Statistics Canada published the Reports on Disability and Accessibility in Canada: Changes in the Population and Employment Rates of Persons with Disabilities, 2017 to 2022. The employment rate increased among persons with disabilities aged 25 to 64 years between 2017 and 2022, according to the Canadian Survey on Disability. During this time period, the disability rate increased among those aged 25 to 64 years.

Changes in the employment rate of persons with disabilities aged 25 to 64 years, 2017 to 2022:

• Disability-related characteristics
  • Between 2017 and 2022, the employment rate rose significantly among those with moderate (64.5% to 69.3%) and severe (43.9% to 54.7%) disabilities, while no significant changes occurred among those with mild or very severe disabilities. The employment rate increased significantly among persons with two to three disability types (59.6% to 66.8%) and those with four or more disability types (33.0% to 40.5%), but not among those with one disability type.
• Educational and employment experiences
  • The employment rate increased among persons with disabilities aged 25 to 64 years with a high school diploma or less (44.0% to 48.1%) and among those with a bachelor degree or above (71.5% to 78.1%). Increases in the employment rate among persons with a similar education level in both cases suggests that the impact of increased education among persons with disabilities noted earlier does not entirely explain the increased employment rate observed between 2017 and 2022.

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