About Canada

The following are fast stats about Mental Health in Canada - CMHA

• 1/5 people per year will personally experience a mental health problem or illness.

• By 40 years old, almost 50% will have or have had a mental illness.

• Substance use disorders affect approximately 6% of Canadians.

• 4,012 Canadians died by suicide in 2019.

• In Canada, suicide disproportionately impacts Indigenous peoples; the rate of suicide among First Nations is three times higher than among non-Indigenous Canadians, and nine times higher among Inuit.

The following statistics obtained in the 2016 census data:

• Only 20.4% of lone mothers aged 25 to 64 in 2016 had a bachelor's degree

• 31.5% of refugees who became permanent residents in Canada upgraded their educational credentials after arriving in the country

• In 2016, 89.1% of Aboriginal people overall aged 25 to 64 did not have a bachelor's degree compared to 46.0% of the overall population of Canada aged 25 to 64 who do not have a bachelors degree

• The census counted 1.67 million Indigenous people in Canada in 2016, accounting for 4.9 per cent of the total population

• The census counted 1,212,075 new immigrants who permanently settled in Canada between 2011 and 2016, 3.5 per cent of the total population last year

Many of the Stoplight volunteers have come from Canada and there have been continued training within Canada since it began. There are various avenues Stoplight will continue to take to impact Canadians. Stoplight is in the process of  reaching and many populations including: 

• Children and youth

• Canadian pastors, teachers and parents

• Humanitarian volunteers

• Indigenous communities

• People with disabilities and trauma

Studies increasingly show the importance of emotional intelligence yet our culture still focuses on intellectual intelligence. Our goal is to provide Canadians a structure of how to relate well with each other, develop empathy and develop emotional and self awareness. 

This is being done through seminars and a movement style spreading of information. As trainers learn the information they are able to continue the spread. 

Basic Country Info

Population: 36,991,981

Size: 9,984,670 sq km

National Language: English & French

Age of Citizens:

• 0-14 Years: 16.3%

• 15-65 Years: 64.7%

• 65 Years and Older: 19%

Our Goals

• To prioritize empathy and emotional intelligence in Canadian schools, homes and churches

• To continue utilizing the passion and skills of Stoplight volunteers within Canada

• To provide tools to refugee, Aboriginal, and displaced families tools to emotionally survive trauma and difficult situations

• To provide children and students tools to increase their resilience and relate well with others

Our Impact

• Trainings at over 20 seminars

• Trainings at 5 NGOs and churches

• Increased social media impact

• Spread awareness through books and resources to hundreds of people