Canada and Mental Disability

mental disability: Number of disabled Canadians: In 2006, the most recent year available, the disability rate in Canada was 14.3 per cent, meaning nearly 4.4 million Canadians or one in seven have a physical or mental disability. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Most common types of disabilities: Pain-related, mobility and agility disabilities. Some facts about Canada's disabled citizens, according to a new report on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: Mental disabilities: Approximately 900,000 people aged 15 or older report disabilities of an emotional, psychological or psychiatric nature. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.