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Sense of belonging to local community

Domain

Society

Subdomain

Social cohesion and connections

Indicator

Sense of belonging to local community

Note: This indicator is a headline indicator. Headline indicators are intended to provide a high-level assessment of overall quality of life in Canada.

Sense of belonging to local community data snapshot
Description - Sense of belonging to local community data snapshot

46.1% of the population reported a very strong or somewhat strong sense of belonging to their local community.

Sense of belonging to local community
  Q3 2021 Q4 2021 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023
Very strong or somewhat strong sense of belonging to local community 47.2% 45.4% 47.1% 46.9% 49.9% 45.6% .. 41.7%
.. Not available for this reference period

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Social Survey, 2021-2023.


Definition

Proportion of the population by strength of sense of belonging to their local community.


Measurement

This indicator is measured in multiple Statistics Canada surveys including selected iterations of the Canadian Social Survey (CSS), the General Social Survey (GSS) - Social Identity, Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), the Canadian Housing Survey (CHS) and the General Social Survey (GSS) - Canadians' Safety (Victimization). Exact questionnaire wording may vary slightly between sources.  

For example, in the Canadian Social Survey (CSS), survey respondents are asked:

How would you describe your sense of belonging to your local community?

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

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Additional information

The 2017 Indigenous Peoples Survey included questions about engagement in activities indicating sense of belonging to the respondent's First Nations, Metis, Inuit and/or Aboriginal community. Results are available here:

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