Question:
Can anyone help me to find statistics regarding employment services (employability, those working fulltime or part-time, and services to help them find employment, etc.) for victims of domestic violence in Canada? This can range to include any and all stats related to employment for men or women or children who are affected by domestic abuse.
Answer:
I have contacted various Subject Matter divisions and we do not seem to collect data primarily on domestic violence. However, I have navigated Nesstar and found the following surveys that might be of interest.
The GSS Victimization datasets capture information on the experiences of victimization:
- General Social Survey, Cycle 13, 1999 [Canada]: Victimization Main File
- General Social Survey, Cycle 18, [Canada] 2004: Victimization, Main File
- General Social Survey, Cycle 23, 2009 [Canada]: Victimization, Main File
- General Social Survey, Cycle 28, 2014 [Canada]: Victimization, Main File
Upon perusing the contents of the General Social Survey, Cycle 28, I found the following variables/variable groups that might be of interest:
Variables/Variable groups related to victimization:
Variable CEX_040C: Childhood victimization - Relations between adult and respondent (physical included)
Variable CEX_065C: Childhood victimization - Relations between adult and respondent (sexual included)
Variable CEXTALK: Childhood victimization - Talked to someone
Variable group: NCP: Likelihood neighbours would call the police
Variable group: VST: Criminal victimization screening: Total
Variable groups related to employment:
Variable group: WET: Work activities - Employment type
Variable group: WHW: Work activities - Hours worked
Variable group: WLY: Work activities - Last year employer information
Additionally, the Violence Against Women Survey, 1993 [Canada] dataset includes a large repertoire of data on victimization. It also includes a variable group related to employment: Variable E4: Respondent worked full-time or part-time.
Finally, we can also refer you to Public Safety and Justice Canada. Public safety has been responsible for the policies and victims programs in Canada; it can be found on their website. Justice Canada has what they call the Victim Services Directory, which lists all the services available. You should be able to find some major resources in the list. At Justice Canada, you can contact the policy centre for victim issues at: pcvi-cpcv@justice.gc.ca.
