Caregiving in Quebec: a few figures

The most recent statistics on caregiving in Quebec are drawn from a compilation released in February 2022 by the Institut de la statistique du Québec, based on Statistics Canada data from the 2018 General Social Survey – Caregiving and Care Receiving.

The Observatory conducted an age- and gender-based analysis of this data. Learn more →

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To find community resources offering caregiving information and support near you, consult l’Appui’s Resource Directory or Proche aidance Québec's list of member organizations (in French only).

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21,1%

of the Quebec population aged 15 and up are caregivers

Who are caregivers? (gender, employment status, age)

57,5%

are women

42,5%

are men

57%

are employed

14,5%

are between ages 15 and 44

30,6%

are between ages 45 and 64

20,5%

are aged 65 or more

Caregiving in Quebec

Number of individuals supported by a caregiver:

14,1%

22,9%

62,9%

of caregivers support one (1) care receiver

of caregivers
support
two (2) care receivers

of caregivers support three (3) or more care receivers

N.B.: Due to data rounding,
total percentage values may not necessarily add up to 100%.

Nature of the caregiver/care receiver relationship

42,3% support a parent

8,1% support their mother- or father-in-law

9,9% support a spouse or partner

13,3% support a friend, neighbour or other

12,2% support a sibling or extended family member

5,9% support a grand-parent*

8,2% support a child*

*Note: Coefficient of variation between 15% and 25%; interpret with caution

Average number of caregiving hours per week

1 to 3 hours: 45,3%

4 to 9 hours: 24,9%

10 to 19 hours: 13,3%

20 hours and up: 16,4%

N.B.: Due to data rounding, total percentage values may not necessarily add up to 100%.

Number of caregivers who provided at least one type of support activity during the year

N.B.: Caregivers may have reported more than one type of activity. Total percentage values may not necessarily add up to 100%.

71,6%

Transportation

50,9%

Housework
.

40,1%

Home
maintenance

33,4%

Care
coordination

31,1%

Banking
.

27,5%

Personal care

23,2%

Medical care
/treatment

To explore this section further

Definition of caregiving

The five dimensions of caregiving