A recent wave of protests regarding police brutality and systemic racism in Alberta has drawn attention to the persistent inequalities that Black and Indigenous populations face within the province. Across Canada, the wage gap between Black individuals and the rest of the population has been growing. Black men and women living in Alberta's biggest cities make significantly less money than their non-Black counterparts. The same is true for Indigenous individuals, nationwide. Black and Indigenous people are overrepresented in federal prisons when considering their share of the overall population.

Source: CBC News June 19, 2020 22:18 UTC