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Irreligion in Canada

Irreligion is common throughout all provinces and territories of Canada. Irreligious Canadians include atheists, agnostics, and secular humanists.[1] The surveys may also include those who are deists, spiritual, pantheists. The 2021 Canadian census reported that 34.6% of Canadians declare no religious affiliation, which is up from 23.9% in the 2011 Canadian census and 16.5% in the 2001 Canadian census.[2][3] According to Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance, among those estimated 4.9 million Canadians of no religion, an estimated 1.9 million would specify atheist, 1.8 million would specify agnostic, and 1.2 million humanist.[4]

Percent of Canadians not identifying with a religion by province or territory in 2011
  0–9% irreligious
  10–19% irreligious
  20–29% irreligious
  30–39% irreligious
  ≥ 40% irreligious

Surveys and public opinion polls

In 2011, a survey conducted by Ipsos-Reid showed that 47% of the Canadian population believed religion does more harm in the world than good, while 64% believed that religion provides more questions than answers.[5] A 2008 Canadian Press Harris-Decima telephone survey of just over 1,000 Canadians found 23% were willing to state they do not believe in any God.[6]

The Canadian Ipsos-Reid poll released September 12, 2011 entitled "Canadians Split On Whether Religion Does More Harm in the World than Good", sampled 1,129 Canadian adults and came up with 30% who do not believe in a God. The same poll found that 33% of respondents who identified themselves as Catholics and 28% Protestants said they didn't believe in a God.[7]

A 2010 80-questions mail-in survey of 420 Canadians by Carleton University Survey Centre and the Montreal-based Association for Canadian Studies found 30% agreed with the statement "I know God really exists and I have no doubts", 20% acknowledged they "have doubts" but "feel that I do believe in God", 10% answered they believe in God "sometimes", 20% said they don't believe in a "personal God" but "do believe in a higher power", 12% adopted the classic agnostic position and said they "don't know whether there is a God and don't believe there is a way to find out", and 7% said no God exists. Slightly more than half believed in heaven, while less than a third believed in hell, with 53.5% saying they believed in life after death. About 27% said they believe in reincarnation, and 50% expressed belief in religious miracles.[8]

Associations

Many non-religious Canadians have formed associations, such as the Humanist Association of Canada which was founded in 1968, the Centre for Inquiry Canada, the University of Toronto-based Toronto Secular Alliance, Canadian Atheists, and the Society of Freethinkers which was founded in 1992. In 1999, hundreds of non-religious Canadians signed a petition to remove the mention of "God" from the preamble to the Canadian Constitution. Past House of Commons members, Svend Robinson, who tabled this petition in Parliament, was subsequently relegated to the backbenches by his party leader.[9] Shortly afterwards, the same group petitioned to remove the mention of "God" from the Canadian national anthem, "O Canada", but have not yet succeeded.

Survey by province

The Canadian provinces and territories ranked by percentage of population claiming no religion according to the 2001 Canadian Census,[10] the 2011 Canadian Census[11] and the 2021 Canadian Census[12] These results were obtained with the question "What is this person's religion?"

Rank Jurisdiction % Irreligious (2021) % Irreligious (2011) % Irreligious (2001) Change (2011—2021) Change (2001–2011)
-   Canada 34.6% 23.9% 16.2% +10.7 +7.7
01   Yukon 59.7% 49.9% 37.4% +9.8 +12.5
02   British Columbia 52.1% 44.1% 35.1% +8 +9.0
03   Alberta 40.1% 31.6% 23.1% +8.5 +8.5
04   Northwest Territories 39.8% 30.5% 17.4% +9.3 +13.1
08   Nova Scotia 37.6% 21.8% 11.6% +15.8 +10.2
05   Manitoba 36.7% 26.5% 18.3% +10.2 +8.2
06   Saskatchewan 36.6% 24.4% 15.4% +12.2 +9.0
07   Ontario 31.6% 23.1% 16.0% +8.5 +7.1
09   New Brunswick 29.7% 15.1% 7.8% +14.6 +7.3
10   Prince Edward Island 28.5% 14.4% 6.5% +14.1 +7.9
12   Quebec 27.3% 12.1% 5.6% +15.2 +6.5
11   Nunavut 24.9% 13.0% 6.0% +11.9 +7.0
13   Newfoundland and Labrador 16.0% 6.2% 2.5% +9.8 +3.7

The Canadian provinces ranked by percentage of population claiming to believe in God according to Association for Canadian Studies.[13] These are results obtained of respondents' agreement with the statement "I believe in God", in a poll conducted in May 2019.

Rank Jurisdiction % Strongly or somewhat agree % Strongly or somewhat disagree Ratio
-   Canada 58.80% 28.40% 2.07
01   Nova Scotia 42.40% 42.40% 1.00
02   British Columbia 48.20% 39.60% 1.22
03   Quebec 53.50% 33.50% 1.60
04   Prince Edward Island 40.00% 20.00% 2.00
05   Alberta 63.70% 25.80% 2.47
06   Ontario 63.60% 24.50% 2.60
07   New Brunswick 60.50% 18.70% 3.24
08   Manitoba 65.80% 20.30% 3.24
09   Newfoundland and Labrador 65.80% 15.80% 4.16
10   Saskatchewan 73.20% 9.00% 8.13

See also

References

  1. ^ Zuckerman, Phil (2010), Atheism and Secularity: Issues, concepts, and definitions, Praeger, ISBN 9780313351815, retrieved 2010-02-03
  2. ^ "The Canadian census: A rich portrait of the country's religious and ethnocultural diversity". Statistics Canada/Statistique Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Religions in Canada—Census 2011". Statistics Canada/Statistique Canada. 8 May 2013.
  4. ^ . Religioustolerance.org. Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  5. ^ "Canadians Split On Whether Religion Does More Harm in the World than Good". September 12, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  6. ^ "Almost a quarter of Canadians don't believe in any god, new poll says". CBC News. Jun 3, 2008.A sample of the same size has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
  7. ^ "Canadians Split On Whether Religion Does More Harm in the World than Good | Ipsos". Ipsos-na.com. Sep 12, 2011. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
  8. ^ The results of this survey are considered accurate to within 4.8 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
    • Randy Boswell (Sep 3, 2010). "Heaven exists, but not hell, Canadians believe".
    • Randy Boswell (Sep 3, 2010). . Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
    • Randy Boswell (Sep 3, 2010). "More Canadians believe in heaven than in hell: survey".
  9. ^ Kurt Bowen (2005). Christians in a Secular World: The Canadian Experience. McGill-Queen's Press. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-7735-2712-6.
  10. ^ StatCan Staff (2003-05-13). "Religions in Canada, 2001 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  11. ^ "The Daily — 2011 National Household Survey: Immigration, place of birth, citizenship, ethnic origin, visible minorities, language and religion". 8 May 2013.
  12. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Canada [Country]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  13. ^ JACK JEDWAB, PRESIDENT OF THE ACS (2019-07-01). "Do Canadians Believe in God?" (PDF). Association for Canadian Studies. Retrieved 2019-12-29.

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Irreligion is common throughout all provinces and territories of Canada Irreligious Canadians include atheists agnostics and secular humanists 1 The surveys may also include those who are deists spiritual pantheists The 2021 Canadian census reported that 34 6 of Canadians declare no religious affiliation which is up from 23 9 in the 2011 Canadian census and 16 5 in the 2001 Canadian census 2 3 According to Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance among those estimated 4 9 million Canadians of no religion an estimated 1 9 million would specify atheist 1 8 million would specify agnostic and 1 2 million humanist 4 Percent of Canadians not identifying with a religion by province or territory in 2011 0 9 irreligious 10 19 irreligious 20 29 irreligious 30 39 irreligious 40 irreligious Contents 1 Surveys and public opinion polls 2 Associations 3 Survey by province 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksSurveys and public opinion polls EditIn 2011 a survey conducted by Ipsos Reid showed that 47 of the Canadian population believed religion does more harm in the world than good while 64 believed that religion provides more questions than answers 5 A 2008 Canadian Press Harris Decima telephone survey of just over 1 000 Canadians found 23 were willing to state they do not believe in any God 6 The Canadian Ipsos Reid poll released September 12 2011 entitled Canadians Split On Whether Religion Does More Harm in the World than Good sampled 1 129 Canadian adults and came up with 30 who do not believe in a God The same poll found that 33 of respondents who identified themselves as Catholics and 28 Protestants said they didn t believe in a God 7 A 2010 80 questions mail in survey of 420 Canadians by Carleton University Survey Centre and the Montreal based Association for Canadian Studies found 30 agreed with the statement I know God really exists and I have no doubts 20 acknowledged they have doubts but feel that I do believe in God 10 answered they believe in God sometimes 20 said they don t believe in a personal God but do believe in a higher power 12 adopted the classic agnostic position and said they don t know whether there is a God and don t believe there is a way to find out and 7 said no God exists Slightly more than half believed in heaven while less than a third believed in hell with 53 5 saying they believed in life after death About 27 said they believe in reincarnation and 50 expressed belief in religious miracles 8 Associations EditMany non religious Canadians have formed associations such as the Humanist Association of Canada which was founded in 1968 the Centre for Inquiry Canada the University of Toronto based Toronto Secular Alliance Canadian Atheists and the Society of Freethinkers which was founded in 1992 In 1999 hundreds of non religious Canadians signed a petition to remove the mention of God from the preamble to the Canadian Constitution Past House of Commons members Svend Robinson who tabled this petition in Parliament was subsequently relegated to the backbenches by his party leader 9 Shortly afterwards the same group petitioned to remove the mention of God from the Canadian national anthem O Canada but have not yet succeeded Survey by province EditThe Canadian provinces and territories ranked by percentage of population claiming no religion according to the 2001 Canadian Census 10 the 2011 Canadian Census 11 and the 2021 Canadian Census 12 These results were obtained with the question What is this person s religion Rank Jurisdiction Irreligious 2021 Irreligious 2011 Irreligious 2001 Change 2011 2021 Change 2001 2011 Canada 34 6 23 9 16 2 10 7 7 701 Yukon 59 7 49 9 37 4 9 8 12 502 British Columbia 52 1 44 1 35 1 8 9 003 Alberta 40 1 31 6 23 1 8 5 8 504 Northwest Territories 39 8 30 5 17 4 9 3 13 108 Nova Scotia 37 6 21 8 11 6 15 8 10 205 Manitoba 36 7 26 5 18 3 10 2 8 206 Saskatchewan 36 6 24 4 15 4 12 2 9 007 Ontario 31 6 23 1 16 0 8 5 7 109 New Brunswick 29 7 15 1 7 8 14 6 7 310 Prince Edward Island 28 5 14 4 6 5 14 1 7 912 Quebec 27 3 12 1 5 6 15 2 6 511 Nunavut 24 9 13 0 6 0 11 9 7 013 Newfoundland and Labrador 16 0 6 2 2 5 9 8 3 7The Canadian provinces ranked by percentage of population claiming to believe in God according to Association for Canadian Studies 13 These are results obtained of respondents agreement with the statement I believe in God in a poll conducted in May 2019 Rank Jurisdiction Strongly or somewhat agree Strongly or somewhat disagree Ratio Canada 58 80 28 40 2 0701 Nova Scotia 42 40 42 40 1 0002 British Columbia 48 20 39 60 1 2203 Quebec 53 50 33 50 1 6004 Prince Edward Island 40 00 20 00 2 0005 Alberta 63 70 25 80 2 4706 Ontario 63 60 24 50 2 6007 New Brunswick 60 50 18 70 3 2408 Manitoba 65 80 20 30 3 2409 Newfoundland and Labrador 65 80 15 80 4 1610 Saskatchewan 73 20 9 00 8 13See also Edit Religion portal Canada portalSecular Thought was a Canadian periodical from 1887 1911 Religion in Canada Irreligion by country Importance of religion by countryReferences Edit Zuckerman Phil 2010 Atheism and Secularity Issues concepts and definitions Praeger ISBN 9780313351815 retrieved 2010 02 03 The Canadian census A rich portrait of the country s religious and ethnocultural diversity Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 26 October 2022 Retrieved 19 November 2022 Religions in Canada Census 2011 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 8 May 2013 Non Christian religious data in Canada Religioustolerance org Archived from the original on 2017 07 03 Retrieved 2014 05 11 Canadians Split On Whether Religion Does More Harm in the World than Good September 12 2011 Retrieved October 2 2011 Almost a quarter of Canadians don t believe in any god new poll says CBC News Jun 3 2008 A sample of the same size has a margin of error of 3 1 percentage points 19 times out of 20 Canadians Split On Whether Religion Does More Harm in the World than Good Ipsos Ipsos na com Sep 12 2011 Retrieved 2012 10 17 The results of this survey are considered accurate to within 4 8 percentage points 19 times out of 20 Randy Boswell Sep 3 2010 Heaven exists but not hell Canadians believe Randy Boswell Sep 3 2010 Canadians yearn to believe survey on spirituality shows Archived from the original on May 12 2014 Retrieved May 11 2014 Randy Boswell Sep 3 2010 More Canadians believe in heaven than in hell survey Kurt Bowen 2005 Christians in a Secular World The Canadian Experience McGill Queen s Press p 287 ISBN 978 0 7735 2712 6 StatCan Staff 2003 05 13 Religions in Canada 2001 Census Statistics Canada Retrieved 2009 12 18 The Daily 2011 National Household Survey Immigration place of birth citizenship ethnic origin visible minorities language and religion 8 May 2013 Government of Canada Statistics Canada 2022 02 09 Profile table Census Profile 2021 Census of Population Canada Country www12 statcan gc ca Retrieved 2022 11 20 JACK JEDWAB PRESIDENT OF THE ACS 2019 07 01 Do Canadians Believe in God PDF Association for Canadian Studies Retrieved 2019 12 29 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