Impact of child’s condition on parental employment for parents of children with disabilities aged 0 to 14, Canada, 2006
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Source: CICH graphic created using data adapted from Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, 2006. https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/disability/arc/disability-2006.html#s3 -accessed June 17, 2017.
In 2006, 30% of parents with children 0 to 14 years of age, who had a disability, reported that they worked fewer hours than they would have chosen to work.
21% did not take a job offered to them.
Implications
When a child has a disability, it can have a significant impact on his or her parent’s ability to work.