Overview

• The survey of 800 people reports that 13% relocated due to unsafe environments and hate speech and 21.5% seriously considered it, with most cases occurring in the past five years.
• Youth are disproportionately affected, with 40% of under‑30s leaving or contemplating it, and many moves are repeated rather than one‑off decisions.
• Trans and racialized people face the highest displacement rates, with the study citing a 22.2% migration rate among trans respondents.
• The pattern is not chiefly rural‑to‑urban: 43.4% of those who moved came from large cities, 26.9% from abroad, and only 13.5% from rural areas, though destinations are typically major cities.
• Key drivers include the need to live openly (41%), fear or risk of violence (26%) and family rejection (22%), while outcomes include higher homelessness (17.3% vs 5.5% overall) and elevated mental‑health burdens.