Global Database on Violence against Women
Canada
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :Official National Statistics Not Available
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 1 % (1)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:
Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Gender Equality Indexes:
Gender Inequality Index Rank :18 (2)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :35 (3)
Canada Search Data
1 - 10 of 16 ResultsArticle 153 of the Criminal Code of Canada Criminalization of Sexual Explotation
Canada | 2012
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Manitoba: Enforcement of Canadian Judgments Act
Canada | 2009
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Violence Prevention Act
Canada | 2006
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Newfoundland and Labrador: Family Violence Protection Act
Canada | 2006
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Nunavut: Family Abuse Intervention Act
Canada | 2006
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Alberta: Amendment to The Protection against Family Violence Act
Canada | 2006
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Stalking
Québec:The Act to Insert Article 1974.1 in the Civil Code
Canada | 2005
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Sexual violence
Northwest Territories: Protection Against Family Violence Act
Canada | 2005
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Nova Scotia: Domestic Violence Intervention Act
Canada | 2003
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
(1) Proportion of currently-partnered women aged over 15 years experiencing physical and/or sexual violence by current partner in the last 12 months. Source: Statistics Canada, 2011. Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile. Catalogue no. 85-224-X. Ottawa
(2) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2016.
(3) The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria. Source: World Economic Forum, the Global Gender Gap Report 2016.
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