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December 8, 2025PLOS Global Public HealthOpen Access

Who thrives in Canada? An Examination of social factors, healthcare access, and immigration status

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SPShrina PatelThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterSLScott A. LearPreventive CardiologyTDTrevor DummerUniversity of British Columbia

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Overview

Analysis shows racialized immigrants report lower life satisfaction than non-racialized Canadians, highlighting healthcare access and social factors.

Key Points

  • To examine how social factors, healthcare access, and immigration status influence life satisfaction in Canada.
  • Analyzed survey data from 8,063 adults in the Canadian Alliance of Healthy Hearts and Minds study
  • Examined self-reported life satisfaction using the Cantril ladder score
  • Conducted multivariable linear regression to identify factors associated with life satisfaction
  • 71% of participants categorized as thriving with a mean life satisfaction score of 7.2
  • Racialized immigrants had significantly lower life satisfaction scores compared to non-racialized Canadians
  • Factors linked to higher life satisfaction included older age, male sex, and having trusted neighbors

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Patel et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/693624ce4fa91c937236cf1ehttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0005257
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