allthecanadianpolitics:

Trans and non-binary people in Canada experience higher rates of poverty compared to their cisgender peers, according to a recent Statistics Canada report.

Researchers used 2021 census data to compare the differences in poverty rates and earnings between cisgender and gender-diverse Canadians.

The findings suggest a wage gap between non-binary and transgender workers when compared to their cisgender male coworkers.

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The whole study can be seen here and is really interesting. Includes factors like living situation, levels of education, and full-time/part-time work.

One part I’d like to highlight:

“However, even after taking age into account, a higher share of gender diverse people was living in poverty than their cisgender counterparts. Age-standardized poverty rates were higher for transgender women (11.1%) and transgender men (10.5%) than for cisgender women and men (7.0% each). At 17.8%, non-binary people were the most likely to be living in poverty – over twice the national rate (7.0%) (Chart 4).”