Male suicide rates in Canada are three times higher than that of females, and in Western countries rates of male depression are half that of females (Oliffe et al. 2016). These staggering statistics highlight the need for a greater investigation into the reasons behind why men choose to commit suicide at such a drastically higher rate. Looking at differences in gender roles and expectations can help to give insight into discrepancies in help-seeking behaviours between females and males. Stigmatization of masculine expectations in Western societies is also a key aspect as to why men choose to suffer in silence more often than females do. Gendered experiences of depression and suicide in males is not adequately understood. One of the key driving factors for choosing this topic is my personal interests in exploring the influences that gender roles and expectations have on help-seeking behaviours and overall rates of suicide and depression. As rates of male suicide continue to rise and a lack of understanding of male depression continues, it becomes critical to investigate the negatively attributed implications that male socialization and the construct of masculinity has on young males within modern, western society.