1. Indigenous women victims of homicide
While they represent only 4% of all women in Canada, Indigenous women make up 26% (53 out of 203 women) of homicides perpetrated against women in 2022.
Source: Statistics Canada, Number of homicide victims, by Indigenous identity and gender, March 21, 2024
2. Indigenous women victims of domestic femicide
Nearly half (47%) of Indigenous women aged 15 and older who were murdered between 2015 and 2020 were killed by an intimate partner
Source: Statistics Canada, Victimization of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit in Canada, July 19, 2022
3. Indigenous women victims to sexual abuse in their childhood
More than one-quarter (26%) of Indigenous women experienced sexual violence by an adult during their childhood.
Source: Statistics Canada, Victimization of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit in Canada, July 19, 2022
4. Indigenous girls in state care and its impact
Indigenous women (11%) were almost six times more likely than non-Indigenous women to have ever been under the legal responsibility of the government and about eight in ten (81%) Indigenous women who were ever under the legal responsibility of the government have experienced lifetime violent victimization.
Source: Statistics Canada, Violent victimization and perceptions of safety: Experiences of First Nations, Métis and Inuit women in Canada, April 26, 2022
5. Hyper criminalization and incarceration of female Indigenous youth
Although Indigenous females are only 4% of the population of females in Canada, they make up 54% of the population of female youth in detention and prison.
Source: Statistics Canada, Youth admissions to correctional services, by Indigenous identity and sex, March 19, 2024
6. Indigenous women victims of sexual harassment in the workplace
Rates of those who ever experienced harassment or sexual assault in the workplace were 43% among Indigenous women.
Source: Statistics Canada, Gender Results Framework: A new data table on workplace harassment, February 12, 2024
7. Food insecurity of Indigenous women
In 2022, almost half (48%) of single mothers below the poverty line and 40% above the poverty line struggled with food insecurity. The rate of food insecurity was highest among Indigenous and Black single mothers.
Source: Statistics Canada, Food insecurity among Canadian families, November 14, 2023
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