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Infographic: Canadians with mental health-related disabilities — Description: Canadians with mental health-related disabilities

**Over 2 million Canadians** aged 15 and older have a mental health-related disability.^{Note 1}

Canada: **7.3%**

British Columbia: **8.3%**

Prairie provinces: **7.5%**

Territories: **5.7%**

Ontario: **8.1%**

Quebec: **4.6%**

Atlantic provinces: **9.9%**

31 is the **average age** when a person with a mental health-related disability begins to feel limited in their daily activities.

**24%** of those with a mental health-related disability consider themselves housebound.

**Among those aged 25 to 64 with a mental health-related disability:**

655,000 are **employed**.

99,000 are **unemployed**.

666,000 **are not** in the labour force.^{Note 2}

**52%** of those with mental health-related disabilities consider themselves **disadvantaged in employment** because of their condition.

**Among Canadians with a mental health-related disability:**

1,100,000 **(55%)** say they require counselling services from a psychologist, psychiatrist, psychotherapist or social worker.

370,000 **(18%)** say they require support group services, drop-in center services, or telephone information or support lines.

90,000 **(5%)** say they require addiction services.

Among those with a mental health-related disability, **women** are more likely to report requiring **counselling and support group** services, while **men** are more likely to report requiring **addiction** services.

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It is important to note that the majority of those reporting a mental health-related disability also reported at least one other type of disability. Therefore, the data are based on the impact that all disability types these individuals with a mental health-related disability may have had.

Footnote 1.

Individuals with a mental health-related disability are those who experience limitations in their daily activities because of difficulties with an emotional, psychological or mental health condition (e.g., anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, anorexia, etc.).

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Footnote 2.

Respondents were classified as not in the labour force if they were neither employed nor unemployed in the week prior to the interview, i.e., they did not have paid work, were unable to start in a job or business in the next four weeks because of school, illness or disability, personal or family responsibilities, or were not looking for work.

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**Source:** Canadian Survey on Disability, 2017.

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Date modified:: 2021-12-14

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