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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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  • 21. Barriers to accessibility related to Internet use: Findings from the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability
    Articles and reports: 89-654-X2025004
    Description: This study uses the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability to explore the experiences of barriers to accessibility related to Internet use among persons with disabilities aged 15 years and over. This is the fourth and final report in a series of reports providing further analyses of barriers to accessibility among persons with disabilities.
    Release date: 2025-03-24
  • 22. Barriers to Accessibility in Canada: Communication and Internet Use 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202508338851
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-03-24
  • 23. Persons with and without disabilities aged 15 years and over, census metropolitan areas
    Table: 13-10-0750-01
    Geography: Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Differences in the number and proportion of persons with and without disabilities, aged 15 years and over, by census metropolitan areas.
    Release date: 2025-03-24
  • 24. Occupations of persons with and without disabilities aged 25 to 64 years, by gender
    Table: 13-10-0944-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Differences between persons with and without disabilities in terms of the 2021 National Occupational Classification (NOC - 2021), between the ages of 25 and 64, by gender, Canada.
    Release date: 2025-03-24
  • 25. Industry of employment for persons with and without disabilities aged 25 to 64 years, by gender
    Table: 13-10-0945-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Differences between persons with and without disabilities in terms of the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS - 2017), between the ages of 25 and 64, by gender, Canada.
    Release date: 2025-03-24
  • 26. Immigrant status and period of immigration for persons with and without disabilities aged 15 years and over, by gender, Canada
    Table: 13-10-0381-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Differences between persons with and without disabilities in terms of whether they are non-immigrants, immigrants (as well as the year in which they immigrated to Canada), or non-permanent residents to Canada, by gender, Canada.
    Release date: 2025-03-24
  • 27. Health of Canadians
    Table: 82-570-X
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description: The Health of Canadians report brings together important health data, both for the population overall and for specific groups, to provide a comprehensive portrait of population health and to shed light on health disparities. It includes key statistics on population health such as health outcomes (e.g., chronic conditions), health behaviours (e.g., exercise, nutrition), access to health care (e.g., unmet health care needs) and determinants of health (e.g., age, income).

    The Health of Canadians report is meant to be used by our federal, provincial and territorial partners, as well as health professionals, researchers, and policymakers across the country to inform policies and plans, leading to better, more equitable health outcomes for all Canadians.
    Release date: 2025-03-05
  • 28. Hearing disabilities, 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025012
    Description: Utilizing data from the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability, this infographic highlights the trends and experiences of persons with hearing disabilities. This release is part of a series of infographics that focus on specific disability types.
    Release date: 2025-03-03
  • 29. Uptake of the disability tax credit and the Canada Pension Plan or Quebec Pension Plan disability benefits among persons with disabilities in Canada
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202500200001
    Description: Using the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability linked to the 2015 to 2017 T1 Family File, this study explored the uptake of the disability tax credit and the Canada Pension Plan or Quebec Pension Plan disability benefits among persons with disabilities, with a particular focus on their disability and sociodemographic characteristics.
    Release date: 2025-02-26
  • 30. Employed persons with disabilities or long-term conditions
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025024
    Description: This infographic highlights key findings on accessibility barriers among employed persons aged 15 to 64 with disabilities or long-term conditions. The population covered by the Survey Series on Accessibility - Experiences with Accessibility and Employment (SSA-EAE) comprised those who participated in the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) and who agreed to participate in future surveys. A series of screening questions were asked in the SSA-EAE to confirm a disability or long-term condition among participants. Only those who had a disability or long-term condition at the time of collection were surveyed.
    Release date: 2025-02-12
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  • 91. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: Tables Archived
    Table: 89-628-X2007003
    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 document presents data tables associated to the first report "The 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey: A Profile of Disability in Canada".

    Release date: 2007-12-03
  • 92. Education, Employment and Income of Adults with and Without Disabilities - Tables Archived
    Table: 89-587-X
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description: The 2001 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) is a post-censal survey of adults and children whose everyday activities are limited because of a condition or health problem. A sample of those persons who answered 'Yes' to the 2001 Census disability filter questions were included in the PALS survey population. Approximately 35, 000 adults (aged 15 and over) and 8,000 children (aged 0 to 14) living in private or collective households in the 10 provinces were selected to participate in the survey. Persons living in institutions, on Indian reserves, and in the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut were excluded from the survey. The data were collected after the 2001 Census, in the fall of 2001.

    These tables contain data on the educational attainment, labour force activity and income of adults with and without disabilities.

    Release date: 2003-09-11
  • 93. Children with Disabilities and Their Families - Tables Archived
    Table: 89-586-X
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    The 2001 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) is a post-censal survey of adults and children whose everyday activities are limited because of a condition or health problem. A sample of those persons who answered " Yes" to the 2001 Census disability filter questions were included in the PALS survey population. Approximately 8,000 children (aged 0 to 14) living in households in the 10 provinces were selected to participate in the children's component of the survey. Persons living in institutions, on Indian reserves and in the Yukon, Northwest Territories or Nunavut were excluded. The data were collected after the 2001 Census, between September 2001 and January 2002. Note that information on children with disabilities was gathered through interviews with their parents or guardians.

    These tables contain PALS data on children aged 5 to 14 who have disabilities and the impact of their disability on the daily activities and employment situation of their families.Specific themes covered are:-help with everyday activities received by children with disabilities;-parents access to help; formal and informal-impacts of the child's disability on the family's employment situation;-children's access to specialized aids and services; and household income.

    Tables are presented by severity of disability of children with disabilities, for Canada and provinces.

    Release date: 2003-07-29
  • 94. Disability Supports in Canada, 2001 - Tables Archived
    Table: 89-581-X
    Description:

    The 2001 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) is a post-censal survey of adults and children who are limited because of a physical condition or health problem. A sample of those persons who answered "Yes" to the 2001 Census disability filter questions were included in the PALS survey population. Approximately 35,000 adults and 8,000 children living in private or collective households in the 10 provinces were selected to participate in the survey. The data were collected in the fall of 2001.

    These tables contain data on the use of and need for supports for adults with disabilities, by sex and age groups, for Canada and the provinces.

    Note: For a detailed analysis, please see the document A Profile of Disability in Canada, 2001 (Catalogue no. 89-577-XIE).

    Release date: 2003-03-25
  • 95. A Profile of Disability in Canada, 2001 - Tables Archived
    Table: 89-579-X
    Description:

    The 2001 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) is a post-censal survey of adults and children whose everyday activities are limited because of a condition or health problem. A sample of those persons who answered 'Yes' to the 2001 Census disability filter questions were included in the PALS survey population. Approximately 35,000 adults and 8,000 children living in private and some collective households in the 10 provinces were selected to participate in the survey. The data were collected after the 2001 Census, in the fall of 2001.

    These tables contain data on the number of adults and children with disabilities, disability rates, as well as the type and severity of disability, by age and sex, for Canada and the provinces.

    Release date: 2002-12-03
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  • 1. Work potential and overqualification status among persons with disabilities 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202615541112
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-06-04
  • 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: 2026-06-04
  • 3. Examining work potential and overqualification among persons with disabilities
    Articles and reports: 89-654-X2026002
    Description: Using data from the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD), this article examines labour market underrepresentation among persons with disabilities, by exploring work potential and overqualification among this population. Each section is examined by a range of sociodemographic, disability-related, and employment-related characteristics.
    Release date: 2026-06-04
  • 4. 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
  • 5. 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
  • 6. 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
  • 7. 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
  • 8. 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
  • 9. International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 2025: Highlighting the experiences of persons with disabilities
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202533737973
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-12-03
  • 10. 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
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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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