The source adds the following information: "Gender refers to an individual's personal and social identity as a man, woman or non-binary person (a person who is not exclusively a man or a woman). Gender includes the following concepts: - gender identity, which refers to the gender that a person feels internally and individually; - gender expression, which refers to the way a person presents their gender, regardless of their gender identity, through body language, aesthetic choices or accessories (e.g., clothes, hairstyle and makeup), which may have traditionally been associated with a specific gender. A person's gender may differ from their sex at birth, and from what is indicated on their current identification or legal documents such as their birth certificate, passport or driver's licence. A person's gender may change over time. Some people may not identify with a specific gender."
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Share of transgender and non-binary persons in Canada 2021, by age
As reported by the most recent Canadian census data, *** percent of the Canadian population aged 15-19 were non-binary. While gender non-binarity concerns a small portion of the population, this proportion is much higher than among Canadians over **. A similar observation can be made regarding transgender people: while the represents only **** percent of Canadians, **** percent of 15-19 year olds were transgender men or women, compared with **** percent among 50-54 year olds.
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