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Table 11
Child care arrangements for children with disabilities, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006

Provinces and territories Reported
use of child
care
Refusal to provide
care by day care
services and other
home care facilities
Receive financial
assistance or
subsidies for child
care expenses
percentage
Canada 28.9 21.5 35.1
Newfoundland and Labrador 22.9 x 33.8
Prince Edward Island 29.6 x 31.0E
Nova Scotia 33.2 16.6E 27.2
New Brunswick 31.6 23.6 32.4
Quebec 32.1 33.4 54.4
Ontario 29.9 17.4E 23.4E
Manitoba 30.8 20.0E 42.7
Saskatchewan 28.5 15.0E 27.8
Alberta 24.6 23.5E 38.5
British Columbia 24.2 19.3E 43.7
Territories 26.0 x 35.0E
Note:
Territories include Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
Coverage includes parent or guardian of a child with an activity limitation who reported using day care.
Source: Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, 2006