A Performance Indicator Framework for Accessibility Data: Employment

ACA

Accessible Canada Act

CHRC

Canadian Human Rights Commission

CIS

Canadian Income Survey

CSD

Canadian Survey on Disability

EE

Employment Equity

SSA - EAE

Survey Series on Accessibility; Experiences with Accessibility and Employment

Accommodations

Arrangements that enable persons with disabilities to fully participate in society, including accessing services, employment, or housing. Accommodations help support equal participation in environments that are not inclusive and cannot be modified for persons with disabilities.

Barrier

Refers to anything — including anything physical, architectural, technological or attitudinal, anything that is based on information or communications or anything that is the result of a policy or a practice — that hinders the full and equal participation in society of persons with an impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment or a functional limitation (as defined by the Accessible Canada Act).

Disability

Refers to any impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment — or a functional limitation — whether permanent, temporary or episodic in nature, or evident or not, that, in interaction with a barrier, hinders a person’s full and equal participation in society (as defined by the Accessible Canada Act).

Education

Includes primary, secondary, trade school, college or university on a full-time or part-time basis, including training.

Employment

Any work for pay or profit on a full-time or part-time basis.

Full-time Employment

Employment of more than 30 working hours per week.

Part-time Employment

Employment of less than 30 working hours per week.

Proportion

A measurement that describes a part, share, or number considered in comparison to the whole. It is always expressed between 0 and 1 or as a percentage.

Description

This indicator refers to all types of employment including full-time, part-time, seasonal, permanent, and contractual employment.

It also refers to different phases of employment: entering the labour market (ages 15 to 24), the core working years (ages 25 to 64) and exiting the labour market (ages 65+).

Data sources

• CSD

Description

This indicator refers to employment that consists of more than 30 working hours per week for one employer. This can include permanent, contractual, and seasonal employment.

It also refers to different phases of employment: entering the labour market (ages 15 to 24), the core working years (ages 25 to 64) and exiting the labour market (ages 65+).

Data sources

• CSD

Description

This indicator refers to those who work for themselves rather than an employer and are therefore not considered employees. This includes independent contractors. This indicator aims to also capture those who are more likely in precarious work situations, such as gig work.

It also refers to different phases of employment: entering the labour market (ages 15 to 24), the core working years (ages 25 to 64) and exiting the labour market (ages 65+).

Data source

• CSD

Description

This indicator refers to the difference in the median earnings between all persons with disabilities and persons without disabilities between 15 and 64.

It also refers to different phases of employment: entering the labour market (ages 15 to 24) and the core working years (ages 25 to 64) and different types of employment: full-time and part-time employment.

Data sources

• CIS

Description

This indicator refers to those who are:

• officially unemployed
• not in the labour market but intend to look for work in the next twelve months, or
• whose condition completely prevents them from working and no workplace accommodation exists that would enable them to work

It also refers to different phases of employment: entering the labour market (ages 15 to 24), the core working years (ages 25 to 64), and exiting the labour market (ages 65+).

Data source

• CSD

Description

This indicator refers to the highest level of education obtained by persons with disabilities aged 25+.

This indicator focuses on the completion rate across the different levels of education. Levels of education include high school diploma or equivalency certificate, apprenticeship or trade certificate or diploma, college diploma or equivalency certificate, undergraduate degree or equivalency certificate, and graduate degree or equivalency certificate.

Data sources

• CSD

Description

This indicator refers to youth aged 15 to 29 with disabilities who are not in education or training and are not employed. This indicator includes youth who may be experiencing difficulties transitioning from school to the labour market.

Data sources

• CSD

Description

This indicator refers to barriers to accessibility encountered when searching for employment opportunities, completing and submitting applications, attending interviews, and completing assessments for employment processes. Examples include company websites or web-based job portals, lacking digital accessibility features, or delayed or denied accommodation requests. It also refers to federally regulated employees.

Data source

• Data sources are being explored

Description

This indicator refers to barriers to accessibility encountered while starting a new job or position. Examples include inaccessible training manuals and delays related to accommodations.

Data source

• SSA – EAE

Description

This indicator refers to a lack of available transportation to get to the workplace.

Data source

• CSD

Description

This indicator refers to barriers encountered in the digital world. This includes devices, applications, systems, and networks specific to employment. Examples include lack of assistive technology or accessibility features for their workplace technology.

Data source

• SSA – EAE

Description

This indicator refers to required workplace accommodations. Examples include assistive or specialized devices, ergonomic or modified workstations, and flexible work schedules.

Data source

• CSD

Description

This indicator refers to those who feel uncomfortable or unable to ask their management for accommodations. Persons with disabilities may not request accommodations due to concerns of discrimination or retaliation.

Data source

• CSD

Description

This indicator refers to persons with disabilities who are in training and education provided by or on behalf of their employer. Examples include on the job training, post-secondary courses, etc.

Data source

• CSD

Description

This indicator refers to complaints filed by an individual further to experiencing harm because a regulated entity has not complied with an aspect or element of regulation made under the Accessible Canada Act (ACA) and resolved in favour of the applicant

Data sources

• Data sources are being explored

Description

This indicator refers to the number of federal sector employees with disabilities represented as a share of the total population of persons with disabilities.

Data source

• EE Reporting

Description

This indicator refers to the number of employees hired for permanent full-time and part-time positions. This includes those transitioning from contractual positions to permanent positions and those leaving one permanent position for another.

Data sources

• EE Reporting

Description

This indicator refers to an employee’s dismissal or end of employment. This can be for a multitude of reasons including:

• bankruptcy or insolvency of the employer
• a constructive dismissal resulting in the employee resigning, or
• layoff due to broader economic conditions or shortage of work

Data sources

• EE Reporting

Description

The net change refers to the number of employees hired in the federal sector subtracted from the number of terminated employees.

Data source

• EE Reporting

Description

This indicator refers to positions formally represented by a labour union.

Data source

• CSD

Description

This indicator refers to employment without a pre-determined end date. Federal sector employment in permanent positions typically have employer-sponsored benefits.

Data source

• EE Reporting

Description

This refers to employees whose level of education is higher than what is typically required for the position they hold.

Data source

• CSD

Description

This indicator refers to persons with disabilities who are employed part-time but would prefer to have full-time employment.

Data source

• CSD

Description

This indicator refers to those who would like to work, and can work, but have stopped seeking employment. Discouraged workers tend to believe that no suitable work is available or have failed to be shortlisted when applying for work.

Data sources

• CSD

Description

This indicator refers to the median employment income of persons with disabilities. This is the middle point at which half the population had higher income and half had lower.

It also refers to different phases of employment: entering the labour market (ages 15 to 24) and the core working years (ages 25 to 64) and different types of employment: part-time and full-time employment.

Data source

• CIS

Description

This indicator refers to barriers to changing jobs or advancing positions at a current employer. Examples include difficulty securing accommodations with another employer or evidence that an employer has negative assumptions or beliefs about the abilities of persons with disabilities.

Data source

• CSD

Description

This indicator refers to the advancement of persons with disabilities. This focuses on career development opportunities, and compensation increases for persons with disabilities.

Data source

• EE Reporting

Description

This indicator refers to barriers to accessibility encountered within educational institutions. For example, lack of accommodations such as more time allowed during exams or lack of access to aids and assistive devices such as speech-to-text for completing assignments or taking notes.

Data sources

• CSD