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Participation and Activity Limitation Survey

Statistics Canada is conducting a survey on Canadians (adults and children), whose day-to-day activities may be limited because of a condition or health problem. Survey results will help to identify difficulties and barriers these Canadians may face.

Note
  • This survey (previously called the Health and Activity Limitations Survey) is now inactive but data are still available. Data collection: 1986, 1991, 2001 and 2006. This survey has been replaced by the Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) which was conducted in 2012.

Major topics and subtopics

Activity limitations

  • Economic characteristics linked to activity limitations
  • Help needed and specialized equipment used
  • Impact of limitations on training, employment and social activities

Secondary topics

Education
Families and households
Housing and shelter costs
Income and earnings
Labour

Limited topics

None

Type

Cross-sectional and postcensal

Sample size

Approximately 48,000 individuals

Frequency

Occasional (1986, 1991, 2001 and 2006)

Lowest levels of geography

Provinces

Products and services

  • CANSIM
  • Public use microdata file
  • Customized tabulations
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