Table 9
Reasons why people with disabilities do not have the assistive technology they need, adults and children, provinces and territories, Canada, 2006

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Provinces Children 5 to 14 Adults 15 and over
Cost-
purchase
or
maintenance		 Limitation
not serious
enough		 Don't know
where
to get it and
Not available
locally		 On a
waiting
list		 Other Cost-
purchase
or
maintenance		 Limitation
not serious
enough1		 Don't know
where
to get it and
Not available
locally		 On a
waiting
list		 Other
ratio
Total 56.64 F 15.52 2.42E 19.41 56.14 6.41 10.76 1.56E 22.32
N.L. 61.33 F 17.72E F 16.43E 57.30 6.82E 8.06 F 21.34
P.E.I. 77.25 F F F F 63.30 7.09E 7.48E F 18.42
N.S. 63.33 F 11.11E F 13.09E 61.93 4.54E 7.08 1.7E 21.25
N.B. 57.75 F 8.88E F 25.58E 57.30 7.12E 8.81 F 20.24
Que. 50.47 F 20.28E F 20.31E 46.93 6.49E 10.18 4.53E 29.60
Ont. 56.31 F 13.77E F 21.71 57.99 5.63E 11.42 F 20.81
Man. 53.86 F 22.91E F F 55.96 9.87E 8.09 F 22.62
Sask. 54.01 F 15.35E F 20.25E 55.04 8.02E 11.53 F 21.05
Alta. 57.46 F 15.58E F 18.06E 56.91 7.06 9.42E F 23.42
B.C. 61.41 F 16.20E F 14.41E 57.95 7.47E 11.95E F 19.87
Territories 51.78E F 16.29E F 16.56E 35.27 3.98E 22.35 4.15E 29.54
1. Limitation not serious enough includes the individual, their doctor, and their insurance company.
Note: Territories includes the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
The sum of the values for each category may differ from the total due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, 2006.