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November 2014 Methodology This report presents the findings of an online survey conducted among 1500 Canadian adults 18yrs and is representative of the Canadian population by age gender and region based on 2011 Census data ID: 691651

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Slide1

CBC News Poll on Discrimination

November 2014Slide2

Methodology

This report presents the findings of an online survey conducted among 1,500 Canadian adults 18yrs+ and is representative of the Canadian population by age, gender and region based on 2011 Census data

.

A

subsample of

260

interviews was conducted with visible minorities.

The online survey was conducted by

Environics

Research Group

from October 22 - 29, 2014Slide3

Q1a.

To what extent are you comfortable or uncomfortable with the following statements regarding immigration and multiculturalism? Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where ‘5’ means you are very comfortable and ‘1’ means you are not very comfortable.

All respondents n=1500

Assessing Comfort Levels

The majority of respondents indicated a high degree of comfort around engaging with people with other ethnic backgrounds. Being in a romantic relationship is the statement ranked lowest with 45% of Canadians indicating they are very comfortable.

3

Top 2

79%

79%79%77%75%71%66%

Bottom 2

6%

6%

5%

6%

9%

9%

13%Slide4

Description

Gender

Age

Region

Top 2 Comfortable

Total

Men

Women

18-2930-49

50+

ATLQCONPrairiesBCSomeone with a different ethnic background moved next door to me79%79%79%84%77%79%86%76%82%72%84%Working for someone of a different ethnic background79%79%79%82%80%77%83%78%81%73%81%Employing someone of a different ethnic background79%78%79%81%79%77%83%76%80%74%83%Someone of a different ethnic background married my best friend77%76%79%82%77%75%86%76%78%71%83%Voting for someone from a different ethnic group75%75%75%81%75%72%81%73%76%69%80%Someone of a different ethnic background married my child/brother/sister71%71%71%75%71%69%76%69%72%65%78%Being in a romantic relationship with someone of a different ethnic background66%70%62%69%69%62%72%63%65%64%73%

Assessing Comfort Levels – Demographic DifferencesOverall, respondents residing in Quebec and the Prairies indicate somewhat lower comfort levels than those residing in the Atlantic region or British Columbia.

Q1a. To what extent are you comfortable or uncomfortable with the following statements regarding immigration and multiculturalism? Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where ‘5’ means you are very comfortable and ‘1’ means you are not very comfortable. All respondents n=1500Slide5

Description

Visible Minority

Born

in Canada

Total

Yes

n=260

No

n=1240Yesn=956Non=234Someone with a different ethnic background moved next door to me79%

85%

78%79%82%Working for someone of a different ethnic background79%87%78%79%82%Employing someone of a different ethnic background79%86%77%78%81%Someone of a different ethnic background married my best friend77%85%76%77%80%Voting for someone from a different ethnic group75%83%73%74%77%Someone of a different ethnic background married my child/brother/sister71%77%70%70%73%Being in a romantic relationship with someone of a different ethnic background66%75%64%66%66%Assessing Comfort Levels – Demographic DifferencesRespondents who are in the visible minority group as well as those born outside Canada express higher comfort levels across all the statements we tested. Q1a. To what extent are you comfortable or uncomfortable with the following statements regarding immigration and multiculturalism? Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where ‘5’ means you are very comfortable and ‘1’ means you are not very comfortable. All respondents n=1500Slide6

Q1b To

what extent are you comfortable or uncomfortable with the following statements regarding Aboriginal peoples in Canada? Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where ‘5’ means you are very comfortable and ‘1’ means you are not very comfortable. All respondents n=1500

Assessing Comfort Levels

The majority of respondents indicate a high degree of comfort with respect to engaging with Aboriginal Canadians, although expressed comfort levels are marginally softer when compared to the same statements about people from other ethnic backgrounds.

6

Top 2

76%

75%

75%74%73%68%63%Bottom 2

8%

9%7%8%9%11%15%Slide7

Description

Gender

Age

Region

Top 2 Comfortable

Total

Men

Women

18-2930-49

50+

ATLQCONPrairiesBCWorking for someone of Aboriginal background76%75%77%78%76%75%80%78%79%66%74%An Aboriginal family moved next door to me75%73%76%78%75%73%77%76%80%61%74%Employing someone of Aboriginal background75%73%77%76%75%74%77%75%79%67%71%Someone of Aboriginal background married my best friend74%73%75%77%75%73%82%78%76%63%73%Voting for someone of Aboriginal background73%72%74%75%72%74%75%75%77%63%72%Someone of Aboriginal background married my child/brother/sister68%66%70%72%69%66%70%73%70%59%65%Being in a romantic relationship with someone of Aboriginal background63%65%61%65%64%61%68%65%66%50%62%

Assessing Comfort Levels – Demographic DifferencesThere are no differences between age groups or gender. Respondents residing in the Prairies express lower comfort levels with respect to engaging with Aboriginal Canadians.

Q1b. To what extent are you comfortable or uncomfortable with the following statements regarding Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

? Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where ‘5’ means you are very comfortable and ‘1’ means you are not very comfortable. All respondents n=1500Slide8

Attitudes about Multiculturalism

Three out of four respondents (75%) agree that Canada is a welcoming place for all ethnicities. On the other hand, the same proportion of Canadians (73%) agrees that immigrants should make their best effort to assimilate. Over half of Canadians (56%) believe that their country is better off because it has so many distinct cultures.

8

Agree

75%

73%

65%

65%

60%58%56%Disagree6%7%

12%

12%12%17%18%Q2. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding immigration and multiculturalism? Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where ‘5’ means you strongly agree and ‘1’ means you strongly disagree. All respondents n=1500Slide9

Attitudes about Multiculturalism

More than half of respondents agree that immigrants are very important to building a stable Canadian economic future (55%), while 30% agree that immigrants take away jobs from Canadians. Canadians are divided when it comes to worrying about their own cultural values being lost as ethnic diversity increases with 40% of respondents expressing agreement and 37% expressing disagreement.

9

Agree

55%

49%

47%

40%

30%17%Disagree17%19%

22%

37%44%64%Q2. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding immigration and multiculturalism? Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where ‘5’ means you strongly agree and ‘1’ means you strongly disagree. All respondents n=1500Slide10

Description

Gender

Age

Region

Top 2 Agree

Total

Men

Women

18-29

30-49

50+ATLQCONPrairiesBCI believe Canada is a welcoming place for all ethnicities75%75%75%79%74%75%70%76%77%70%76%Immigrants should make their best effort to assimilate to Canadian values and culture73%74%73%58%72%82%59%82%70%74%73%I think the blending of cultures is a good thing for the world65%65%66%71%65%63%67%63%66%62%73%I am proud of Canada's multicultural makeup65%63%67%71%66%62%68%57%69%63%72%I think multiculturalism is a global trend60%60%60%58%60%61%53%62%62%56%59%My close circle of friends or relations includes people from different ethnic groups58%58%58%64%58%55%51%55%61%55%62%Canada is better off because it has so many distinct cultures56%56%56%63%55%53%59%48%61%52%

61%

Attitudes towards Multiculturalism – Demographic DifferencesOverall those aged 18-29 express more positive views on multiculturalism compared to older demographics. Respondents residing in Quebec as well as the Prairies express somewhat less favourable opinions on immigration and ethnic diversity.

Q2. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding immigration and multiculturalism? Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where ‘5’ means you strongly agree and ‘1’ means you strongly disagree. All respondents n=1500Slide11

Description

Gender

Age

Region

Top 2 Agree

Total

Men

Women

18-2930-49

50+

ATLQCONPrairiesBCImmigrants are very important to building a stable Canadian economic future55%57%53%55%56%54%51%51%60%49%58%I think government and social institutions have to do more to help make multiculturalism work49%50%48%52%48%49%50%44%52%47%54%I don't distinguish between cultures47%49%46%47%46%49%50%46%48%43%53%I worry that my own cultural values will be lost as ethnic diversity increases 40%38%41%36%38%43%30%47%37%41%37%Immigrants take jobs from Canadians30%28%32%30%31%30%34%26%28%39%30%I have felt in certain situations that I should hide my ethnic origin17%18%17%22%21%12%14%17%20%20%11%Attitudes towards Multiculturalism – Demographic DifferencesRespondents in Quebec are more likely to be concerned that their own cultural values will be lost as ethnic diversity increases. Those residing on Ontario or BC are more likely to believe that immigrants are important for Canada’s economic future. Q2. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding immigration and multiculturalism? Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where ‘5’ means you strongly agree and ‘1’ means you strongly disagree. All respondents n=1500Slide12

Description

Visible Minority

Born

in Canada

Total

Yes

n=260

No

n=1240Yesn=956Non=234I believe Canada is a welcoming place for all ethnicities75%

80%

74%74%78%Immigrants should make their best effort to assimilate to Canadian values and culture73%72%74%73%76%I think the blending of cultures is a good thing for the world65%79%62%63%74%I am proud of Canada's multicultural makeup65%80%62%63%77%I think multiculturalism is a global trend60%73%57%57%72%My close circle of friends or relations includes people from different ethnic groups58%74%54%55%71%Canada is better off because it has so many distinct cultures56%73%52%53%70%Assessing Comfort Levels – Demographic DifferencesRespondents who belong to a visible minority group as well as those born outside Canada are significantly more likely to embrace multiculturalism

Q2. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding immigration and multiculturalism? Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where ‘5’ means you strongly agree and ‘1’ means you strongly disagree. All respondents n=1500Slide13

Description

Visible Minority

Born

in Canada

Total

Yes

n=260

No

n=1240Yesn=956Non=234Immigrants are very important to building a stable Canadian economic future55%

78%

50%49%80%I think government and social institutions have to do more to help make multiculturalism work49%68%45%46%64%I don't distinguish between cultures47%59%45%45%58%I worry that my own cultural values will be lost as ethnic diversity increases 40%30%42%42%29%Immigrants take jobs from Canadians30%23%32%32%21%I have felt in certain situations that I should hide my ethnic origin17%31%15%15%28%Assessing Comfort Levels – Demographic DifferencesRespondents who belong to a visible minority group as well as those born outside Canada are significantly more likely to embrace multiculturalismQ2. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding immigration and multiculturalism? Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where ‘5’ means you strongly agree and ‘1’ means you strongly disagree. All respondents n=1500Slide14

Q3. Which ethnic or cultural group do you think is most likely to experience discrimination in Canada?

Base: All respondents

n=1500

Includes first mention of open ended question only.

Note this study was fielded closely following the events in Ottawa on Oct 22

Subjects of Discrimination

– Top of mind responses

When asked, which group they believe is most likely to experience discrimination in Canada, 24% of respondents mentioned Muslims and another 14% said people from Arab or Middle Eastern countries.Slide15

Perceived Subjects

of Discrimination

The

majority of respondents indicated that they think Muslims and Arabs / West Asians are at least sometimes discriminated against. While Anglophones and

Francophones

were seen as the least discriminated against, a full one-third of respondents still think they are at least sometimes discriminated against.15

Often + Sometimes

84%

82%73%70%57%53%52%34%31%Q4. For each of the following groups, please tell me whether you think they are often, sometimes, rarely or never the subject of discrimination in Canadian society today. Base: All respondents n=

1500;

Francophones asked in Eng Canada only, Anglophones asked in Quebec onlySlide16

Perceived Subjects

of

Discrimination – Demographic Differences

Perceptions of which groups experiences discrimination vary between demographic groups as well as across the regions

16

Q4. For each of the following groups, please tell me whether you think they are often, sometimes, rarely or never the subject of discrimination in Canadian society today. All respondents n=1500;

Francophones asked in

Eng Canada only, Anglophones asked in Quebec only

DescriptionGenderAgeRegion

Often/

SomtimesTotalMenWomen18-2930-4950+ATLQCONPrairiesBCMuslims84%82%87%82%85%85%85%89%84%81%81%Arabs / West Asians82%79%84%80%83%81%84%85%81%80%79%Aboriginal Peoples73%72%74%67%70%79%79%66%70%82%81%Blacks70%67%73%67%69%72%72%78%70%62%63%South Asians57%55%59%58%57%58%62%43%63%54%71%Chinese53%54%53%59%55%50%61%41%57%48%67%Jews52%51%54%44%

50%59%56%

65%53%

38%46%

Francophones (outside Quebec

only)34%

38%30%

28%32%

38%N/A

32%

30%38%

Anglophones (Quebec only)

31%

31%32%

25%33%

32%

31%Slide17

Perceived Subjects

of

Discrimination – Demographic Differences

Respondents who are not a member of a visible minority group as well as those born in Canada are more likely to think that Arabs, Aboriginal Peoples, Jews and

Francophones

experience discrimination at least sometimes.17

Q4. For each of the following groups, please tell me whether you think they are often, sometimes, rarely or never the subject of discrimination in Canadian society today. All respondents n=1500;

Francophones asked in Eng Canada only, Anglophones asked in Quebec only

Often + SometimesVisible MinorityBorn in CanadaTotalYes

n=260

Non=1240Yesn=956Non=234Muslims84%80%85%87%74%Arabs / West Asians82%75%83%85%69%Aboriginal Peoples73%66%75%75%65%Blacks70%73%69%71%67%South Asians57%58%57%58%55%Chinese53%55%53%54%50%Jews52%45%54%55%42%Francophones (outside Quebec only)34%23%36%36%23%Anglophones (Quebec only)31%N/A32%32%N/ASlide18

Perceived Subjects

of

Discrimination– Trending over time

Note: Due to changes in methodology differences between the 2014 survey and previous waves should be viewed with caution

18

Often + Sometimes

2014

2010

20062004Muslims84%72%76%80%

Arabs / West Asians

82%N/AN/AN/AAboriginal Peoples73%72%74%75%Blacks70%62%70%68%South Asians57%N/AN/AN/APakistanis or IndiansN/A69%73%73%Chinese53%52%47%48%Jews52%50%52%56%Francophones (outside Quebec only)34%46%40%46%Anglophones (Quebec only)31%42%30%32%Q4. For each of the following groups, please tell me whether you think they are often, sometimes, rarely or never the subject of discrimination in Canadian society today. All respondents n=1500; Francophones asked in Eng Canada only, Anglophones asked in Quebec only