About this episode
The episode explores the trend of increasing religious disaffiliation in Canada and its implications on spirituality across different regions.
Is that Canada in the corner? In the spotlight? Are we losing our religion? The census found that 12.6 million people reported no religious affiliation in 2021, more than 1/3 of Canada's population. But is there more to the picture? With guests Simon-Pierre Lacasse, Senior Analyst at StatCan, and Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme, Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo, we're exploring what's driving this trend, whether "no religion" means "no spirituality," and how the story varies from spiritual British Columbia to the cultural Catholicism of Quebec to the freshly painted churches of Atlantic Canada.
People in this episode
Guests: Simon-Pierre Lacasse, Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme
Topics covered
- religion
- spirituality
- census data
- cultural differences
- Canada
Keywords
- religion
- spirituality
- Canada
- census
- cultural Catholicism
- British Columbia
- Quebec
- Atlantic Canada
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Statistics Canada
Places: Canada, British Columbia, Quebec, Atlantic Canada
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