BY THE NUMBERS
Favourable opinions of religion
The number of Canadians holding favourable views of non-Christian religions has increased,
especially in Quebec
Favourable view of religion by age
18–34 35–54 55+
CHRISTIANITY
ISLAM
SIKHISM
HINDUISM
BUDDHISM
JUDAISM
Favourable view of religion by political ideology
Conservative Liberal NDP
CHRISTIANITY
ISLAM
SIKHISM
HINDUISM
BUDDHISM
JUDAISM
Favourable view of religion
over time in Quebec
CHRISTIANITY
ISLAM
SIKHISM
HINDUISM
BUDDHISM
JUDAISM
2009 2013 2017
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
Favourable view of religion
in the rest of Canada
CHRISTIANITY
ISLAM
SIKHISM
HINDUISM
BUDDHISM
JUDAISM
2009 2013 2017
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
61%OF CANADIANS AGREE “CANADIAN MUSLIMS FACE A LO T OF DISCRIMINATION IN THEIR DAILY LIVES” 43%OF CANADIANS AGREE “LO TS OF PEOPLE I KNOW ARE DIS TRUS TFUL OF CANADIAN MUSLIMS”
45%
55%
OF CANADIANS AGREE AN TI-MUSLIM AT TI TUDES
AND DISCRIMINATION ARE “A SERIOUS PROBLEM”
OF CANADIANS AGREE AN TI-MUSLIM AT TI TUDES
AND DISCRIMINATION ARE “OVERBLOWN BY
POLI TICIANS AND THE MEDIA”
1/2
OF ALL CANADIANS ARE
UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND
“PEOPLE WHO ARE
RELIGIOUSLY DEVOUT”
OF “RELIGIOUSLY
COMMITTED”
CANADIANS WERE
BORN OUTSIDE
CANADA (COMPARED
TO 12% AMONG ALL
CANADIANS)
16%
OF “RELIGIOUSLY
COMMITTED”
CANADIANS SELF-IDEN TIFY AS A VISIBLE
MINORI TY (COMPARED
TO 16% AMONG ALL
CANADIANS)
29%
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