Federal corrections population distribution by race in Canada 2020

This statistic shows the distribution of adults in federal correctional services in Canada in the fiscal year of 2020, by race. 53.7 percent of the adult offender population in federal correctional services in Canada were Caucasian in the fiscal year of 2020.

Distribution of adult population in federal correctional services in Canada in FY 2020, by self-reported race

Characteristic	Share of adults in federal custodial programs
White*	53.7%
Indigenous*	26.1%
Black*	8.1%
Asian*	5.9%
Other/ unknown*	5.1%
Hispanic*	1.1%

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

FY 2020

Supplementary notes

The Canadian government fiscal year runs from April 1 through March 31.

* The offenders themselves identify to which race they belong. The list of categories may not fully account for all races and the race grouping information has changed starting in 2012-13; therefore, the comparison of the information before and after 2012-13 should be done with caution.
"White" includes offenders who are White.
"Indigenous" includes offenders who are Inuit, Innu, Métis and First Nations.
"Black" includes offenders who are Black.
"Asian" includes offenders who are Arab, Arab/West Asian, Asian-East and Southeast, Asian-South, Asian West, Asiatic, Chinese, East Indian, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, South East Asian.
"Other/Unknown" includes offenders who are European French, European-Eastern, European-Northern, European-Southern, European-Western, Multiracial/Ethnic, Oceania, British Isles, Caribbean, Sub-Sahara African, offenders unable to identify to one race, other and unknown.
"Hispanic" includes offenders who are Hispanic and Latin American

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