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Impact of COVID-19 on the ability to meet the financial obligations or essential needs (e.g., rent or mortgage payments, utilities and groceries), by visible minority status and place of birth

Visible minority Not a visible minority Born abroad Born in Canada 0 20 40 60 80 100 % No impactNo impact Minor impactMinor impact Moderate impactModerate impact Major impactMajor impact
Source(s):
Portrait of Canadian Society – Experiences During the Pandemic (PCS2), 2021.

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Impact of COVID-19 on the ability to meet the financial obligations or essential needs (e.g., rent or mortgage payments, utilities and groceries), by visible minority status and place of birth, %
  No impact Minor impact Moderate impact Major impact
Visible minority 27 23 31 19
Not a visible minority 48 23 17 12
Born abroad 34 19 29 18
Born in Canada 46 25 17 12
Source(s):
Portrait of Canadian Society – Experiences During the Pandemic (PCS2), 2021.
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