Demographic Profile Archives

Demographic Profile

December 10, 2014

Understanding the Poverty and Exclusion of Canadians with Disabilities

Cam Crawford explained the socio-demographic characteristics of Canadians with disabilities who live in poverty at CCD's Disabling Poverty/Enabling Citizenship Forum on 2 December 2014 in Ottawa. Read more.

November 30, 2013

Looking Into Poverty: Income Sources of Poor People with Disabilities in Canada

This report provides a statistical look at the personal income sources of people with disabilities who live in low income households in Canada. These are people who live in "straightened circumstances," are sometimes referred to as living below the "poverty line" and are here referred to as "poor" or as having "low income." Read more.

November 1, 2011

Gender, Disability and Low Income

This fact sheet compares the rates at which men and women with and without disabilities experience low incomes. Read more.

November 1, 2011

Trying to 'Make the Grade': Education, Work-Related Training

This fact sheet looks at the education, work-related training and low-income status of Canadians with and without disabilities. Read more.

November 1, 2011

From Coast to Coast: Provincial Rates of Low-Income among Canadians With and Without Disabilities

This fact sheet looks at the low income rates of people with and without disabilities in each province, and also compares the rates of low-income among people living in rural and urban communities who do and do not have disabilities. Read more.

June 22, 2011

On the Home Front: Poverty, Disability, Housing and Help with Everyday Activities

This fact sheet looks at the relationship between poverty, disability, living arrangements and residential needs of Canadians with and without disabilities. Read more.

June 22, 2011

Low Household Income and Disability: Income Sources, Employment and Employment Discrimination

This fact sheet looks at the relationship between poverty, disability and income-related characteristics of Canadians with and without disabilities. Read more.

June 22, 2011

Personally Speaking: Poverty and Disability in Canada

This fact sheet looks at the relationship between poverty, disability and selected other personal characteristics of Canadians. Read more.

June 30, 2010

Disabling Poverty and Enabling Citizenship: Understanding the Poverty and Exclusion of Canadians with Disabilities

Despite Canada’s obligations under international agreements and the staggering costs associated with the non-employment of people with disabilities, relatively little has been written about people with disabilities who are living on low incomes. The present report aims to help close that knowledge gap. The research draws primarily from Statistics Canada’s Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) of 2006 and provides a profile of people with disabilities in terms of their general socio-demographic characteristics such age, gender, visible minority and Aboriginal person status, education level and labour force status and in terms of selected disability-specific characteristics that are discussed in the body of the report. Read more.

September 23, 2009

As a Matter of Fact: Poverty and Disability in Canada

Based on the Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) of 2006, people with disabilities make up 16.5% of the adult population 15 years and older in Canada, or nearly 4.2 million people. PALS is Statistics Canada's 'flagship' survey on disability. Read more.