The purpose of the Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) is to provide information about Canadian adults whose daily activities are limited because of a long-term condition or health-related problem. This information will be used to plan and evaluate services, programs and policies for adults with disabilities to help enable their full participation in Canadian society.
The Community Data Program has submitted a request for data tables from the Canadian Survey on Disability at the Census Division and Census Subdivision level. These tables are not expected until July or August.
Statistics Canada has provided us with tables at the provincial level. We have also received simple counts of disabled persons (no other disaggregation of the data) at the Census Division and Census Subdivision level. Our order for Census Division and Census Subdivision data will be similar to the provincial tables - however depending on the amount of suppression that is expected, we may not get some or all of the tables at the Census Subdivision level.
The provincial data includes:
- Table 1: Barriers to accessibility for persons with disabilities aged 15 and over by age group, gender and severity class, Canada, provinces and territories, 2022
- Table 2: Type of barriers to accessibility for persons with disabilities aged 15 and over by age group, gender and severity class, Canada, provinces and territories, 2022
- Table 3: Median individual after tax income for persons with income aged 15 and over by age group, gender, disability status and severity class, Canada, provinces and territories, 2022
- Table 4: Number of co-occurring disabilities for persons with disabilities aged 15 and over by age group and gender, Canada, provinces and territories, 2017 and 2022
- Table 5: Impact on financial obligations due to the COVID-19 pandemic for persons with disabilities aged 15 and over by age group and gender, Canada, provinces and territories, 2022
- Table 6: Impact on employment during the COVID-19 pandemic for persons with disabilities aged 15 and over by age group and gender, Canada, provinces and territories, 2022
- Table 7: Disability status for persons aged 15 and over by age group and gender, Canada, provinces and territories, 2017 and 2022
- Table 8: Labour force status for persons aged 25 to 64 by age group, gender, disability status and severity class, Canada, provinces and territories, 2017 and 2022
- Table 9: Milder and more severe severity class of disability for persons with disabilities aged 15 and over by age group and gender, Canada, provinces and territories, 2017 and 2022
- Table 10: Severity class of disability for persons with disabilities aged 15 and over by age group and gender, Canada, provinces and territories, 2017 and 2022
- Table 11: Type of disability for persons with disabilities aged 15 and over by age group and gender, Canada, provinces and territories, 2017 and 2022 (This table presents the proportion of persons with each type of disability among the population of persons with disabilities aged 15 and over.)
- Table 12: Type of disability for persons with disabilities aged 15 and over by age group and gender, Canada, provinces and territories, 2017 and 2022 (This table presents the proportion of persons with each type of disability among the total Canadian population aged 15 and over.)
More information on the Canadian Survey on Disability can be found here.
Article from The Daily on the Canadian Survey on Disability, December 1, 2023
Canadian Survey on Disability, 2022: Concepts and Methods Guide
Note on the comparability of the data between 2017 and 2022 from the Concept and Methods Guide:
The 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability was designed to be as comparable as possible to the 2017 cycle and is the first time in decades that two consecutive cycles of the CSD or its predecessors have produced a significant amount of comparable data. However, some differences do exist, as explained in this section, and should be considered carefully when making any comparisons. It is also recommended that data users and researchers refer to the 2017-2022 Concordance in Appendix E, which provides a mapping of the variables between the two cycles.