Serious problems or disputes can occur in everyday life, such as contact with the criminal justice system, family breakdowns or an experience of discrimination or harassment. Indigenous people are more likely to experience these kinds of difficult challenges than their non-Indigenous, non-racialized counterparts, which could be attributable to numerous factors, including colonization, the effects of intergenerational trauma and existing socioeconomic disparities. For example, the proportion of people who experienced a serious problem with discrimination was approximately four times higher among First Nations people and Inuit, and two and a half times more prevalent among Métis, when compared with non-racialized, non-Indigenous people.
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