Quality of Life Hub
Welcome to Canada's Quality of Life Hub. Learn about Canada's Quality of Life Framework, and find the latest releases, data publications, and reference material on subjective and objective measures of wellbeing.
Canada's Quality of Life Framework
The Quality of Life Framework for Canada brings together data for eighty-four indicators, spread across five domains and two central indicators (as shown in the Quality of Life Framework for Canada infosheet).
The framework also includes two cross-cutting lenses, which are applied across all the domains in the framework:
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Description - Quality of life identifier
This image illustrates the Quality of Life Framework for Canada. It is represented as a circular graphic with the term "Quality of Life" in a circle at its centre. The circular graphic is divided into five segments which represent each of the five domains of the framework: Prosperity, Health, Society, Environment, and Good Governance. Each domain is represented by an icon: Prosperity domain by an image of a line graph, Health by a heart and heartbeat (electrocardiogram) line, Society by a group of people, Environment by trees, and Good Governance by a courthouse. The two lenses of the framework, Fairness and Inclusion and Sustainability and Resilience, encircle the image, represented by curved arrows.
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Interactive dashboards
Domains and key indicators
Consult the latest data on the headline indicators below to gain a snapshot of Canada's quality of life. A up arrow (meaniful increase) or down arrow (meaniful decrease) indicates a meaningful difference. Select the domain name to learn more about the indicators within it.
Life satisfaction and sense of meaning and purpose
Key indicators for Life satisfaction and sense of meaning and purpose
Life satisfaction
48.6%
reported high life satisfaction in Q1 2024
Sense of meaning and purpose
56.9%
reported high sense of meaning and purpose in Q1 2024
Health
Key indicators for Health
Health-adjusted life expectancy
69.7 yrs
expected alive and in good health in 2015 to 2017
Self-rated mental health
47.9%
reported good or excellent mental health in Q1 2024
Prosperity
Key indicators for Prosperity
Household income
$70,500
median after-tax income for economic families and persons not in an economic family in 2022
Youth not in employment, education, or training (NEET)
11%
in 2023
Employment rate
61.1%
in June 2024
Poverty
9.9%
in 2022
Housing Needs
71.0%
lived in acceptable housing in 2021
Environment
Key indicators for Environment
Drinking water advisories
30
long-term advisories on reserves in effect as of June 2024
Air quality
85%
living in areas within air quality standards in 2019 to 2021
Greenhouse gas emissions
670 megatonnes
carbon dioxide equivalent emitted in 2021
Climate change adaptation
58.5%
municipal organizations factored climate change adaption into decision-making in 2020
Conserved areas
Terrestrial areas
13.6%
conserved at end of 2022
Marine areas
14.7%
conserved at end of 2022
Society
Key indicators for Society
Sense of belonging
47.8%
reported strong sense of belonging to their local community in Q1 2024
Someone to count on
75.8%
reported always having people they can depend on when in need in Q1 2024
Time use
Men
73.0%
3.5 hours per day
Women
85.0%
4.4 hours per day
on unpaid work in 2022
Men
meaningful decrease-7.1 pts
Women
meaningful decrease-4.2 pts
since 2015
Good governance
Key indicators for Good governance
Personal safety
19.1%
reporting victimization of any kind in 2019
4.3%
reporting violent victimization in 2019
More data coming to measure progress over time
Discrimination and unfair treatment
35.9%
reported discrimination or unfair treatment of any kind in Q1 2024
Confidence in institutions
Police
63.2%
Justice
46.4%
School
46.7%
Media
32.6%
Parliament
30.6%
reported high confidence in 2023
Police
Justice
School
Media
Parliament
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