Sense of belonging to Canada

• Proportion of the population by strength of sense of belonging to Canada.

This indicator is measured through the General Social Survey (GSS) - Social Identity, the Canadian Social Survey (CSS), and the Survey Series on People and their Communities (SSPC).

In the GSS on Social Identity, survey respondents are asked:

How would you describe your sense of belonging to Canada?

• Very strong
• Somewhat strong
• Somewhat weak
• Very weak
• No opinion

This indicator is measured through more than one Statistics Canada survey. Estimates can vary between data sources due to differences in reference periods, targeted or sampled populations, data collection and other methodology.

• General Social Survey (GSS) - Social Identity
  • Table 89-640-X – Sense of belonging to Canada, province and local community, by age group and sex, Canada, 2008
  • Table 43-10-0064-01 – Sense of belonging to the local community, town, province and Canada and trust in people, by groups designated as visible minorities and selected sociodemographic characteristics, 2020
• Canadian Social Survey (CSS)
  • Table 45-10-0077-01 – Sense of belonging to Canada, by gender and province
  • Table 45-10-0078-01 – Sense of belonging to Canada, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
• Survey Series on People and their Communities (SSPC)

• Proud to be Canadian (Statistics Canada – Infographics, June 23, 2015)

• Areas with high rates of hate crime also report lower scores on quality of life indicators (The Daily, February 8, 2024)
• Almost three in four Canadians have a strong or somewhat strong sense of belonging to Canada (StatsCAN Plus, June 30, 2023)
• Immigrants' sense of belonging to Canada by province of residence (Economic and Social Reports, June 28, 2023)
• Filipino Canadian proud with a strong sense of belonging (StatsCAN Plus, June 19, 2023)
• Sense of belonging to Canada, the province of residence and the local community (The Daily, June 29, 2015)