A GROUND-BREAKING STUDY ON PLACE, FREQUENCY AND SOURCES Probing Prejudice Ensemble and the Association for Canadian Studies March 20, 2013

Methodology The findings were collected from a survey of 2200 Canadians conducted by the firm Leger Marketing during the week of November 5th, Done via web panel, the probabilistic margin of error is 2.9 percent 19 times out of 20

One in four Canadians Report that they have been victims of prejudice In the past, have you been a victim of prejudice? If yes, where did the prejudice occur? Total TOTAL YES 24%25%23%26%17%27%37% Yes, at school 8%13%11% 7%2%11% Yes, at work 12%7%9%11%8%19%17% Yes, in a public space (i.e. park, bars, etc.) 11%13%10%12%11%9%17% No72%67%74%71%81%69%59% I prefer not to answer 4%8%3% 2%4%

Albertans and Quebecers most likely to report being victims of Prejudice: its occurrence is somewhat more likely to be in the workplace In the past, have you been a victim of prejudice? If yes, where did the prejudice occur? TotalMaritimesQCONMB/SKABBC TOTAL YES 24%18%26%24%18%29%24% Yes, at school 8% 7%9%4%13%6% Yes, at work 12%8%16%11%8%15%11% Yes, in a public space (i.e. park, bars, etc.) 11%7%8%13%10%9%12% No72%73%72% 80%66%72% I prefer not to answer 4%8%2%3%2%5%4%

Allophones most likely to report being victims of prejudice and it’s somewhat more common in the public domain whereas francophones more likely encountered prejudice in the workplace In the past, have you been a victim of prejudice? If yes, where did the prejudice occur?TotalFrenchEnglishOther TOTAL YES24%25%22%31% Yes, at school8%7% 12% Yes, at work12%17%11%12% Yes, in a public space (i.e. park, bars, etc.) 11%6%10%16% No72% 74%65% I prefer not to answer 4%3%4%

Multiple Encounters with prejudice most likely experienced by Canadians between the ages of 18 and 35 How often did it occur?Total Only once over the past year 26%31%25%39%35%21%31% More than Once over the past year 39%58%59%33%44%21%36% A couple times over the past year 26%48%44%27%25%14%17% Frequently over the past year 13%10%15%6%19%7%19% I prefer not to answer 35%10%16%28%21%57%32%

Ethnic Background, weight or Height, Gender and Language most commonly identified sources of prejudice amongst victims TotalManWoman Ethnic background41%46%37% Weight or Height27%18%35% Gender18%9%26% Language18%19%16% Religion beliefs12%15%10% School or work results 11%8%14% Sexual orientation9% Friendship9% I prefer not to answer 6% 5%

The Socio-Demographics of Prejudice Although ethnic background is the most commonly reported basis for prejudice amongst those saying they were victims there are some variations on the basis of age, region and language. On the basis of age, weight and height are important sources of prejudice notably amongst those between 18 and 24 and 55 and 64. Gender is the most widely reported basis for prejudice in Atlantic Canada and school or work results and language in Quebec. Ethnic background is identified as a source of prejudice by relatively few francophone Canadians who refer to language to a much greater degree. Amongst Quebec Anglophones some 54% said that they were victims of prejudice on the basis of language and 57.5% said they encountered prejudice on that basis more than once over the previous year.

Age and Prejudice Ethnic background 57%42%52%34%63%39% Weight or Height 41%35%32%29%41%10% Gender25%26%19%14%22%15% Language31%15%22%16%28%15% Religion beliefs 15%9%16%14% 6% School or work results 14%10%17%0%11%13% Sexual orientation 18%9% 8%13%10% Friendship16%17%8%1%21%1% I prefer not to answer 3%6% 5%3%

Region, province and prejudice MaritimesQCONMB/SKABBC Ethnic background 29%11%56%52%69%38% Weight or Height 26%22%34%36%18%23% Gender47%14%18%17%8%23% Language32%24%17%8%4%17% Religion beliefs 13%4%15%10%9%24% School or work results 14%19%8%0%5%15% Sexual orientation 6% 12%0%7%12% Friendship6% 9%4%8%19% I prefer not to answer 3%11%5%0%2%

Language identification and prejudice FrenchEnglishOther Ethnic background3%41%73% Weight or Height26%25%30% Gender13%18%22% Language15%13%29% Religion /beliefs4%14% School or work results 24%6%12% Sexual orientation6%12%4% Friendship7% 16% I prefer not to answer 13%5%1%

In public spaces ethnic background is the principle source of prejudice; in Schools it’s ethnic background and gender and at work it’s gender and ethnic background Total Yes, at school Yes, at work Yes, in a public space (i.e. park, bars, etc.) Ethnic background 28%29%16%42% Gender 17%20%17%15% Language 11%6%13%15% Religion beliefs 10%15%9%6% Weight 8%12%6%5% Sexual orientation 4%5%3%6% School or work results 4%2%9%1% Friendship 3%1%4%3% Disability 2% 3%

Multiple instances of prejudice most likely to arise on the basis of ethnic background and gender TotalOnly once over the past year A couple times over the past year Frequent ly over the past year I prefer not to answer Ethnic backgroun d 28%31%19%26%33% Gender 17%15%17%16%20% Language 11%14%20%6% Religion beliefs 10%5%16%7%10% Weight or Height 8% 6%12%7% School or work results 5% 4%3% Sexual orientation 4%6%5%1%3% Friendship 3%2% 1%4% Disability 2%1%3%6%

Multiple encounters with prejudice most likely to occur at school In the past, have you been a victim of prejudice? If yes, where did the prejudice occurs? How often did it occur? Yes, at schoolYes, at workYes, in a public space (i.e. park, bars, etc.) Only once over the past year 16%24%38% A couple times over the past year 25%28.%23% Frequently over the past year 18%10%13% I prefer not to answer 41%37%25%