Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender? in Canada

Canada: Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender? was 1 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1
in 1970
All-time low
1
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender? in Canada, 1970–2023

00.20.40.60.81197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2023, does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? in Canada stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? in Canada peaked at 1 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1970.

That places Canada 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? in Canada?
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? in Canada was 1 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1970.
What is the lowest does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1970.
How does Canada rank for does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender??
Canada ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender?
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.