Notes:
- The population covered by the survey was persons residing in private and some collective households in the ten provinces and three territories. 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 – 711,440 Total number of persons with disabilities – 122,540 Disability rate – 17.2% Newfoundland and Labrador Total population – 498,920 Total number of persons with disabilities – 74,510 Disability rate – 14.9% Prince Edward Island Total population – 133,750 Total number of persons with disabilities – 21,750 Disability rate - 16.3% Nova Scotia Total population – 893,790 Total number of persons with disabilities – 179,100 Disability rate – 20.0% Quebec Total population - 7,396,960 Total number of persons with disabilities – 768,140 Disability rate - 10.4% Ontario Total population – 11,970,000 Total number of persons with disabilities - 1,853,570 Disability rate - 15.5% Manitoba Total population - 1,075,490 Total number of persons with disabilities – 169,170 Disability rate – 15.7% |
Saskatchewan Total population – 905,510 Total number of persons with disabilities – 145,230 Disability rate – 16.0% Alberta Total population – 3,212,360 Total number of persons with disabilities – 435,820 Disability rate – 13.6% British Columbia Total population - 3,995,600 Total number of persons with disabilities – 638,640 Disability rate - 16.0% Nunavut 2 Total population – 19,340 Total number of persons with disabilities – 1,630 Disability rate – 8.4% Northwest Territories 2 Total population – 30,910 Total number of persons with disabilities – 3,220 Disability rate – 16.0% Yukon 2 Total population – 24,140 Total number of persons with disabilities – 3,790 Disability rate – 15.7% Canada 3 Total population – 30,893,640 Total number of persons with disabilities - 4,417,870 Disability rate – 14.3% |
Number of Persons with Disabilities in New Brunswick Households, 2006:
| Age: 0 - 14 years Both sexes 1 - 4,680 Male – 3,090 Female – 1,590 Age: 15 - 24 years Both sexes 1 - 4,970 Male – 2,450 Female - 2,510 Age: 25 - 44 years Both sexes 1 – 18,850 Male – 8,400 Female – 10,440 |
Age: 45 - 64 years Both sexes 1 – 47,160 Male – 22,970 Female – 24,190 Age: 65 - 74 years Both sexes 1 – 20,920 Male – 10,320 Female – 10,610 Age: 75+ years Both sexes 1 – 25,970 Male – 10,270 Female – 15,700 |
Highlights:
- Disability increases with age: just 4.0 percent of children under 15 years of age experience some level of disability, compared to 14.3 percent of adults aged 15 to 64, and more than 45% 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 17.5 percent of those aged 65 and over.
Nature of Disability
Canada
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New Brunswick Mobility – 11.6% Agility – 11.1% Hearing – 5.5% Seeing – 3.1% Pain – 3.0% Learning – 3.0% Psychological - 2.2% Speech – 2.4% Memory – No number given Developmental – 0.8% Unknown - 0.5% |
Adapted from Statistics Canada - The 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey: Disability in Canada . Catalogue # 89-628-XIE – No. 3.
1 The sum of the values for each category may differ from the total due to rounding.
2Applies to persons aged 15 years and over. 3The Canada total excludes the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
September 25, 2008 - reports on the impact a child with an activity limitation has on the family.
July 24, 2008 - reports on the labour force experience of people with disabilities.
June 3, 2008 - reports on the use and requirements of specialized equipment and aids for children and adults with disabilities.
May 27, 2008 - explored the educational experiences of Canadian children with activity limitations.
December 3, 2007 - examined the prevalence, type and severity of disabilities by age and sex.