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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.
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  • 1. Socioeconomic correlates of loneliness among immigrants with disabilities
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202600400004
    Description: The experience of loneliness is not evenly distributed in the population but disproportionately affects certain social groups. For example, persons with disabilities have a greater risk of loneliness than persons without disabilities and immigrants have a greater risk of loneliness than Canadian-born persons. This study examines how differences in the experience of loneliness between immigrants and Canadian-born persons with disabilities emerge in the context of socioeconomic participation (employment and school attendance) and socioeconomic deprivation (food insecurity, core housing need, low-income status), using data from the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability.
    Release date: 2026-04-22
  • 2. Reports on Disability and Accessibility in Canada
    Journals and periodicals: 89-654-X
    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.
    Release date: 2026-03-17
  • 3. Technical report on disability measurement in Canada
    Articles and reports: 89-654-X2026001
    Description: This report outlines the various measures of disability that are used at Statistics Canada. It provides background information on the different measurement tools and analysis on who is captured within each measure, as well as highlighting similarities and differences across measures.
    Release date: 2026-03-17
  • 4. Portrait of the Chinese Populations in Canada: Diversity and Socioeconomic Outcomes
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2026001
    Description: The focus of this portrait is the analysis of the sociodemographic and ethnocultural diversity and socioeconomic outcomes of the Chinese populations in Canada. The portrait uses data from the Census of Population (1996 to 2021), the 2011 National Household Survey, the 2020 General Social Survey – Social Identity, the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability and the 2024 Labour Force Survey. An intersectional approach is used to explore the relationships between multiple diversity measures.
    Release date: 2026-02-13
  • 5. Study: Portrait of the Chinese populations in Canada
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202604440791
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-02-13
  • 6. Educational attainment and employment among immigrants with disabilities
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202501200001
    Description: Persons with disabilities face disadvantages in employment, and these have implications for their well-being. The gap in employment between persons with and without disabilities is a widely used measure of inequality. This study examines gaps in educational attainment and employment between immigrants with and without disabilities, using data from the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability.
    Release date: 2025-12-22
  • 7. Racialized persons with disabilities, 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025051
    Description: Using data from the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability, this infographic highlights the trends and experiences of racialized persons with disabilities.
    Release date: 2025-12-03
  • 8. Dynamic disabilities, 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025052
    Description: Utilizing data from the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability, this infographic highlights the trends and experiences of persons with dynamic disabilities.
    Release date: 2025-12-03
  • 9. Employment and labour characteristics of persons with disabilities, 2017 and 2022: Interactive dashboard
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2025015
    Description: This interactive dashboard presents employment and labour characteristics of persons with disabilities in Canada, using data from the 2017 and 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability.
    Release date: 2025-12-03
  • 10. Changes in the population and employment rates of persons with disabilities, 2017 to 2022
    Articles and reports: 89-654-X2025006
    Description: This report explores various population characteristics, workplace experiences and employment rates of persons with disabilities in 2017 and 2022 to investigate the changes that occurred during this period, and how these changes impacted various subgroups of persons with disabilities.
    Release date: 2025-12-03
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  • 41. Rising prices and the impact on the most financially vulnerable: A profile of those in the bottom family income quintile
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202300100002
    Description: This study uses the 2022 Portrait of Canadian Society Survey to examine the impact of rising inflation on the lowest income Canadians. Using multiple pre-pandemic data sources, the study also takes a closer look at people living in the bottom income quintile, examining their family income, debt and assets levels, as well as some indicators of economic hardship.
    Release date: 2023-02-08
  • 42. Study: Rising prices and the impact on the most financially vulnerable: A profile of those in the bottom family income quintile Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202303936144
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-02-08
  • 43. Measuring disability in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022062
    Description:

    This infographic provides an overview of accessibility in Canada. The infographic includes persons with and without disabilities.

    Release date: 2022-12-02
  • 44. Housing experiences in Canada: Persons with disabilities
    Articles and reports: 46-28-0001202100100011
    Description:

    This article about persons with disabilities is part of the "Housing Experiences in Canada" fact sheet series. This series focuses on housing indicators that provide information on the housing experiences of different population groups, with a focus on those identified in legislation that recognizes housing as a human right.

    Release date: 2022-06-10
  • 45. Introduction to the Canadian Survey on Disability, American Sign Language Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-629-X2022001
    Description: This American Sign Language video provides an introduction to the Canadian Survey on Disability. Specifically, it includes a brief description of the benefits of participating in the survey, what participating in the survey involves, how respondents were selected to participate, and information on privacy and confidentiality.
    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 46. Workers with disabilities receiving payments from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit program, 2020 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021083
    Description: Using data from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) and the 2020 Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program, this infographic provides a profile of Canadian workers with disabilities who received CERB payments during the period from March 15 to September 26, 2020. The focus of the analysis is on workers who had employment or self-employment income of at least $5,000 in 2019.
    Release date: 2021-12-01
  • 47. Age of Disability: From Onset to Limitation
    Articles and reports: 89-654-X2021003
    Description:

    This paper presents preliminary findings on the relationship between disability, age of onset or diagnosis, and age of limitation. These findings are based on questions asked for each disability type covered in the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD). It provides a profile of the age of onset, age of limitation and the period from onset to limitation for each disability type. The age of onset and age of limitation are examined by different characteristics, including sex, severity of disability and age group.

    Release date: 2021-12-01
  • 48. Educational experiences of young women with disabilities
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202101000003
    Description:

    This study uses data from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability to examine differences in educational experiences between women and men aged 15 to 34 with a disability. These experiences capture the difficulties that persons with disabilities reported encountering in school, such as limitations on learning, social exclusion, and a lack of accommodations.

    Release date: 2021-10-27
  • 49. Work experiences of women with disabilities
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202101000004
    Description: This study used data from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability to examine differences in work experiences between women and men aged 20 to 54 with a disability. These experiences capture the barriers that persons with disabilities reported encountering in their jobs, workplaces, and the labour market.
    Release date: 2021-10-27
  • 50. Accessibility Findings from the Canadian Survey on Disability, 2017
    Articles and reports: 89-654-X2021002
    Description:

    This factsheet provides accessibility-related findings from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) that align with four of the seven priorities from the Accessible Canada Act (ACA). These priorities include transportation, built environment, information and communication technology (ICT) and employment. The results show some key differences in accessibility experiences by age group, sex, type of disability and severity of disability among persons with disabilities.

    Release date: 2021-10-27
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  • 1. Canadian Survey on Disability, 2022: Concepts and Methods Guide Archived
    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

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