FACT SHEET - Intimate Partner & Domestic Violence in Newcomer Communities

Intimate Partner Violence & Spousal Violence is Family Violence is abuse, mistreatment, or neglect of a multiple forms of harm caused by a current or former child or adult from a family member or intimate intimate partner or spouse. [...] EXPERIENCES OF VIOLENCE AMONG WOMEN: NEWCOMER STATISTICS 20% of immigrant women and 6% of immigrant men reported sexual assault "The oppression of women (Cotter & Savage, Statistics Canada, 2018). [...] Example: In a study of survivors of intimate partner violence in the GTA, 88% were identified as newcomers or immigrants (Abdul-Razzaq, Arab Community Centre of Toronto, 2023). [...] Gender-based violence and unwanted sexual behaviour in Canada, 2018: Initial findings from the Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces. [...] Victims of police-reported family and intimate partner violence in Canada, 2021.