Employed persons with disabilities or long-term conditions
Description: Employed persons with disabilities or long-term conditions
In 2024, among the employed population aged 15 to 64 with disabilities or long-term conditions,Note 1 69% experienced a barrier to accessibility in the workplace.
46% said these barriers impacted their ability to do their daily work to a moderate or great extent
Barriers encountered by employed people with disabilities or long-term conditions in the workplace
- 49% – barrier in the physical environment
- 41% – communication-related barrier
- 35% – technology-related barrier
- 35% – transportation-related barrier
Other types of barriers in the workplace
- 50% – Difficulties disclosing their disability
- 27% – Lack of support or respect from colleagues, managers or hiring staff
- 26% – Difficulties with accommodations
Proportion of the employed population who encountered a barrier in the workplace, by disability typeNote 2
- 80% – Sensory disabilities
- 78% – Cognitive disabilities
- 77% – Physical disabilities
- 72% – Pain-related disabilities
- 71% – Mental health-related disabilities
Among the employed population with disabilities or long-term conditions…
- 61% agreed that their employer provides them with adequate training and resources to do their job
- 43% agreed that they felt like they could equitably compete for promotion opportunities
Note: The Survey Series on Accessibility (SSA) used a probability panel consisting of individuals who responded to the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability and agreed to participate in further studies. This methodology results in a low response rate for the SSA-EAE, thereby increasing the risk of bias. Therefore, all estimates in this infographic should be interpreted with caution.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey Series on Accessibility – Experiences with Accessibility and Employment, 2024.
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