More than half of Asian Canadians have suffered discrimination over the past year, according to a new survey from the Angus Reid Institute.

In the survey published Tuesday, 58 per cent of respondents said they have experienced incidents of discrimination in the past 12 months. More than a quarter — 28 per cent — said these situations happen “all the time” or “often.”

People who are young and lower income are more likely to experience more intense forms of bigotry, according to the survey.

“They’re telling us through this survey that they have been bearing the brunt of discrimination, of anti-Asian discrimination,” said Shachi Kurl, president