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31. Level of needs met for information and communication technology-related assistive aids, devices, or technologies for persons with disabilities by age group and gender
Table: 13-10-0898-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Differences in the number and proportion of persons with disabilities in terms of met and unmet needs for information and communication technology-related (ICT-related) assistive aids, devices, or technologies for persons with disabilities by age group and gender.
Release date: 2024-03-28
32. Statistics Canada: Road to Accessibility
Articles and reports: 13-26-0004
Description: StatCan's accessibility plan aims to ensure that all StatCan and Statistical Survey Operations employees are supported in a barrier-free environment, with their accessibility needs met. Statistics Canada: Road to Accessibility 2023-25 is intended to be evergreen. As we make progress toward achieving an accessible and inclusive StatCan, our actions and commitments will change and evolve, and the Plan will be updated to ensure a continued and relevant focus on the areas needing it most.
Release date: 2023-12-18
33. Canadian Survey on Disability 2017 to 2022
Stats in brief: 11-001-X20233354467
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2023-12-01
34. New data on disability in Canada, 2022
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023063
Description: This infographic features the highlights of the Canadian Survey on Disability, 2022.
Release date: 2023-12-01
35. Canadian Survey on Disability: From 2017 to 2022, American Sign Language
Stats in brief: 11-629-X2023002
Description: This video features the highlights of the Canadian Survey on Disability, 2022, using American Sign Language (ASL).
Release date: 2023-12-01
36. Canadian Survey on Disability, 2022: Concepts and Methods Guide
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-654-X2023004
Description: The Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) is a national survey of Canadians aged 15 and over whose everyday activities are limited because of a long-term condition or health-related problem. The 2022 CSD Concepts and Methods Guide is designed to assist CSD data users by providing relevant information on survey content and concepts, sampling design, collection methods, data processing, data quality and product availability.
Release date: 2023-12-01
37. Canada's Care Economy: A Conceptual Framework
Articles and reports: 89-652-X2023002
Description: This report presents a conceptual framework of Canada’s care economy. This framework is based on a review of Canadian and international research on the topic as well as consultations with key stakeholders and experts. The report summarizes relevant research on the care economy, delineates the scope and boundaries for the Canadian context, and proposes key definitions of paid and unpaid care work.
Release date: 2023-11-29
38. Study: Functional health difficulties among lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Canada
Stats in brief: 11-001-X202331237005
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2023-11-08
39. Functional health difficulties among lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Canada
Articles and reports: 45-20-00022023003
Description: This study examines functional health difficulties among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) men and women aged 18 and older in Canada. Using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (2017 to 2018), this release provides an overview of self-reported general health, mental health, and difficulty in the six Washington Group functional health components (vision, hearing, mobility, cognition, self-care and communication) by sexual orientation and gender.
Release date: 2023-11-08
40. Results from the Survey on Accessible Print Materials, American Sign Language
Stats in brief: 11-629-X2023001
Description: Using data from the Survey on Accessible Print Material (SAPM), this American Sign Language video examines access to alternate format material among Canadians who had difficulties with print material.
Release date: 2023-10-03

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111. Facts on Hearing Limitations Archived
Stats in brief: 89-628-X2009012
Geography: Canada
Description: The following fact sheet is a profile of Canadians 15 years of age and older, who reported having a hearing limitation. It is important to note that this includes people who are completely deaf, deafened , hard of hearing or have some hearing loss. This fact sheet examines the areas of education, employment, computer usage, and aids and assistive devices.
Release date: 2009-02-26
112. Facts on Seeing Limitations Archived
Stats in brief: 89-628-X2009013
Geography: Canada
Description: The following fact sheet is a profile of Canadians 15 years of age and older, who reported having a seeing limitation. It is important to note that this includes people who are legally blind, have low vision or have milder seeing conditions. This fact sheet examines the areas of education, employment, computer usage, aids and assistive devices, and transportation.
Release date: 2009-02-26
113. Facts on Learning Limitations Archived
Stats in brief: 89-628-X2009014
Geography: Canada
Description: The following fact sheet is a profile of Canadians 15 years of age and older, who reported having a learning limitation. The respondents' answers to the limitation questions represent their perception of the situation and are therefore subjective. This fact sheet examines education, employment, help received, aids and assistive devices, and Internet usage. While the information provided in this fact sheet pertains to adults, a brief overview of children with learning limitations is also provided.
Release date: 2009-02-26
114. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: Families of Children with Disabilities in Canada Archived
Articles and reports: 89-628-X2008009
Geography: Canada
Description:
Using data from the 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS), This paper examines how caring for a child with a disability influences the family unit, and more specifically, the parents who care for them. This paper explores issues such as household income, health and stress, employment and finances, marital relationships, and childcare arrangements. Further, this paper explores the availability of financial and care giving supports as well as issues relating to housing and transportation.
Release date: 2008-09-25
115. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: A Profile of Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities Archived
Articles and reports: 89-628-X2008005
Geography: Canada
Description:
The Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) is Canada's national survey that gathers information about adults and children whose daily activities are limited by a physical, mental, or other health-related condition or problem. This report presents an overview of the use and need for assistive technology for people with disabilities as well as sources of payment and reasons for not having this technology.
Release date: 2008-06-03
116. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: A Profile of Education for Children with Disabilities in Canada Archived
Articles and reports: 89-628-X2008004
Geography: Canada
Description:
A Profile of Education for Children with Disabilities is an article concerning the educational experiences of children aged 5 to 14 that were identified as having one or more disabilities on the 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) and who attended school at the time of the 2006 Census. These experiences were measured using the responses of parents or guardians to the PALS, a post-censal survey conducted shortly after the 2001 and 2006 Census. Issues examined include the prevalence of specialized education, difficulties obtaining specialized education, met and unmet educational needs, and resulting outcomes.
Release date: 2008-05-27
117. Discussion and presentation of the disability test results from the Current Population Survey Archived
Articles and reports: 11-522-X200600110438
Description:
In accordance with an effort to design a set of questions for the Current Population Survey (CPS) to measure disability, potential questions were drawn from existing surveys, cognitively and field tested. Based on an analysis of the test data, a set of seven questions was identified, cognitively tested, and placed in the February 2006 CPS for testing. Analysis of the data revealed a lower overall disability rate as measured in the CPS than in the field test, with lower positive response rates for each question. The data did not indicate that there was an adverse effect on the response rates.
Release date: 2008-03-17
118. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: Technical and methodological report Archived
Stats in brief: 89-628-X2007001
Geography: Canada
Description:
The Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) is Canada's national survey that gathers information about adults and children whose daily activities are limited by a physical, mental, or other health-related condition or problem.
This report presents some basic information about the survey and an overview of the methodological and content changes between the 2001 and 2006 PALS. The major difference involves a change in coverage resulting from the inclusion of a number of aboriginal communities, the addition of the three territories, and the modification to the definition of collective dwellings.
Release date: 2007-12-03
119. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: Analytical Report Archived
Articles and reports: 89-628-X2007002
Geography: Province or territory
Description:
The Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) is Canada's national survey that gathers information about adults and children whose daily activities are limited by a physical, mental, or other health-related condition or problem.
This paper is the first in a series of PALS data releases. It contains initial survey results on the number of persons with disabilities, disability rates as well as the type and severity of disability, by age and sex, for Canada, provinces and territories.
Release date: 2007-12-03
120. Children with disabilities and the educational system - a provincial perspective Archived
Articles and reports: 81-004-X20070019631
Description:
There are large differences across provinces in the extent to which children with special needs due to physical, cognitive or behavioural disabilities attend regular school classes and the extent to which they have access to special education services. There are also large differences in the extent to which parents report that their special-needs children are being encouraged to reach their full potential in school and in their academic achievement relative to all Canadian children. This article draws on data from the 2001 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS), the 2000 Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) and the 2002 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) to document these differences.
Release date: 2007-05-01

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1. Canadian Survey on Disability, 2022: Concepts and Methods Guide
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-654-X2023004
Description: The Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) is a national survey of Canadians aged 15 and over whose everyday activities are limited because of a long-term condition or health-related problem. The 2022 CSD Concepts and Methods Guide is designed to assist CSD data users by providing relevant information on survey content and concepts, sampling design, collection methods, data processing, data quality and product availability.
Release date: 2023-12-01
2. A New Survey Measure of Disability: the Disability Screening Questions (DSQ) Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-654-X2016003
Description:
This paper describes the process that led to the creation of the new Disability Screening Questions (DSQ), jointly developped by Statistics Canada and Employment and Social Development Canada. The DSQ form a new module which can be put on general population surveys to allow comparisons of persons with and without a disability. The paper explains why there are two versions of the DSQ—a long and a short one—, the difference between the two, and how each version can be used.
Release date: 2016-02-29
3. Canadian Survey on Disability, 2012: Concepts and Methods Guide Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-654-X2014001
Description:
The Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) is a national survey of Canadians aged 15 and over whose everyday activities are limited because of a long-term condition or health-related problem.
The 2012 CSD Concepts and Methods Guide is designed to assist data users by providing relevant information on survey content and concepts, sampling design, collection methods, data processing, data quality and product availability. Chapter 1 of this guide provides an overview of the 2012 CSD by introducing the survey's background and objectives. Chapter 2 explains the key concepts and definitions and introduces the indicators measured by the CSD questionnaire modules. Chapters 3 to 6 cover important aspects of survey methodology, from sampling design to data collection and processing. Chapters 7 and 8 cover issues of data quality, including the approaches used to minimize and correct errors throughout all stages of the survey. Users are cautioned against making comparisons with data from previous Participation and Activity Limitations Surveys. Chapter 9 outlines the survey products that are available to the public, including data tables, a fact sheet and reference material. Appendices provide more detail on survey indicators as well as a glossary of terms.
Release date: 2014-02-05
4. Canadian Survey on Disability
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3251
Description: The purpose of the Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) is to provide information about Canadians whose everyday activities may be limited because of a condition or health-related problem. This information will be used to plan and evaluate services, programs and policies for Canadians with disabilities to help enable their full participation in society. The survey is sponsored by Employment and Social Development Canada.
5. Health and Activity Limitation Survey : Institutional Component
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3252
Description: This was a post-censal disability survey used to identify the numbers and distribution of disabled persons in Canada residing in health related non-penal institutions and the barriers experienced by them.
6. National Population Health Survey: Health Institutions Component, Longitudinal
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5003
Description: The NPHS Health Institutions Component survey data support national level estimates only.
7. Price Survey of Assistive Devices For Persons With Disabilities
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5063
Description: The principal survey objective was to create a comprehensive national source of objective information about the prices faced by persons with disabilities, their families, and health and social service organizations.

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