Identity Category,Notes,Census Categories,DDSB Results (Percentages),DDSB Results (Counts),,
Indigenous,Note: Respondents could select multiple Indigenous identities. The following identities reflect the number and percentage of respondents that selected them. These include both single and multiple idenities.,Total Number of Respondents,,18597,,
,,"Yes, First Nations",2%,354,,
,,"Yes, Métis",1%,156,,
,,"Yes, Inuit",<1%,40,,
,,No,97%,18060,,
Ethnic/Cultural Origins,"Note: Respondents could select multiple identities. The following identities reflect the number and percentage of respondents that selected them. These include both single and multiple idenities.
Note: Some responses could not be coded and have not been included (for example, ""M"")",Total Number of Respondents,,18799,,
,,Canadian,41%,7652,,
,,Indian,14%,2696,,
,,English,10%,1867,,
,,Pakistani,8%,1534,,
,,Muslim,8%,1423,,
,,Scottish,6%,1209,,
,,Irish,6%,1191,,
,,Jamaican,6%,1093,,
,,Tamil,5%,1024,,
,,British,5%,1019,,
,,Sri Lankan,5%,978,,
,,Chinese,4%,752,,
,,European,4%,701,,
,,African,3%,635,,
,,Guyanese,3%,629,,
,,German,3%,620,,
,,Afghani,3%,585,,
,,Italian,3%,581,,
,,French,3%,514,,
,,Trinidadian,3%,480,,
,,Bangladeshi,2%,426,,
,,Filipino,2%,409,,
,,Arab,2%,400,,
,,Dutch,2%,363,,
,,Ukrainian,2%,333,,
,,Spanish,2%,320,,
,,Greek,2%,302,,
,,Polish,2%,288,,
,,American,1%,246,,
,,Portuguese,1%,223,,
,,Jewish,1%,164,,
,,Welsh,1%,161,,
,,Russian,1%,156,,
,,Barbadian,1%,143,,
,,Macedonian,1%,130,,
,,Hungarian,1%,115,,
,,Ethnic/Cultural Origin Not listed ,8%,1514,,
Racial Group,Note: Respondents could select multiple identities. The following identities reflect the number and percentage of respondents that selected them. These include both single and multiple idenities.,Total Number of Respondents,,18674,,
,,Black,11%,2094,,
,,East Asian,5%,1005,,
,,Indigenous,2%,319,,
,,Latino/Latina/Latinx,3%,487,,
,,Middle Eastern,7%,1218,,
,,South Asian,33%,6121,,
,,Southeast Asian,3%,542,,
,,White,42%,7768,,
,,A racial group not listed above,3%,550,,
Religious Affiliation,Note: Respondents could select multiple identities. The following identities reflect the number and percentage of respondents that selected them. These include both single and multiple idenities.,Total Number of Respondents,,18585,,
,,Agnostic,7%,1276,,
,,Atheist,5%,962,,
,,Baha'i,<1%,<15,,
,ARDS Category,Buddhist,1%,188,,
,,Catholic,7%,1243,,
,ARDS Category,Christian,18%,3376,,
,,"Church of Christ, Scientist",<1%,84,,
,ARDS Category,Hindu,16%,3011,,
,,Humanist,1%,158,,
,ARDS Category,Indigenous beliefs and practices,<1%,89,,
,,Jains,<1%,30,,
,ARDS Category,Jewish,1%,142,,
,ARDS Category,Muslim,20%,3700,,
,ARDS Category,No religion,15%,2816,,
,,Rastafarian,<1%,18,,
,ARDS Category,Sikh,1%,172,,
,,Spiritual ,4%,652,,
,,Wiccan,<1%,49,,
,,Zoroastrian,<1%,<15,,
,,Not sure/Do not understand,4%,767,,
,ARDS Category,Another religion not listed,2%,438,,
Gender Identity,Note: Respondents could select multiple identities. The following identities reflect the number and percentage of respondents that selected them. These include both single and multiple idenities.,Total Number of Respondents,,18763,,
,,Girl/Woman,48%,9087,,
,,Gender Fluid,<1%,91,,
,,Gender Nonconforming,<1%,54,,
,,Boy/Man,48%,9030,,
,,Non Binary,1%,159,,
,,Transgender,<1%,80,,
,,Two-Spirit,<1%,18,,
,,Questioning,<1%,84,,
,,Queer,<1%,68,,
,,Not sure,<1%,60,,
,,Choose not to answer,1%,170,,
,,I do not understand this question,<1%,55,,
,,Gender identity not listed above ,1%,208,,
Sexual Orientation (Grade 7 to 12 only),Note: Respondents could select multiple identities. The following identities reflect the number and percentage of respondents that selected them. These include both single and multiple idenities.,Total Number of Respondents,,7158,,
,,Asexual,4%,261,,
,,Bisexual,7%,497,,
,,Gay,1%,75,,
,,Lesbian,2%,110,,
,,Pansexual,3%,187,,
,,Queer,2%,113,,
,,Straight,74%,5267,,
,,Two-Spirit,<1%,<15,,
,,Questioning,2%,142,,
,,Not sure,2%,173,,
,,Choose not to answer,6%,410,,
,,I do not understand this question,2%,113,,
,,Sexual orientation not listed above,3%,200,,
Disability,"Note: Respondents could select multiple identities. The following identities reflect the number and percentage of respondents that selected them. These include both single and multiple idenities.
Note: Many respondents identified a disability even though they did not responded ""Yes"" to the question ""Do you consider yourself to be a person with a disability?"" Percentages have been calculated for ""Any selection"" (anyone who selected an identity) and ""Yes"" (only those who said ""Yes"" to identifying a disability)",Total Number of Respondents,,16523,,
,,Yes,8%,1246,,
,,No,88%,14472,,
,,Not sure,3%,558,,
,,Choose not to answer,<1%,17,,
,,I do not understand this question,1%,108,,
,,(No response),1%,122,,
Different Ability,Note: Respondents could select multiple identities.,Total Number of Respondents,,4512,,
,,Acquired brain injury,1%,40,,
,,Addiction,6%,272,,
,,ADHD,32%,1464,,
,,Autism,17%,755,,
,,Blind or Low Vision,6%,285,,
,,Chronic pain,3%,143,,
,,"Deaf, deafness or hearing loss",3%,120,,
,,Developmental Disability(ies),3%,149,,
,,Intellectual disability,2%,75,,
,,Language impairment,3%,144,,
,,Learning Disability(ies),20%,893,,
,,Mental Health Challenges,43%,1955,,
,,Mobility challenges,1%,65,,
,,Neurodiverse,12%,529,,
,,Other Abilities,9%,384,,
,,Physical disability(ies) ,2%,98,,
,,Speech impairment,10%,452,,
First Language Learned ,"Note: Respondents could select multiple identities. The following identities reflect the number and percentage of respondents that selected them. These include both single and multiple idenities.
Note: Some responses have not been included (for example, languages with fewer than 15 responses)",Total Number of Respondents,,18770,,
,,Afrikaans,<1%,18,,
,,Akan (Twi),<1%,20,,
,,Albanian,<1%,17,,
,,American Sign Language,<1%,31,,
,,Amharic,<1%,20,,
,,Arabic,2%,340,,
,,Bengali,2%,406,,
,,Cantonese,1%,203,,
,,Dari,2%,292,,
,,Dutch,<1%,18,,
,,English,74%,13799,,
,,Farsi (Persian),1%,234,,
,,French,2%,341,,
,,German,<1%,38,,
,,Greek,<1%,75,,
,,Gujarati,2%,385,,
,,Hindi,3%,640,,
,,Hungarian,<1%,16,,
,,Italian,<1%,32,,
,,Japanese,<1%,27,,
,,Korean,<1%,57,,
,,Kannada,<1%,53,,
,,Macedonian,<1%,43,,
,,Malayalam,1%,161,,
,,Mandarin,2%,364,,
,,Marathi,<1%,69,,
,,Nepali,<1%,32,,
,,Pashto/Pashtu,1%,141,,
,,Polish,<1%,19,,
,,Portuguese,<1%,69,,
,,Punjabi,1%,260,,
,,Romanian,<1%,35,,
,,Russian,1%,93,,
,,Serbian,<1%,21,,
,,Sinhala (Sinhalese),<1%,53,,
,,Spanish,1%,264,,
,,Swahili,<1%,18,,
,,Tagalog,1%,101,,
,,Tamil,7%,1376,,
,,Telugu,2%,311,,
,,Turkish,<1%,49,,
,,Ukrainian,<1%,51,,
,,Urdu,8%,1447,,
,,Vietnamese,<1%,34,,
,,Choose not to answer,<1%,92,,
,,Not sure,<1%,27,,
,,I do not understand this question,<1%,<15,,
,,Language(s) not listed above,2%,423,,