# Statistics Canada finds lower well-being among 2SLGBTQ+ people

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Topic: World · Status: published · Version: 1
Published: 2026-11-04T16:46:47.952Z · Updated: 2026-11-04T16:46:47.952Z
Record: https://davids.news/s/statistics-canada-finds-lower-well-being-among-2slgbtq-people-761b9db2

The agency’s study reports gaps in life satisfaction, community belonging and hopefulness, with lower figures for transgender and non-binary people.

- From 2021 to 2025, 32% of 2SLGBTQ+ people reported high life satisfaction, versus 50% of non-2SLGBTQ+ people.
- The agency says 22% of gender-diverse people reported high life satisfaction; 28% of transgender and non-binary people reported strong local
- belonging, and 34% often or always felt hopeful about the future.

Why it matters: The study compares well-being measures among 2SLGBTQ+ and non-2SLGBTQ+ people in Canada.

## Original sources

- [Statistics Canada](<https://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/261104/dq261104b-eng.htm>) — primary announcement
  Adapted from Statistics Canada, Study: Belonging and barriers: Understanding quality of life for transgender, non-binary and 2SLGBTQ+ Canadians, 2026-11-04. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. · Original report: 2026-11-04T13:30:00.000Z
  Licence: <https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/terms-conditions/open-licence>

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