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• Gender
• Of the total Canadian population and of the
  labour force, what proportion are female and what
  proportion are male?
• Population
• Labour Force

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Percentage of Men Women in the Population,
over time
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• Gender
• What is the Labour Force Participation Rate
• for men?
• for women?

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LFPR Men Women
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• Among full-time, full year workers, who earns
  more men or women?
• How much more?

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Full-time Full year Workers

• Answer Men
• How much more?
• See chart showing wages from 1992 to 2001.
• 1992 women earned 72 of what men earned
  (33,023 compared to 45,984)
• 2001 ratio is 72 (35,258 compared to 49,250)
  

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• What proportion of part-time workers are female?
  Male?

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Proportion of Part-time Employees who are Female
Male (by age), 2002
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Two Kinds of Part-time work

• Voluntary part-time
• Family responsibility
• School
• Personal preference
• Illness
• Involuntary
• Full-time work desired but not available

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Proportion of Men Women Involuntarily Working
Part-time (by age), 2002
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• Age
• What age group has the highest labour force
  participation rate (LFPR)?
• 15-24
• 25-44
• 45-64
• 65 over

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• What are the major visible minority groups?
• What proportion is each in
• Canada?
• Toronto?

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Percent of VM in Population, 2001
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Canada Ontario are similar to Toronto in
proportion
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• What proportion of population and the labour
  force are
• Aboriginal peoples
• People of colour
• Whites
• In
• Canada? Ontario? And Toronto?

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• Persons with Disabilities
• What proportion of the Canadian population and
  labour force are comprised of persons with
  disabilities?
• What are primary disabilities?

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Persons with Disabilities, 1991
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Types of disabilities

• PHYSICAL
• Visual impairment
• Hearing impairment
• Mobility impairment
• Missing limbs
• MENTAL
• Learning
• Intellectually challenged
• Psychiatric

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• Sexual orientation
• What proportion of the population and labour
  force are gay men and lesbians?

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Sexual Orientation

• This data is NOT collected in census
• Typically estimated that about 10 of population
  is gay/lesbian
• Some estimates as high as 20

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• Religion
• What proportion of the Canadian population is
  Christian?
• non-Christian?

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Change in Religious Affiliations, 1991 to 2001