Canada Sense of Meaning and Purpose (Statistics Canada)

## What this measures

The average answer, 0–10, to "To what extent do you feel the things you do in your life are worthwhile?" — Statistics Canada's measure of a sense of meaning and purpose. It is the same question ONS asks in the UK (wellbeing.uk.worthwhile).

## Why it matters

Life satisfaction asks how life is going; this asks whether it feels worthwhile. It is a direct, official measure of meaning, published quarterly.

## How to read it

Higher is better. Read it alongside the share reporting a strong sense of meaning (wellbeing.ca.high_meaning_share), which moves more.

## What it does not say

The Canadian Social Survey is voluntary and started in 2021, so the history is short. Each quarter is a fresh sample; treat single-quarter moves of less than a point (percentage series) or 0.1 (ratings) as noise, and check the confidence intervals Statistics Canada publishes.

## Source

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0845-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada, under the Statistics Canada Open Licence. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.