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1) BIPOC Canadians are over 10% more likely to have been prompted to leave their company due to racial discrimination.
2) BIPOC Canadians are twice as likely to feel that their racial identity has held back career growth as their white managers. This is highest among BIPOC Canadians aged 45-59, those living in urban environments and those who are part of a public sector union. Only 4 in 10 BIPOC Canadians do not feel that their racial identity has held back their career growth.
3) BIPOC Canadians are over twice as likely as white managers to feel excluded from professional development opportunities and/or special assignments due to their racial identity. This is highest among BIPOC Canadians between the ages of 45-59 and those who are a member of a public sector union.
4) BIPOC Canadians find it significantly more challenging to find mentorship and/or sponsors than their non-marginalized peers. This is most evident among BIPOC Canadians who are living in an urban community, finding it significantly more difficult than those living in rural/suburban communities.
5) Although BIPOC Canadians do not significantly differ from white managers in their experience reporting situations where racial identity is a factor, they do experience 0.5 more incidences on average. Incidence is highest among BIPOC members of public sector unions (with 18% having reported an incident).
6) BIPOC Canadians are slightly more likely to have experienced (or believed to have experienced) prejudice due to the rising tensions in the Middle East.
7) BIPOC Canadians are nearly twice as likely as white management to feel unwelcome in the workplace due to their racial identity. This is highest among BIPOC Canadians aged 30-44, those in urban areas, and members of public sector unions.
8) BIPOC Canadians are nearly three times as likely to feel that they are being more harshly judged than their white managers. This is highest among BIPOC Canadians living in urban communities, members of public sector unions and those between the ages of 45-59.
9) BIPOC Canadians are nearly 4 times more likely to feel that they have been assigned tasks at work specifically due to their racial identity. BIPOC members of public sector unions are significantly less likely to say that this was not the case when compared to BIPOC Canadians generally.
10) Interestingly, BIPOC Canadians are just slightly more likely to be called a racial slur at work when compared to the control sample of white managers. This is significantly more likely to occur to those living in urban communities as opposed to those in rural and suburban communities.
11) There is very little difference between BIPOC Canadians and white managers when it comes to being prompted to change career paths due to racial discrimination.
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