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Data on LGBTQ+ Immigration

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Why do LGBTQ+ Immigrants Come to Canada?

Why do LGBTQ+ immigrants come to Canada?June is Pride month, when individuals and community groups across Canada celebrate advances made in the area of LGBTQ+ rights, as well as continue to fight for equity in areas where work remains to be done. This month, the public data page is shining a spotlight on some of the data surrounding LGBTQ+ immigration to Canada. Around the world, people are forced to leave their homes due to persecution based on their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sex characteristics or their HIV status. This is sometimes known as SOGIESC (sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics) persecution. SOGIESC persecution can be based on real or perceived characteristics. It complicates legal matters like seeking asylum.

By the Numbers

  • By the numbersNearly 70 countries criminalize consensual same-sex sexual acts. Six states impose the death penalty, and five additional states have the legal possibility of imposing it.
  • In 14 countries, trans and gender non-conforming people face legal discrimination.
  • Over 80% of forcibly displaced LGBTQ+ people reside in neighboring countries with higher risks of experiencing recurring human rights violations throughout their entire displacement cycle. They may be compelled to flee multiple times in order to obtain protection. In neighboring countries, they may face continued criminalization and threats from local and refugee populations.

Rainbow Refugee Assists LGBTQ+ People with Immigration

  • Rainbow Refugee Assists LGBTQ+ People with ImmigrationBetween 2013 and 2015, 13% of all asylum decisions were based on sexual orientation; about 70% of these were accepted.
  • Through the IRCC-funded Rainbow Refugee Assistance Partnership (RRAP), Rainbow Refugee sponsors 60 LGBTQ+ refugees per year.
  • There are an additional 150 extra spots available to sponsor LGBTQ+ refugees from Afghanistan.

 

 

We are grateful to Rainbow Refugee for providing many of the above current data and statistics.

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      • Temporary Foreign Worker Positions, Unemployment rate, COVID-19 deaths among immigrants
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      • Primary care, Labour force during COVID-19, LTC
      • COVID-19 mortality rates, Poverty Dashboard, Demographic Estimates
      • New Immigrants, Vaccine Satisfaction, Mental Health, Rent Price
      • Refugee Admission, Refugees by Countries, Aboriginal Peoples in Canada, Same Sex Couples
      • Economic outcomes of taxfiling immigrants, Admissions by Category, Admission of PR by Country
      • Results of N4’s 2021 Member Survey
      • Data on LGBTQ+ Immigration
      • Backlog of Immigration Applications
      • Evaluation of Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) Program
      • Admissions of Afghan refugees: exploring the #WelcomeAfghans Commitment
      • COVID-19 Precautions and the Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health of Individuals
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