Survey finds most vegans, vegetarians in Canada are under 35

ALI THOMSON: ‘Younger Canadians are far more likely to be vegetarians or vegans than older generations, according to a survey that a researcher says is among the first of its kind. The poll, conducted for Dalhousie University professor Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, reported that 7.1 per cent of Canadians consider themselves vegetarians, and 2.3 per cent consider themselves vegans — levels he says were not previously known…

The survey suggested people under the age of 35 were three times more likely to consider themselves vegetarians or vegans than people 49 or older. And in what Charlebois characterized as “mind-blowing,” the report also showed that of the Canadians who identified as vegetarians and vegans, more than half were under the age of 35. “Those are really, really high numbers,” said Charlebois, whose research topics include food distribution and food policy’. SOURCE…

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