their sexual orientation in the hiring processes would reduce their chances of being hired at a non-2SLGBTQI+ establishment.
Do you think that sharing information about your sexual orientation during the hiring process would reduce your chances of being hired? | Percentage |
---|---|
Yes |
37% |
No, but only if I know that the employer is LGBTQ2 friendly |
51% |
No |
12% |
7. If you were looking for a job at a non-LGBTQ2 establishment, do you think that sharing information about your sexual orientation during the hiring process would reduce your chances of being hired?
47% of Two-Spirit respondents felt that sharing information about their sexual orientation in the hiring processes would reduce their chances of being hired at a non-2SLGBTQI+ establishment.
Do you think that sharing information about your sexual orientation during the hiring process would reduce your chances of being hired? | Lesbian | Gay | Bisexual | Pansexual | Queer | Asexual | Demisexual | Heterosexual | Unsure | Two-Spirit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes |
39% |
37% |
36% |
37% |
33% |
35% |
37% |
35% |
38% |
47% |
No, but only if I know that the employer is LGBTQ2 friendly |
51% |
48% |
53% |
55% |
61% |
53% |
56% |
32% |
47% |
41% |
No |
11% |
14% |
10% |
8% |
6% |
12% |
7% |
34% |
15% |
11% |
8. If you were looking for a job at a non-LGBTQ2 establishment, do you think that sharing information about your gender identity during the hiring process would reduce your chances of being hired?
43% of respondents felt that sharing information about their gender identity in the hiring processes would reduce their chances of being hired at a non-2SLGBTQI+ establishment.
Do you think that sharing information about your gender identity during the hiring process would reduce your chances of being hired? | Percentage |
---|---|
Yes |
43% |
No, but only if I know that the employer is LGBTQ2 friendly |
31% |
No |
26% |
9. If you were looking for a job at a non-LGBTQ2 establishment, do you think that sharing information about your gender identity during the hiring process would reduce your chances of being hired?
Transgender women (69%) respondents were most likely to think that sharing information about their gender identity in the hiring process would reduce their chances of being hired at a non-2SLGBTQI+ establishment compared to other gender identities.
Do you think that sharing information about your gender identity during the hiring process would reduce your chances of being hired? | Transgender woman | Cisgender woman | Transgender man | Cisgender man | Gender diverse | Non-Binary / Agender | Two-Spirit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes |
69% |
27% |
62% |
30% |
55% |
60% |
54% |
No, but only if I know that the employer is LGBTQ2 friendly |
28% |
30% |
35% |
28% |
39% |
37% |
31% |
No |
3% |
43% |
3% |
42% |
6% |
3% |
15% |
Workplace Environment
10. Are you comfortable sharing information about your sexual orientation at your workplace?
46% of employed respondents felt comfortable sharing information about their sexual orientation in their workplace.
Are you comfortable sharing information about your sexual orientation at your workplace? | Percentage |
---|---|
Yes |
46% |
Yes to some people, but not others |
42% |
No |
12% |
11. Are you comfortable sharing information about your sexual orientation at your workplace?
Asexual (26%) and bisexual (21%) employed respondents were more likely to report that they were not comfortable sharing information about their sexual orientation in the workplace compared to respondents from other sexual orientation groups.
Are you comfortable sharing information about your sexual orientation at your workplace? | Lesbian | Gay | Bisexual | Pansexual | Queer | Asexual | Demisexual | Heterosexual | Unsure | Two-Spirit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes |
51% |
57% |
29% |
35% |
43% |
23% |
26% |
51% |
25% |
54% |
Yes to some people, but not others |
41% |
36% |
50% |
49% |
47% |
51% |
59% |
24% |
36% |
36% |
No |
8% |
7% |
21% |
16% |
10% |
26% |
15% |
24% |
38% |
10% |
12. Are you comfortable sharing information about your sexual orientation at your workplace?
47% of white respondents felt comfortable sharing information about their sexual orientation at their workplace, compared to 35% of South Asian respondents or 35% of East Asian respondents. In addition, 30% of Black African respondents were not comfortable sharing information about their sexual orientation at work, as opposed to only 12% of white respondents.
Population Group and Indigenous Identity | Yes | Yes to some people but not others | No |
---|---|---|---|
White |
47% |
41% |
12% |
South Asian |
35% |
46% |
18% |
East Asian |
35% |
48% |
17% |
South East Asian |
40% |
45% |
14% |
Middle Eastern / North African |
46% |
37% |
17% |
Black Caribbean |
44% |
39% |
17% |
Black African |
43% |
27% |
30% |
Latin Americans |
42% |
43% |
14% |
Racialized: Other Groups |
45% |
42% |
14% |
White and Racialized |
45% |
41% |
14% |
Indigenous |
42% |
44% |
14% |
13. Are you comfortable sharing information about the following at your workplace: Your gender identity?
59% of respondents were comfortable sharing information about their gender identity at their workplace.
Are you Comfortable Sharing Information about your Gender Identity at the Workplace? | Percentage |
---|---|
Yes |
59% |
Yes to some people, but not others |
23% |
No |
18% |
14. Are you comfortable sharing information about the following at your workplace: Your gender identity?
On the other hand, gender diverse (35%) and non-binary / agender (29%) respondents were more likely to report that they were not comfortable sharing information about their gender identity at their workplace compared to respondents from other gender identity groups.
Are you Comfortable Sharing Information about your Gender Identity at the Workplace? | Transgender woman | Cisgender woman | Transgender man | Cisgender man | Gender diverse | Non-Binary / Agender | Two-Spirit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes |
45% |
72% |
29% |
77% |
26% |
28% |
53% |
Yes to some people, but not others |
31% |
16% |
46% |
13% |
39% |
43% |
27% |
No |
25% |
13% |
24% |
11% |
35% |
29% |
20% |
15. Are you comfortable sharing information about the following at your workplace: Your gender identity?
63% of East Asian and 61% of Latin American respondents felt comfortable sharing information about their gender identity at their workplace, compared to 51% of South Asian and South East Asian respondents.
Population Group and Indigenous Identity | Yes | Yes to some people but not others | No |
---|---|---|---|
White |
59% |
23% |
18% |
South Asian |
51% |
29% |
19% |
East Asian |
63% |
20% |
17% |
Southeast Asian |
51% |
31% |
19% |
Middle Eastern / North African |
57% |
25% |
18% |
Black Caribbean |
54% |
27% |
20% |
Black African |
Insufficient data |
Insufficient data |
Insufficient data |
Latin American |
61% |
23% |
15% |
Racialized: Other Groups |
56% |
24% |
20% |
White and Racialized |
53% |
28% |
19% |
Indigenous |
53% |
25% |
21% |
Harassment due to Sexual Orientation
16. In the past five years, have you experienced harassment in the workplace due to your sexual orientation?
Approximately one quarter of employed respondents experienced harassment in the workplace due to their sexual orientation (26%).
In the past five years, have you experienced harassment in the workplace due to your sexual orientation? | Percentage |
---|---|
Yes |
26% |
No |
69% |
Don’t know |
5% |
17. In the past five years, have you experienced harassment in the workplace due to your sexual orientation?
Two-Spirit (42%) and Queer (31%) employed respondents were most likely to experience harassment in the workplace due to their sexual orientation compared to other sexual orientation groups.
In the past five years, have you experienced harassment in the workplace due to your sexual orientation? | Lesbian | Gay | Bisexual | Pansexual | Queer | Asexual | Demisexual | Heterosexual | Unsure | Two-Spirit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes |
27% |
27% |
22% |
27% |
31% |
19% |
26% |
21% |
14% |
42% |
No |
67% |
69% |
71% |
66% |
62% |
74% |
63% |
76% |
75% |
53% |
Don’t know |
6% |
4% |
7% |
6% |
6% |
7% |
11% |
3% |
11% |
5% |
18. In the past five years, have you experienced harassment in the workplace due to your sexual orientation?
Respondents from the “Racialized: Other Groups” population group (36%) were most likely to experience harassment in the workplace due to their sexual orientation, followed by Indigenous respondents (35%) and Black African respondents (31%).
Population Group and Indigenous Identity | Yes | No | Don’t know |
---|---|---|---|
White |
25% |
70% |
5% |
South Asian |
25% |
67% |
8% |
East Asian |
17% |
75% |
8% |
South East Asian |
20% |
72% |
7% |
Middle Eastern / North African |
26% |
67% |
7% |
Black Caribbean |
24% |
66% |
10% |
Black African |
31% |
65% |
5% |
Latin American |
24% |
69% |
7% |
Racialized: Other Groups |
36% |
55% |
9% |
White and Racialized |
28% |
64% |
8% |
Indigenous |
35% |
59% |
6% |
19. In the past five years, have you experienced harassment in the workplace due to your sexual orientation?
Respondents with disabilities (34%) were also more likely than those without disabilities (23%) to experience harassment in the workplace due to their sexual orientation.
In the past five years, have you experienced harassment in the workplace due to your sexual orientation? | Respondents with Disabilities | Respondents without Disabilities |
---|---|---|
Yes |
34% |
23% |
No |
59% |
72% |
Don’t know |
7% |
5% |
20. Thinking only of the incidents of workplace harassment that you experienced in the last five years related to your sexual orientation what forms did they take?
The most common forms of workplace harassment experienced by respondents due to their sexual orientation were microaggressionsFootnote 6 (92%), verbal slurs (57%), and sexual harassment (28%).
Most common forms of workplace harassment experienced by respondents due to their sexual orientation | Percentage |
---|---|
Microagressions |
92% |
Verbal slurs |
57% |
Physical violence |
3% |
Threats |
12% |
Sexual harassment |
28% |
Sexual violence |
3% |
Other |
7% |
The most common reasons respondents did not report harassment due to sexual orientation was fear that their experiences would not be taken seriously (40%), fear of reprisal (26%), or because they had addressed the issue through an informal conversation with a supervisor or manager instead (30%).
Harassment due to Gender Identity
21. In the past five years, have you experienced harassment in the workplace due to your gender identity?
More than one fifth of respondents experienced harassment in the workplace due to their gender identity (22%).
In the past five years, have you experienced harassment in the workplace due to your gender identity? | Percentage |
---|---|
Yes |
22% |
No |
71% |
Don’t know |
7% |
22. In the past five years, have you experienced harassment in the workplace due to your gender identity?
Transgender respondents (47% of transgender men and 45% of transgender women) were most likely to experience harassment in the workplace due to their gender identity compared to other gender identity groups.
In the past five years, have you experienced harassment in the workplace due to your gender identity? | Transgender woman | Cisgender woman | Transgender man | Cisgender man | Gender diverse | Non-Binary / Agender | Two-Spirit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes |
45% |
17% |
47% |
6% |
32% |
36% |
38% |
No |
45% |
77% |
45% |
88% |
58% |
54% |
55% |
Don’t know |
10% |
6% |
8% |
6% |
9% |
9% |
7% |
23. In the past five years, have you experienced harassment in the workplace due to your gender identity?
Respondents from the “Racialized: Other Groups” (32%) population group were most likely to experience harassment in the workplace due to their gender identity, followed by Black African (31%) respondents, Indigenous respondents, and White and Racialized respondents (30% respectively).
Population Group and Indigenous Identity | Yes | No | Don’t know |
---|---|---|---|
White |
22% |
72% |
7% |
South Asian |
19% |
72% |
9% |
East Asian |
16% |
76% |
8% |
South East Asian |
17% |
75% |
8% |
Middle Eastern / North African |
21% |
71% |
8% |
Black Caribbean |
26% |
62% |
12% |
Black African |
31% |
62% |
7% |
Latin American |
19% |
72% |
9% |
Racialized: Other Groups |
32% |
57% |
11% |
White and Racialized |
30% |
61% |
9% |
Indigenous |
30% |
62% |
8% |
24. Thinking only of the incidents of workplace harassment that you experienced in the last five years related to your gender identity what forms did they take?
The most common forms of workplace harassment experienced by respondents due to their gender identity were microaggressions (94%), verbal slurs (51%), and sexual harassment (28%).
Most common forms of workplace harassment experienced by respondents due to their gender identity | Percentage |
---|---|
Microagressions |
94% |
Verbal slurs |
51% |
Physical violence |
5% |
Threats |
15% |
Sexual harassment |
28% |
Sexual violence |
3% |
The most common reasons respondents did not report harassment due to gender identity were: fear that their experiences would not be taken seriously (42%), fear of reprisal (26%), or because they had addressed the issue through an informal conversation with a supervisor or manager instead (29%).
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