Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces (SSMCAF)

Dataset Information
Name  Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces (SSMCAF)
UUID  dd77b1ad-12d4-4821-9c02-463b2a6bd0b9
Site  Statistics Canada - Research Data Centres
Region  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Saskatchewan
Description  The overall objective of this survey is to gather data on the prevalence and nature of self-reported sexual misconduct within the military workplace and/or involving military members, Department of National Defence (DND) employees, or DND contractors within or outside the military workplace.
Format  None
Purpose  The purpose of the Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces (SSMCAF) is to collect information about the prevalence and nature of inappropriate sexual behaviour within the military, the reporting of inappropriate sexual behaviour to authorities, military members' perception of the Canadian Armed Forces' (CAF) response to this issue and CAF's progress in addressing sexual misconduct in the ranks.
Scope  Regular Force and Primary Reserve members in the CAF. There were also exclusions. For the Regular Force, the following cases were considered out-of-scope: 1. members in training (basic, occupational); 2. members in university; 3. members on maternity/paternity leave; 4. members on leave without pay; 5. members on retirement leave; and, 6. members who had a medical condition that precluded them from returning to their normal place of duty for a period of six months or more. For the Primary Reserve, the following cases were considered out-of-scope: 1. members on maternity/paternity leave; 2. members on leave without pay; 3. members on retirement leave; and, 4. members who had a medical condition that precluded them from returning to their normal place of duty for a period of six months or more
Data Level  Individual
Collection Period  01/01/2016-12/31/2016;01/01/2018-12/31/2018
Last Updated 2023-11-28