Find the latest research on disability, physical accessibility, employment rates, labour market studies, and more.
Retrofits and Upgrade Costs Study
This study from hcma explores the costs of retrofitting existing offices and schools to achieve Gold RHF Accessibility Certification, February 2024.
Infographic: Retrofits and Upgrades Cost Study
Source: Estimated cost to achieve RHFAC Gold, hcma, February 2024
Angus Reid Institute
Corporate Canada gets mixed report card from Canadians living with disabilities, November 2021
Infographic: Canada’s Report Card on Disability and Inclusion
Source: Angus Reid Institute, Fall 2021
Angus Reid Institute
Platform Inaccessibility? Canadians living with disabilities say key issues are being overlooked in Election 44, September 2021
HCMA Architecture + Design
Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™ Cost Comparison Feasibility Study, January 2020
Infographic: Building to RHF Accessibility Certification
Source: Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification Cost Comparison Feasibility Study, HCMA, January 2020.
Infographic: The Business Case to Build Physically Accessible Environments
Summary of the Conference Board of Canada report, "The Business Case to Build Physically Accessible Environments", February 23, 2018.
Angus Reid Institute
Accessibility: A source of future anxiety and a significant consideration for Canadian consumers today, 2019
Infographic: Canadians Consumers and Accessibility
Source: Accessibility a source of future anxiety and significant consideration for Canadian consumers today, Angus Reid Institute, Jan 2019
Conference Board of Canada
The Business Case to Build Physically Accessible Environments (Accessible PDF), February 23, 2018.
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Realization of the Sustainable Development Goals by, for and with Persons with Disabilities: UN Flagship Report on Disability and Development 2018
Statistics Canada
Canadian Survey on Disability: A demographic, employment and income profile of Canadians with disabilities aged 15 years and over, 2017
Angus Reid Institute Research Report
“Disability in Canada: Does closing the accessibility gap literally start from the ground up?” (PDF), December 2, 2016.
Statistics Canada
Insights on Canadian Society: Persons with Disabilities and Employment, December 3, 2014.
Government of Canada
Rethinking DisAbility in the Private Sector – Report from the Panel on Labour Market Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities, 2013