Indicator 16.b.1 Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed in the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law

Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Target 16.b: Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development

Indicator 16.b.1: Proportion of population reporting to have experienced discrimination or unfair treatment in the past 5 years

This indicator measures the proportion of population reporting to have experienced discrimination or unfair treatment over the past five years based on any of the following factors:

• Indigenous identity;
  
• Ethnicity or culture;
  
• Race or skin colour;
  
• Religion;
  
• Language;
  
• Accent;
  
• Physical appearance;
  
• Sex;
  
• Sexual orientation;
  
• Gender identity or expression;
  
• Age;
  
• Physical or mental disability;
  
• Any other specified reason.

This is a proxy indicator. The UN Global indicator states: “Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed in the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law”.

The total for Canada does not include data from the territories.

The discrimination indicators in the primary series, “Proportion of the population reporting experiences of discrimination or unfair treatment,” uses the total population as the denominator. The secondary series, “Proportion of individuals within a population who reported experiencing discrimination or unfair treatment,” calculates the indicator based on the population of individuals who report such experiences, rather than employing the total population as the denominator.

Data were readily available to report on this indicator as specified by the metadata. Please refer to the sources to access additional information on the metadata or source.

The progress status is based solely on the primary series: “Proportion of the population reporting to have experienced discrimination or unfair treatment in the past 5 years.” Furthermore, the progress status is determined using only Q1 data as progress is assessed on an annual basis. Data from other quarters are not considered in the progress assessment for this indicator.