Goal 5 - Gender equality

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Goal 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
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5.1.1.PR Does Canada have legal frameworks in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sexFootnote 1 Yes / No 2020 Yes More data on latest data for indicator 5.1.1.PR 2019 Yes Statistics Canada Rights of Women: Protecting women's rights  
5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation
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5.2.1 Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age Percentage of same population 2014 1.1 2009 1.7 Statistics CanadaFootnote 2 Victims of self-reported spousal violence within the past 12 months, by sex, 2004, 2009 and 2014 Statistics Canada - Canadian Community Crime Tracker
5.2.2 Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence percentage of same population 2018 2.9 N/A  N/A Statistics CanadaFootnote 3 Violent victimization in the past 12 months, by type of victimization, gender of victim, and province, 2018 Statistics Canada - Canadian Community Crime Tracker
5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
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5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 2 sub-indicators Statistics Canada - Census Program Data Viewer, 2016 Census
5.3.1.a.PR Proportion of women aged 15 to 19 who were married or living common lawFootnote 4Footnote 5
 Percentage 2016 1.1 2011 1.5 Statistics Canada Census of PopulationFootnote 9 Statistics Canada - Census Program Data Viewer, 2016 Census
5.3.1.b.PR Proportion of women aged 20 to 24 who were married or living common lawFootnote 4Footnote 5
 Percentage 2016 14.5 2011 16.5 Statistics Canada Census of PopulationFootnote 9 Statistics Canada - Census Program Data Viewer, 2016 Census
5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
5.4 Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate
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5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location More information on indicator 5.4.1 Hours 2015
  • Males: 3.1
  • Females: 4.1
 2010
  • Males: 3.4
  • Females: 4.6
 Statistics Canada Table 45-10-0014-01  
5.5 Ensure women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
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5.5.1 Proportion of seats held by women in
(a) national parliaments and
(b) local governments		 2 sub-indicators Infographic (Statistics Canada) - Canadians and Political Activities
5.5.1.a Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
 Total number of seats 43rd Parliament
2019/12/05 -		 100 42nd Parliament
2015/12/03 - 2019/09/11		 95 Statistics Canada Members of Parliament  
5.5.1.b Proportion of seats held by women in local governments
 Percentage 2015 26 ... ... Statistics Canada Elected Officials Gender Statistics  
5.5.2 Proportion of women in managerial positions More information on indicator 5.5.2 Percentage 2018 38.8 2017 37.9 Statistics CanadaFootnote 6    
5.6 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences
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5.6.1 Proportion of women aged 15-49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care Exploring data sources
5.6.2 Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education Exploring data sources
5.a Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws
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5.a.1
(a) Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex; and
(b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure		 2 sub-indicators
5.a.1.a Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex
 Exploring data sources
5.a.1.b Share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure
 Exploring data sources
5.a.2.PR Does Canada's legal framework (including customary law) guarantee women's equal rights to land ownership and/or controlFootnote 7 Yes / No 2020 Yes More data on latest data for indicator 5.a.2.PR 2019 Yes Statistics Canada Rights of Women: Equality  
5.b Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women
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5.b.1 Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex Percentage 2019 91.3 2017 89.5 Statistics Canada Table 11-10-0228-01  
5.c Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels
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5.c.1.PR Does Canada have a system to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women's empowermentFootnote 8 Yes / No 2020 Yes More data on latest data for indicator 5.c.2.PR 2019 Yes Women and Gender Equality Canada The Government of Canada's Gender Results Framework  

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Footnotes

Footnote 1

This is a proxy indicator. The UN Global Indicator states: "Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex"

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Footnote 2

Includes physical and sexual violence only. Includes current and former legally married and common-law partners.

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Footnote 3

Includes all women and girls 15 years of age and older subjected to sexual violence by a person other than an intimate partner in the past 12 months, regardless of place of occurrence.

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Footnote 4

This is a proxy indicator. The UN Global Indicator states: "Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18"

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Footnote 5

Age at marriage or common law union is not known.

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Footnote 6

This data is based on a custom tablulation. Age 15 years and over

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Footnote 7

This is a proxy indicator. The UN Global Indicator states:"Proportion of countries where the legal framework (including customary law) guarantees women's equal rights to land ownership and/or control"

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Footnote 8

This is a proxy indicator. The UN Global Indicator states:"Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women's empowerment"

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Footnote 9

Information on the source that was used to produce data for this indicator can be found through this hyperlink.

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More data on latest data for indicator 5.1.1.PR

A number of legal instruments exist in Canada to protect equality for women.

One is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which gives constitutional protection to individual human rights. It applies to relationships between an individual and government, while relationships between individuals are covered in certain areas by the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA), as well as provincial and territorial human rights legislation.

More information on indicator 5.4.1

Unpaid work activities include meal, lunch or snack preparation, preserving foods, baking, freezing, sealing, packing foods, indoor house cleaning, dish washing, tidying, taking out garbage, recycling, compost, unpacking goods, laundry, ironing, folding, sewing, shoe care, repair, painting or renovation, organizing, planning, paying bills, unpacking groceries, packing and unpacking luggage for travel and/or boxes for a move, outdoor maintenance such as car repair, ground maintenance, snow removal, cutting grass, planting (picking), maintaining, cleaning garden; caring for house plants, pet care such as feeding, walking, grooming, playing; caring for a child from your household (less than 15): personal care, getting ready for school, supervising homework, reading, playing, reprimanding, educational, emotional help, accompanying to or from school, bus stop, sports, activities, parent school meetings or appointments, caring for a teenager from your household (15 to 17): helping with homework, playing, reprimanding, educational, personal care, getting ready for school, emotional help, accompanying to or from school, bus stop, sports, activities, parent school meetings or appointments; caring for an adult from your household: washing, dressing, care giving, financial management, Accompanying to or from appointments, shopping; caring for a child from another household such as supervision, feeding, talking, accompanying; caring for an adult from another household such as preparing meals, cleaning, care giving, financial and household management, indoor or outdoor maintenance, accompanying to or from appointments, shopping; helping relatives, friends, neighbours, acquaintances, excluding caregiving; Shopping for goods or services such as gasoline, groceries, clothing, car, legal services, financial services, vehicle maintenance, health professional visit, consultation, researching for goods or services.

More information on indicator 5.5.2

Included in custom aggregation to best represent ISCO-08 major group 1 minus category 14:

  • Part of ISCO 1439 - Services managers not elsewhere classified (explanatory note: contact centre managers), see NOC 125 - Other business services managers;
  • Part of ISCO 3355 - Police inspectors and detectives (explanatory note: police inspectors), see NOC 431 - Commissioned police officers;
  • Part of ISCO 1431 - Sports, recreation and cultural centre managers (explanatory note: sports and recreation centre directors), see NOC 513 - Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors;
  • Part of ISCO 1431 - Sports, recreation and cultural centre managers (explanatory note: recreation, sport or cultural facility managers), see NOC 714 - Facility operation and maintenance managers;
  • Part of ISCO 1439 - Services managers not elsewhere classified (explanatory note: conference centre and shopping centre managers), see NOC 714 - Facility operation and maintenance managers; and
  • Part of ISCO 6221 - Aquaculture workers (explanatory note: fish and oyster farmers), see NOC 823 - Managers in aquaculture.

Excluded in custom aggregation to best represent ISCO-08 major group 1 minus category 14:

  • Part of ISCO 1311 - Agricultural and forestry production managers (explanatory note: large scale agricultural operation managers), see NOC 821 - Managers in agriculture; and
  • Part of ISCO 1324 - Supply, distribution and related managers (explanatory note: stationmasters and yardmasters), see NOC 7304 - Supervisors, railway transport operations.

More data on latest data for indicator 5.a.2.PR

Starting in Ontario in 1884 and Manitoba in 1900, the Married Women's Property Act gave married women in these provinces the same legal rights as men, which allowed women to be able to enter into legal agreements and buy property. The rest of the provinces and territories followed slowly, with Quebec eventually signing the Married Women's Property Act in 1964; the Civil Code of Québec was amended to give married women full legal and property rights.

More data on latest data for indicator 5.c.2.PR

The Government of Canada has demonstrated its commitment to advancing gender equality through significant investments in key programs, policies and initiatives.

Introduced in Budget 2018, the Gender Results Framework (GRF) represents the Government of Canada's vision for gender equality, highlighting the key issues that matter most. It is a whole-of government tool designed to:

  • Track how Canada is currently performing
  • Define what is needed to achieve greater equality
  • Determine how progress will be measured going forward
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