Map of Canadian mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Additional notes

Data source

• Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health (SCMH), September to December 2020 (Statistics Canada)
• Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health (SCMH), February to May 2021 (Statistics Canada)

Methodology notes

• The population includes adults 18 years or older.
• Differences between subnational geographic levels and the national average are determined based on non-overlapping 95% CIs.
• The Wald method was used to calculate the 95% CIs for high self-rated mental health, high community belonging, stable or improved mental health, moderate to severe symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, moderate to severe symptoms of major depressive disorder, moderate to severe symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
• The Clopper-Pearson method was used to calculate the 95% CIs for concern for violence in one’s own home and suicidal ideation.
• National estimates reported in the data tool from the 2020 SCMH may differ slightly from the national estimates reported in Capaldi, Liu and Dopko (2021). This is because the journal article excluded certain territorial data to allow comparisons with the 2019 Canadian Community Health Survey. This exclusion affects analyses of:
  • high self-rated mental health.
  • high community belonging.

Related links

• Positive mental health and perceived change in mental health among adults in Canada during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Self-rated mental health, community belonging, life satisfaction and perceived change in mental health among adults during the second and third waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
• What did Canadians do for their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic? - Canada.ca
• PHAC Infographic (2021) Mental health during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
• PHAC Infographic (2021) Symptoms of anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic
• PHAC Infographic (2021) Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during the COVID-19 pandemic
• PHAC Data Blog (2021) Mental illness during the pandemic: Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health
• Suicide ideation in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Prevalence of suicidal ideation among adults in Canada: Results of the second Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health