Notes:
- The population covered by the survey was persons residing in private and some collective households in the ten provinces. Persons living in the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, as well as persons living in institutions and on First Nations reserves were excluded.
- Please visit the Statistics Canada website for more statistics concerning individuals with disabilities.
Definition of Disability: "... any restriction or lack of ability (resulting from impairment) to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being." - World Health Organization
Number of Persons with Disabilities by Province:
| New Brunswick Total population - 712,300 Total number of persons with disabilities - 102,860 Disability rate - 14.4% Newfoundland and Labrador Total population - 492,800 Total number of persons with disabilities - 60,500 Disability rate - 12.3% Prince Edward Island Total population - 132,850 Total number of persons with disabilities - 18,970 Disability rate - 14.3% Nova Scotia Total population - 888,900 Total number of persons with disabilities - 152,210 Disability rate - 17.1% Quebec Total population - 7,052,790 Total number of persons with disabilities - 595,690 Disability rate - 8.4% Ontario Total population - 11,192,730 Total number of persons with disabilities - 1,514,380 Disability rate - 13.5% |
Manitoba Total population - 1,036,270 Total number of persons with disabilities - 147,580 Disability rate - 14.2% Saskatchewan Total population - 859,080 Total number of persons with disabilities - 124,410 Disability rate - 14.5% Alberta Total population - 2,830,280 Total number of persons with disabilities - 354,740 Disability rate - 12.5% British Columbia Total population - 3,793,770 Total number of persons with disabilities - 530,130 Disability rate - 14.0% Canada Total population - 28,991,770 Total number of persons with disabilities - 3,601,270 Disability rate - 12.4% |
Number of Persons with Disabilities in New Brunswick Households, 2001:
| Age: 0 - 14 years Both sexes1 - 4,330 Male - 2,590 Female - 1,740 Age: 15 - 24 years Both sexes1 - 4,020 Male - 1,960 Female - 2,060 Age: 25 - 44 years Both sexes1 - 17,370 Male - 7,880 Female - 9,490 |
Age: 45 - 64 years Both sexes1 - 35,970 Male - 18,260 Female - 17,720 Age: 65 - 74 years Both sexes1 - 17,520 Male - 8,530 Female - 9,000 Age: 75+ years Both sexes1 - 26,650 Male - 8,810 Female - 14,840 |
Highlights:
- Disability increases with age: just 3.3 percent of children under 15 years of age experience some level of disability, compared to 10 percent of adults aged 15 to 64, and more than 40% among persons aged 65 and over.
- Severity of disability also increases with age: only 1.4 percent of children had a severe or even very severe disability, compared to 17.4 percent of those aged 65 and over.
Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Aged 15-64)
| Canada Employed - 817,000 Unemployed - 97,900 Not in the labour force - 964,700 Not specified - 88,890 |
New Brunswick Employed - 20,370 Unemployed - 3,690 Not in the labour force - 31,810 Not specified - 1,490 |
| Total Income (Aged 15+) |
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New Brunswick 2000 Average total income (with disabilities) - $19,228 2000 Average total income (without disabilities) - $24,862 |
| Canada - Number of persons with disabilities... Less than $5,000 - 322,250 $5,000 to $9,999 - 473,390 $10,000 to $14,999 - 738,140 $15,000 to $19,999 - 467,380 $20,000 to $29,999 - 529,000 $30,000 to $39,999 - 321,440 $40,000 to $49,999 - 178,340 $50,000 to $59,999 - 113,560 $60,000 to $79,999 - 101,250 $80,000 and over - 64,640 Without income in 2000 - 104,950 With income in 2000 - 3,309,400 Not specified 5,990 |
New Brunswick - Number of persons with disabilities... Less than $5,000 - 11,340 $5,000 to $9,999 - 17,020 $10,000 to $14,999 - 22,640 $15,000 to $19,999 - 13,550 $20,000 to $29,999 - 11,670 $30,000 to $39,999 - 8,010 $40,000 to $49,999 - 4,810 $50,000 to $59,999 - 2,230 $60,000 to $79,999 - 1,970 $80,000 and over - 1,220 Without income in 2000 - 4,080 With income in 2000 - 94,450 Not specified ---- |
Nature of Disability
| Canada - Persons aged 0 to 14 years: Hearing - 23,750 Seeing - 16,600 Speech - 66,940 Mobility - 21,150 Dexterity - 31,410 Delay - 17,820 Developmental - 46,180 Learning - 100,360 Psychological - 49,140 Chronic - 117,510 Unknown - 7,280 |
Canada - Persons aged 15 to 64 years: Hearing - 462,980 Seeing - 290,810 Speech - 240,160 Mobility - 1,320,170 Agility - 1,230,670 Pain - 1,489,460 Learning - 377,410 Memory - 267,700 Developmental - 109,160 Psychological - 429,350 Unknown - 53,550 |
New Brunswick - Persons aged 15 to 64 years: Hearing - 14,870 Seeing - 9,240 Speech - 6,730 Mobility - 39,230 Agility - 36,780 Pain - 43,450 Learning - 8,880 Memory - 5,700 Developmental - 2,200 Psychological - 9,060 Unknown - 1,330 |
Number of disabilities reported by Canadians with disabilities, 2001:
| Age: 0 - 4 years One - 13,350 (50.9%) Two - 10,420 (39.8%) Three or more - 2,440 (9.3%) |
Age: 5 - 14 years One - 43,550 (28.1%) Two or three - 56,500 (36.5%) Four or five - 38,430 (24.8%) Six or more - 16,250 (10.5%) |
Age: 15+ years One - 621,270 (18.2%) Two - 595,520 (17.4%) Three - 992,360 (29.0%) Four or five - 945,850 (27.7%) Six or more - 265,340 (7.8%) |
Adapted from Statistics Canada - A Profile of Disability In Canada, 2001. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey. Catalogue # 89-579-XIE.
1The sum of the values for each category may differ from the total due to rounding.