Description - Diversity of Canada’s Veterans and military population
Canada’s military and Veteran population has a higher rate of English–French bilingualism than the total population aged 17 and older.
| English–French bilingualism rate among Canada’s military and Veteran population | |
|---|---|
| Total – Population aged 17 and older | 18.6% |
| Currently serving military members | 38.4% |
| Veterans | 28.3% |
Canada’s currently serving military population is more diverse than the Veteran population.
| Visible minority | Currently serving military members | Veterans |
|---|---|---|
| South Asian | 2.25% | 0.76% |
| Chinese | 2.51% | 0.71% |
| Black | 2.75% | 1.14% |
| Filipino | 1.41% | 0.25% |
| Arab | 0.79% | 0.27% |
| Latin American | 1.25% | 0.32% |
| Southeast Asian | 0.78% | 0.18% |
| West Asian | 0.38% | 0.14% |
| Korean | 0.79% | 0.14% |
| Japanese | 0.13% | 0.10% |
There is a higher share of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit in Canada’s military and Veteran population than among the total population aged 17 and over.
| Indigenous Identity | |
|---|---|
| Share of population aged 17 and older who are Indigenous | 4.4% |
| Share of currently serving military members who are Indigenous | 5.5% |
| Share of Veterans who are Indigenous | 5.2% |
Although the percentage is relatively small, the share of currently serving military members and Veterans in couples who were members of a same-gender (cisgender), transgender or non-binary couple, was higher than the total population in couples aged 17 and older.
| Members of a same-gender (cisgender), transgender or non-binary couple | |
|---|---|
| Total – Population in couples aged 17 and older | 1.5% |
| Currently serving military members | 2.1% |
| Veterans | 1.6% |
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Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021.
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