In 2018, 21% of the Quebec population aged 15 or more (1,489,000) identified as caregivers<\/strong>\u2014roughly one out of every five people (1).<\/p>\nCaregiver profiles and pathways<\/strong> can vary enormously, based on:<\/p>\n\n- \n
\n- Age<\/li>\n
- Gender<\/li>\n
- Gender identity and sexual orientation<\/li>\n
- Ethnocultural origins (e.g., country of origin, languages spoken)<\/li>\n
- First Nations or Inuit status<\/li>\n
- Socioeconomic status (e.g., job situation, education, income)<\/li>\n
- Where they live (e.g., rural, urban, semi-urban, northern or remote regions)<\/li>\n
- The care receiver\u2019s realities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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A<\/strong>
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A member <\/strong>
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family circle<\/strong>
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parent, other)
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Who are they?<\/p>\t\t\t
According to the Act to recognize and support caregivers, caregivers and care receivers share an emotional bond<\/strong>. They can be close family members (e.g., partners, parents, children), extended family members (e.g., cousins, uncles, aunts), or from outside the family circle (e.g., friends, neighbours).<\/p>\nIn Quebec in 2018 (2):<\/p>\n
\n- Most caregivers (86.6%) provided care to a family member<\/strong><\/li>\n
- 13.3% provided care to a friend<\/strong> or neighbour<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The notion of what constitutes an
emotional bond<\/strong> can vary according to social and cultural norms. For example, in First Nations cultures, solidarity, mutual aid and commitment to the collective are core values. As a result, a caregiver can be someone other than a family member, friend or neighbour, but who plays a supportive role in the community\u2014for example, a knowledge keeper, spiritual guide or young person (3).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The concept of
family<\/strong> can also mean different things to different people. Many see family as something broader than blood relations or bonds formed through marriage.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n- In most Indigenous communities, family and community<\/strong> are closely entwined, while the lines between family and friendship may be blurred. Close friends can be seen as something much like a cousin, uncle or aunt (4).<\/li>\n
- Many LGBTQ+ (5) people who meet with rejection or disapproval from their family of origin will seek self-acceptance, emotional support and a better life elsewhere. They form a \u201cchosen family<\/strong>\u201d that may consist of friends, ex-partners and\/or others in the LGBTQ+ community (6).<\/li>\n
- For immigrants or people from minority groups, the involvement in caregiving of the extended family<\/strong> (e.g., aunts, great-uncles, cousins, grandchildren) as well as close friends<\/strong> and community members<\/strong> is a cultural value, and generally the norm (7).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t<\/p>\n
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A<\/strong>
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CARE RECEIVERS
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Care receivers<\/p>\t\t\t
At present, based on available evidence, it is impossible to say how many individuals receive caregiver support in Quebec.<\/p>\n
However, the most recent data (2018) indicates that, among the province\u2019s 1,489,000 caregivers (12):<\/p>\n
\n- 62.9% supported one<\/strong> care receiver<\/li>\n
- 22.9% supported two<\/strong> care receivers<\/li>\n
- 14.1% supported three or more<\/strong> care receivers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Just like caregivers, the profiles and pathways of those who receive care<\/strong> can vary considerably, based on:<\/p>\n\n- Age (e.g., children, young adults, adults, seniors)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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N.B. While situations can vary according to the age of the person receiving the care, \u201cage\u201d in itself is not a criterion for defining a caregiving situation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n- Gender<\/li>\n
- Gender identity and sexual orientation<\/li>\n
- Ethnocultural origins (e.g., country of origin, languages spoken)<\/li>\n
- First Nations or Inuit status<\/li>\n
- Socioeconomic status (e.g., job situation, education, income)<\/li>\n
- Living environment (e.g., home, health care setting, other)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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N.B. While the caregiving situation can vary according to the care receiver\u2019s \u201cliving environment\u201d, this in itself is not a criterion for defining a caregiving situation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n- Where they live (e.g., rural, urban, semi-urban, northern or remote regions)<\/li>\n
- Type of incapacity (e.g., cause, nature, progression)<\/li>\n
- The caregiver\u2019s realities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t<\/p>\n
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For an incapacity that is<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Permanent or temporary<\/li>\n
- Physical, psychological, psychosocial or other<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t
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For an incapacity that is<\/p>\t\t\t
Caregivers provide support to a person who has one or more incapacities.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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