Canadian Survey on Disability, 2017 to 2022 The Accessible Canada Act (ACA) was passed in 2019 with the intention of creating a barrier-free Canada by 2040. The Canadian Survey on Disability 2022 showed that 27% of Canadians aged 15 years and older (8.0 million people) had one or more disabilities that limited them in their…
By Amélie Lafrance-Cooke and Robby Bemrose, Economic and Social Reports, January 18, 2022 This paper provides a sociodemographic profile of business owners with disabilities using 2017 administrative tax data. It evaluates how sociodemographic characteristics of business owners with disabilities intersect and compares them with those of business owners without disabilities. It also examines the firm-level…
Gilbert Ngabo, Staff Reporter, The Star, July 24, 2019 A group that advocates for better accessibility standards in Ontario is voicing concerns about the province’s new assessment plan. The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Alliance says the plan to conduct accessibility assessments of public and private buildings will remove few barriers and is…
Martin Regg Cohn, Ontario Politics Columnist, The Toronto Star, February 8, 2019 We all complain, habitually and self-pityingly, about punishing snowfalls. Especially lately. But for David Onley, the snow banks and other barriers never truly melt away. Last year, he was appointed to conduct a formal review of accessibility in Ontario and he has just…
Shachi Kurl, Executive Director, Angus Reid Institute, January 22, 2019 Seven-in-ten Canadians say universal accessibility should be the goal for newly constructed buildings. A new study from the Angus Reid Institute, conducted in partnership with the Rick Hansen Foundation, finds more than two-thirds of Canadians expressing concern that someone in their lives will face such…
Statistics Canada, The Daily, November 28, 2018 An estimated one in five Canadians (or 6.2 million) aged 15 years and over had one or more disabilities that limited them in their daily activities, according to new findings from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD). For many of these Canadians, challenges and obstacles in their…
