| Characteristic | Share of adults in federal custodial programs |
|---|---|
| White* | 51.8% |
| Indigenous* | 28.1% |
| Black* | 8.1% |
| Asian* | 5.8% |
| Other/ unknown* | 5.2% |
| Hispanic* | 1.1% |
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March 2024
Canada
FY 2022
The Canadian government fiscal year runs from April 1 through March 31.
* The offenders themselves identify to which race they belong. The list of categories may not fully account for all races and the race grouping information has changed starting in 2012-13; therefore, the comparison of the information before and after 2012-13 should be done with caution.
"White" includes offenders who are White.
"Indigenous" includes offenders who are Inuit, Innu, Métis and First Nations.
"Black" includes offenders who are Black.
"Asian" includes offenders who are Arab, Arab/West Asian, Asian-East and Southeast, Asian-South, Asian West, Asiatic, Chinese, East Indian, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, South East Asian.
"Other/Unknown" includes offenders who are European French, European-Eastern, European-Northern, European-Southern, European-Western, Multiracial/Ethnic, Oceania, British Isles, Caribbean, Sub-Sahara African, offenders unable to identify to one race, other and unknown.
"Hispanic" includes Hispanic offenders and Latin Americans Adapted from Statistics Canada, Corrections and Conditional Release 2022, page 86, FY 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
