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  • 41. Accessibility in Federal Sector Organizations in Canada, 2021
    Articles and reports: 89-654-X2021001
    Description:

    Using data from the Survey on Accessibility in Federal Sector Organizations (SAFSO), this fact sheet examines the accessibility barriers that persons with difficulties or long-term conditions encountered during their interactions with federally regulated organizations or businesses. It provides information on the overall prevalence of encountering a barrier as well as specifically looking at the barriers related to the area of transportation, information and communication technologies (ICT) and communication. Each section is examined by several characteristics, including age group, gender, type of difficulty, sexual orientation, and income.

    Release date: 2021-08-18
  • 42. New barriers and new freedoms: A conversation with StatCan’s Champion for Persons With Disabilities
    Stats in brief: 45-20-00032021001
    Description:

    We sit down (virtually!) with Tony Labillois, StatCan’s Champion for Persons With Disabilities, to talk about the new challenges and opportunities experienced by persons with disabilities during the pandemic.

    Release date: 2021-06-03
  • 43. Intimate partner violence: Experiences of women with disabilities in Canada, 2018
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202100100006
    Description:

    This article, focusing on women with disabilities, is one in a series of short reports examining experiences of intimate partner violence among members of different population groups, based on self-reported data from the 2018 Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces. It explores the prevalence, nature, and impact of intimate partner violence on Canadians.

    Release date: 2021-04-26
  • 44. Introduction to the Survey on Accessibility in Federal Sector Organizations, American Sign Language Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-629-X2021001
    Description:

    The Survey on Accessibility in Federal Sector Organizations will provide key information on selected priority areas covered under the Accessible Canada Act. These priority areas include information and communications technology such as online access to services and transportation. The Government of Canada adopted the Accessible Canada Act in 2019, the purpose of which is to help create a barrier-free Canada for people with disabilities when they interact with areas under federal jurisdiction.

    Release date: 2021-03-08
  • 45. Changes to health, access to health services, and the ability to meet financial obligations among Indigenous people with long-term conditions or disabilities since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202100100006
    Description:

    This paper uses crowdsourced data to provide an overview of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health, service access, and ability to meet basic needs of Indigenous participants with disabilities or long-term conditions. Changes in overall health and mental health are examined by disability type, age group and sex. The most commonly reported service disruptions since the start of the pandemic are also presented.

    Release date: 2021-02-01
  • 46. Study: The COVID-19 pandemic and Indigenous people with a disability or long-term condition Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202103228123
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-02-01
  • 47. Housing vulnerabilities among Canadians with mental health-related disabilities Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021007
    Description:

    The infographic presents pre-existing living situations and housing conditions among Canadians with mental health-related disabilities that may put them at greater risk of contracting COVID-19, as well as the emotional and psychosocial impacts of living through a pandemic.

    Release date: 2021-01-28
  • 48. Canadians with a mobility disability Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020085
    Description:

    The infographic highlights certain characteristics related to demographics such as sex and age, the use of aids and assistive devices, the need of health care services and workplace accommodations among those with a mobility disability.

    Release date: 2020-12-03
  • 49. The Visible Minority Population with a Disability in Canada: Employment and Education Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020086
    Description:

    The infographic presents certain characteristics related to population groups designated as visible minorities who have a disability, such as the breakdown by sex and by age group. It also focuses on some aspects of employment and education.

    Release date: 2020-12-03
  • 50. A profile of Canadians with a mobility disability and visible minorities with a disability, American Sign Language Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-629-X2020005
    Description:

    This American Sign Language video highlights data from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability to present certain characteristics of Canadians whose everyday activities are limited by a mobility difficulty. In addition, this video provides a look at the experiences of groups designated as visible minorities who have a disability.

    Release date: 2020-12-03
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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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