Join our study: Helping 2SLGBTQI+ Older Adults to Age in Place

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) was conducting a research study to better understand the experiences of older adults who are Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex, or who use other terms related to gender or sexual diversity (2SLGBTQI+) and living at home.

Your participation can help fill research gaps on the 2SLGBTQI+ population and inform programs and policies aimed at removing barriers to aging in place in Canada.

Who was the focus of this research

The Government of Canada engaged with:

• Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and/or intersex, or who use other terms related to gender or sexual diversity (2SLGBTQI+)
• age 55 and older
• currently residing in Canada, and
• living at home (for example, excludes long-term care or acute care facilities)

Related information

• This research is being conducted as part of ESDC's commitment to the Government of Canada's Federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan.
• Terms and acronyms change. While some terms referencing sexual and/or gender-diversity have fallen out of favour or are no longer in common use, new terms have been created, or even reclaimed, to be more inclusive to reflect today's broader 2SLGBTQI+ community. Learn more about the common terms and acronyms used by the Government of Canada.

Contact us

Innovation and Intersectionality Research Unit

Employment and Social Development Canada

Email: NC-RESEARCH-INNOVATION-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca

Toll free: 1-833-540-3290

Privacy notice statement

The information you share is collected under the authority of the Department of Employment and Social Development Act section 6 and supports the Federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan. This information is protected under the Department of Employment and Social Development Act, the Privacy Act and other applicable laws.