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Caregiving in Quebec: the numbers<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

This page presents the most recent statistics regarding caregiving in Quebec. These findings are drawn from the 2024\u20132025 Quebec Survey on Caregiver Health and Well-being<\/strong><\/a>, conducted by the Institut de la statistique du Qu\u00e9bec (ISQ). <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Who are Quebec\u2019s caregivers?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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27,3 %<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

More than one-quarter (27.3%) of Quebecers aged 15 and up are caregivers\u2014that\u2019s over two million people. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Less than half (46.1%) see themselves as \u201ccaregivers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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54,2 %<\/h5>

are included in the Woman category*<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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45,8 %<\/h5>

are included in the Men category*<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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33,8 %<\/h5>

live with the person(s) they support<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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18,2 %<\/h5>

were born outside of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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13,4 %<\/h5>

are aged 15 \u201329<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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21,4 %<\/h5>

are aged 30\u201344<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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40,1 %<\/h5>

are aged 45\u201364<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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25,1 %<\/h5>

are aged 65 and up<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Most caregivers (59%) are employed, while 28.2% are retired and 7.1% are students.<\/p>\n

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*Note: Non-binary persons were included in the Women and Men categories by the Institut de la statistique du Qu\u00e9bec<\/i> for confidentiality and data quality reasons.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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What kinds of support do they provide?<\/h2>\n

Types of support provided during the 30 days preceding the survey:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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83,6 %<\/h5>

Emotional\/psychological<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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69,9 %<\/h5>

Transportation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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58,5 %<\/h5>

Household chores<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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50,1 %<\/h5>

Assistance with meals<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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48,5 %<\/h5>

Care and service coordination<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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41,4 %<\/h5>

Administrative\/financial management<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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38 %<\/h5>

Social activities<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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30,1 %<\/h5>

Medical care<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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28,2 %<\/h5>

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Note: Caregivers often reported providing more than one form of support. Accordingly, the percentages do not necessarily add up to 100%. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Hours of caregiving provided per week in the 30 days preceding the survey<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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60,8%<\/p>\n

of caregivers spent between one and four hours<\/strong> per week providing care <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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y passent spent 20 hours <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Women caregivers were more likely than men to provide 20 or more hours of care per week.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Who do these caregivers support?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Barre<\/p>\n
40,3 %<\/div>\n

support a parent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

\"Barre<\/p>\n
16,8 %<\/div>\n
support a grandchild or other (immediate or extended) family member<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"Barre<\/p>\n
15,3 %<\/div>\n

support a partner or spouse<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

\"Barre<\/p>\n
15,3 %<\/div>\n

support a friend<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

\"Barre<\/p>\n
13,5 %<\/div>\n

support a child<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

\"Barre<\/p>\n
10,2 %<\/div>\n

support a sibling<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

\"Barre<\/p>\n
9,7 %<\/div>\n

support a parent-in-law<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Note: Some caregivers support more than one person. As a result, more than one caregiving relationship may be reported, and the percentages do not necessarily add up to 100%. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Caregivers are most likely to support at least one person aged 65 or older (70.8%). <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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How are caregivers doing?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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17,1 %<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Close to one in five caregivers<\/strong> (17.1%) rated their mental health as fair or poor. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Caregivers who live with the person they care for were less likely to report very good or excellent overall health (45.3%) than those who live apart from the person they care for (57.1%).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Women were less likely than men to rate their mental health as very good or excellent (47.8% vs. 59.8%).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Young caregivers (ages 15 to 29) were the group most likely to report feeling often or always lonely (21.5%).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Do caregivers know about and use support services?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Most were unaware of the available services:<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/h6>\n
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    • 51.8% did not know about home help services<\/span><\/li>\n
    • 63.8% did not know about psychological support resources<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
    • 68.3% did not know about respite services<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      Few caregivers reported using these services in the 12 months preceding the survey<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
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        • 11.3% used home help services<\/span><\/li>\n
        • 10.1% used psychological support resources<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
        • 4.3% used respite services<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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          To explore this section further<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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          Definitions of caregiving<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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