religion in Canada
Let an agent explain religion in Canada, relay demographics, history and regional patterns from Statistics Canada and scholarly sources with attribution, describe the communities and regions the registry aliases name, and distinguish religion in Canada from state policy, from Indigenous spirituality as distinct traditions and from religion in the United States, presenting sensitive history respectfully.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand Religion in Canada.
Definition
Overview.
Definition
Overview.
- What is the religious landscape of Canada, and how does it differ from state policy, Indigenous traditions and US patterns? definition
- Is the question about demographics, a community, a province, law or residential school history, which calls for respect and support resources where relevant? boundary
Communities
Communities and regions.
Communities
Communities.
- What are Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and Scientology in Canada, and how do Quebec and British Columbia differ? definition
- Which entry fits the specific community or region? action
History History.
Settlement
Settlement and churches.
Settlement
Settlement.
- How did French Catholic and British Protestant churches shape Canada, as historians describe? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Residential schools
Residential schools.
Residential schools
Residential schools.
- What did the Truth and Reconciliation Commission document about church-run residential schools, with findings attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful of survivors and communities? boundary
Today Today.
Trends
Trends.
Trends
Trends.
- What do census data show about secularisation and immigration-driven diversity? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Law
Law and debates.
Law
Law.
- What debates exist about Quebec s laicity law and religious accommodation, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits Act respecting the laicity of the State? action
Context Indigenous traditions.
Indigenous
Indigenous spirituality.
Indigenous
Indigenous.
- How are Indigenous spiritual traditions described by Indigenous scholars, presented respectfully? provenance
- Which entry fits Indigenous peoples in Canada? action
Movements
New movements.
Movements
Movements.
- How are new religious movements such as Scientology present in Canada, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits Scientology? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ORG
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Christianity in Canada, Hinduism in Canada, Buddhism in Canada, scientology in Canada, religion in Quebec, religion in British Columbia, religion in Edmonton, Protestantism in Canada, Byzantine Rite Christianity in Canada, Coptic Orthodox Church in Canada, Eastern Orthodoxy in Canada, Jehovah's Witnesses in Canada
What it is Filled
The religious landscape of Canada, historically shaped by Indigenous spiritual traditions and by Catholic and Protestant Christianity brought by French and British settlement, today marked by declining Christian affiliation, growing numbers of people with no religion, and diverse communities including Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jews and new religious movements such as Scientology, with regional differences such as secularisation in Quebec and high non-affiliation in British Columbia; the legacy of church-run residential schools for Indigenous children is part of this history and is presented with respect for survivors.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain religion in Canada, relay demographics, history and regional patterns from Statistics Canada and scholarly sources with attribution, describe the communities and regions the registry aliases name, and distinguish religion in Canada from state policy, from Indigenous spirituality as distinct traditions and from religion in the United States, presenting sensitive history respectfully.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Declining Christian affiliation
- Growing diversity
- Regional contrasts
- Residential school legacy
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Minimise the harm of residential schools or the role of churches in them.
- Frame debates on secularism laws in a partisan way.
- Present stale census figures as current.
- Infer a person's religion from name or ethnicity.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing religious data about identifiable communities.
May
- Report religious demographics and history of Canada from Statistics Canada and scholarship.
- Describe Indigenous spiritual traditions in terms their communities accept.
Moral aspects Filled
- Survivors of residential schools and their communities live with the harm today.
- Religious identity is sensitive personal data.
Who is affected
- Indigenous peoples
- Religious minorities
- Residential school survivors
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns a religious landscape; Statistics Canada holds census data on it.
Master systems
- Census of Canada
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q13198592 - registry parent class
related
- religion on the Earth - in registry terms
- Statistics Canada
- Christianity in Canada
- Canadian Indian residential school system - as a historical legacy
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.religion-in-canada
- Wikidata: Q576139 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q576139)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- Christian share: about 53 percent - 2021 census
- no religion: about 35 percent - 2021 census
- Muslim share: about 5 percent - 2021 census
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission report: 2015 year
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Religious communities of Canada
- Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and Scientology in Canada; religion in Quebec and British Columbia
- State policy is secular multiculturalism; Indigenous spiritualities are distinct traditions; US religion has different patterns
- Not a visible object; churches, temples, mosques, gurdwaras and communities.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain demographics and history
- relay regional patterns
- describe communities
- distinguish related topics
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Partisan framing of secularism laws
- Insensitivity to residential school survivors
- Stale demographic data
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on religious freedom
- Quebec laicity law, Bill 21, and its legal challenges
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a religious landscape.
- Christianity in Canada including Catholic and Protestant churches
- Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Judaism in Canada
- Indigenous spiritual traditions
- new religious movements such as Scientology
- regional patterns in Quebec and British Columbia
- non-religious Canadians
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q576139: religion in Canada - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Religion in Canada - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should the regional and faith-specific topics be separate primary entries?
- How should census and scholarly sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming faiths and provinces; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q576139/spec.json