Canada is now home to about one million people who identify as members of the LGBTQ community, with people under the age of 25 accounting for a disproportionately large share of the LGBTQ population. The data, which Statistics Canada has been collecting since 2003, show that Canada's LGBTQ population is skewed heavily toward young people. Hate crimes and economic vulnerabilityBut while many trends suggest Canada's LGBTQ population is growing, the report also cites threats facing LGBTQ Canadians — such as the recent spike in hate crimes targeting people for their sexual orientation. People who identify as LGTBQ also have lower average annual incomes than non-LGBTQ Canadians — $39,000 versus $58,000. Statistics Canada is pledging to improve its reporting on the country's LGBTQ population and to pay more attention to transgender people.

Source: CBC News June 15, 2021 19:41 UTC