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A safe and inclusive approach to disseminating statistical information about the non-binary population in Canada / by Claude Girard and France-Pascale Ménard.: CS11-522/2024-1-26E-PDF

"In 2022, Canada became the first country to release statistical information about its transgender and non-binary populations based on census data. Moreover, following a 2018 government-wide policy direction, Statistics Canada’s surveys have been collecting and disseminating information about gender by default rather than sex at birth. Due to the small size of the transgender and non-binary populations, disseminating safe statistical information about them at detailed geographical levels poses a challenge. The dissemination strategy adopted for the 2021 Census, which was subsequently adapted and recommended for surveys, is centered on a new 2-category gender variable (Men+, Women+) that includes non-binary persons. In this paper, the methodological considerations that have gone into creating and adopting this approach, which is deemed both inclusive of non-binary people and safe, are highlighted"--Abstract.

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Department/Agency
  • Statistics Canada, issuing body.
TitleA safe and inclusive approach to disseminating statistical information about the non-binary population in Canada / by Claude Girard and France-Pascale Ménard.
Variant title
  • At head of title: Proceedings of Statistics Canada Symposium 2024 : the future of official statistics
Series title
  • [Statistics Canada international symposium series : proceedings], 1709-8211
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Une approche sécuritaire et inclusive à la diffusion d’informations statistiques sur la population non binaire au Canada.
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, September 8, 2025.
Author / Contributor
  • Girard, Claude, author.
Description1 online resource (8 unnumbered pages) : charts.
Catalogue number
  • CS11-522/2024-1-26E-PDF
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