Table 9
Impact on employment of parents of children with a disability, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006

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Provinces and territories Not
taken a
job		 Quit
working		 Changed
work
hours		 Turned
down
promotion		 Worked
fewer
hours		 Worked
more
hours		 Lost a
job
percentage
Canada 26.4 21.6 36.5 19.7 38.4 9.7 6.2
Newfoundland and Labrador 21.0 18.4 28.8 13.1 28.8 8.2E x
Prince Edward Island 25.3 17.2E 32.2 13.8E 37.9 12.6E x
Nova Scotia 25.9 20.8 39.5 17.2 38.2 14.2 5.4E
New Brunswick 23.5 21.3 38.7 16.9 38.3 11.1 4.1E
Quebec 21.7 20.0 37.1 20.8 40.3 7.6 7.0E
Ontario 28.0 22.2 40.4 19.8 40.4 9.6 6.0E
Manitoba 29.8 23.2 31.5 18.2 34.4 9.6E 6.7E
Saskatchewan 22.5 19.2 31.2 14.3 31.4 9.3E 4.5E
Alberta 28.0 23.1 30.6 19.3 32.0 10.2 6.9E
British Columbia 28.5 21.9 32.5 22.2 40.3 11.5 6.2E
Territories 25.0E 12.5E 33.9 14.3E 32.1 7.1E F
Note:
Territories include Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
The sum of the values for each category may differ from the total due to non-response and rounding.
Coverage includes parent or guardian of a child with an activity limitation who reported their employment was impacted by the child's condition.
Source: Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, 2006