Canadian Survey on Disability

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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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  • 51. 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
  • 52. 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
  • 53. 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
  • 54. 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
  • 55. A profile of Canadians with a mobility disability and groups designated as visible minorities with a disability Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202033827604
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-12-03
  • 56. Persons with disabilities and COVID-19 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020040
    Description:

    This infographic highlights data from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability to provide a look at the vulnerability of persons aged 15 and over with disabilities in Canada including potential areas of impact and unique challenges persons with disabilities may face during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Release date: 2020-07-06
  • 57. The vulnerability of Canadians with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202018824443
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-07-06
  • 58. Canadians with mental health-related disabilities Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020008
    Description:

    The infographic presents certain characteristics related to geography, the age when a person becomes limited by their disability, employment and the use of health care services among those who have a mental health-related disability.

    Release date: 2020-01-29
  • 59. A profile of Canadians with mental health-related disabilities Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202002922523
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-01-29
  • 60. Indigenous people with disabilities in Canada: First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit aged 15 years and older Archived
    Articles and reports: 89-653-X2019005
    Description:

    This paper seeks to fill a gap in existing literature on disability among Indigenous peoples. Disability prevalence was established for each of the three Indigenous groups based on the Disability Screening Questions (DSQ), included in the APS for the first time in 2017. The study also uses data from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD), this data source is used to establish disability rates for the non-Indigenous population, to help contextualize findings for First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit.

    Release date: 2019-12-12
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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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