General Country Information
Capital: Ottawa
Population: 33,759,742 (July 2010)
Form of Government: Federal Parliamentary Democracy / Constitutional Monarchy
Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone - main lines: 18.25 million (2008)
Telephone - mobile: 21.455 million (2008)
Internet hosts: 7.193 million (2009)
Internet users: 25.086 million (2008)
Country Ranking
DOI* 2005/2006: 0.67
World Rank 2005/2006: 17
*The Digital Opportunity Index (DOI) evaluates the opportunity, infrastructure and utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) worldwide and was created by the Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion (KADO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The DOI is based on a scale of 0-1, where 1 is ideal, and the World Rank is taken into consideration out of 181 countries, based on the DOI.
Accessibility Policy Making: Perspective on Canada
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Disability Organizations and Contact Information:
Accessibility Experts
372-1288 Ritson Road North
Oshawa,
ON L1G 8B2 Canada
http://www.accessibilityexperts.ca
Tel: +1-905-244-4332
Fax: +1-888-678-8684
Accessible Transportation Directorate of the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N9
Canada
http://www.cta-otc.gc.ca
Email: cta.comment@cta-otc.gc.ca
Tel: +1-819-997-6828
TTY: 1-800-669-5575
Fax: +1-819-997-6727
Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability (ALA)
720 Belfast Road, Suite 104
Ottawa K1G 0Z5
Canada
http://www.ala.ca
Email: ala@ala.ca
Tel: +1-613-244-0052 / +1-800-771-0663
TTY: 1-888-771-0663
Fax: +1-613-244-4857
Atlantic Centre of Research, Access and Support for Students with Disabilities
923 Robie Street
3rd floor Student Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3C3
Canada
http://www.smu.ca/administration/atlcentre
Email: david.leitch@smu.ca
Tel: +1-902-420-5452
TTY: +1-902-425-1257
Fax: +1-902-496-8122
Beyond Ability
24 McClure Court
Georgetown, Ontario
Canada
http://www.beyond-ability.com
Email: info@beyond-ability.com
Tel: +1-416-410-3748
Fax: +1-905-877-7839
Brain Injury Association of Canada (BIAC)
28 Caron Street
Gatineau, Quebec J8Y 1Y7
Canada
http://www.biac-aclc.ca
Tel: +1-866-977-2492 / +1-819-777-2492
Fax: +1-819-595-2458
Canadian Abilities Foundation (CAF)
340 College Street, Suite 401
Toronto, Ontario M5T 3A9
Canada
http://www.abilities.ca
Email: able@abilities.ca
Tel: +1-416-923-1885
Fax: +1-416-923-9829
Canadian Association of the Deaf (CAD)
251 Bank Street, Suite 203
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1X3
Canada
http://www.cad.ca
Email: info@cad.ca
Tel: +1-613-565-2882
TTY: +1-613-565-8882
Fax: +1-613-565-1207
Canadian Centre on Disability Studies (CCDS)
56, The Promenade
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 3H9
Canada
http://www.disabilitystudies.ca
Email: ccds@disabilitystudies.ca
Tel: +1-204-287-8411
TTY: +1-204-475-6223
Fax: +1-204-284-5343
Canadian Hearing Society (CHS)
271 Spadina Road
Toronto, Ontario
M5R 2V3 Canada
http://www.chs.ca
Email: info@chs.ca
Tel: +1-416-928-2500
Fax: +1-416-928-2523
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
595 Montreal Road, Suite 303
Ottawa, Ontario K1K 4L2
Canada
http://www.cmha.ca
Email: info@cmha.ca
Tel: +1-613-745-7750
Fax: +1-613-745-5522
Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
CNIB National Office
1929 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4G 3E8
Canada
http://www.cnib.ca
Email: info@cnib.ca
Tel: +1-800-563-2642 / +1-416-480-7520
Fax: +1-416-480-7700
Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) - DPI National Assembly
Somerset Building
926-294 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0B9
Canada
http://www.ccdonline.ca
Email: ccd@ccdonline.ca
Tel: +1-204-947-0303
Fax: +1-204-942-4625
Deaf Children's Society of British Columbia
200-7355 Canada Way
Burnaby, BC V3N 4Z6
Canada
http://www.deafchildren.bc.ca
Email: deafbc@deafchildren.bc.ca
Tel: +1-604-525-6056
TTY: +1-604-525-9390
Fax: +1-604-525-7307
Déficience Intellectuelle, Troubles Envahissants du Développment et Intersectorialité
Quebec, Canada
http://www.interteddi.ca
Email: msteff.crld@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
Tel: +1-514-364-2282
Fax: +1-514-363-3023
Disability Rights Promotion International
York University, 019 HNES
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Canada
http://www.yorku.ca/drpi
Email: drpi@yorku.ca
Tel: +1-416-736-2100
Fax: +1-416-736-5986
Disabled Peoples' International (DPI) Headquarters
Suite 188, 38 Pearson Street
St. John's, Newfoundland A1A 3R1
Canada
http://www.dpi.org
Email: info@dpi.org
Tel: +1-709-747-7600
Fax: +1-709-747-7603
DisAbled Women's Network Canada (DAWN)
Suite 505, 110 Sainte-Thrse Street
Montreal, Quebec QC H2Y 1E6
Canada
http://www.DAWNcanada.net
Email: admin@dawncanada.net
Tel: +1-514-396-0009
Fax: +1-514-396-6585
Edmonton Epilepsy Association
11007 124 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5M OJ5
Canada
http://www.edmontonepilepsy.org
Email: info@edmontonepilepsy.org
Tel: +1-780-488-9600
Fax: +1-780-447-5486
Epilepsy Ontario
1 Promenade Circle Suite 308
Thornhill, Ontario L4J 4P8
Canada
http://www.epilepsyontario.org
Email: info@epilepsyontario.org
Tel: +1-905 764-5099 / +1-800 463-1119
Fax: +1-905 764-1231
Epilepsy Toronto
510 King Street East Suite 224
Toronto, Ontario M5A 1M1
Canada
http://www.epilepsytoronto.org
Email: info@epilepsytoronto.org
Tel: +1-416-964-9095
Fax: +1-416-964-2492
Groupe Régional de Défense des Droits en Santé Mentale
Ste 102 8 Rue Gamble Street W
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec J9X 2R2
Canada
http://www.lino.com/~raiddat
Email: raiddat@cablevision.qc.ca
Tel: +1-819-762-3266 / +1-888-762-3266
Fax: +1-819-762-8322
Independent Living Canada
1104-170 Laurier Avenue West
Ottowa, Ontario K1P 5V5
Canada
http://www.cailc.ca
Email: cailc@magma.ca
Tel: +1-613-563-2581
TTY: +1-613-563-4215
Fax: +1-613-563-3861
KickStart (Society for Disability Arts and Culture)
#100 – 938 Howe Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1N9
Canada
http://www.kickstart-arts.ca
Email: info@kickstart-arts.ca
Tel: +1-604-681 5788
Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta Edmonton Chapter
5540 - 106 Ave. (St. Gabriel's School)
Edmonton, Alberta T6A 1G3
Canada
http://www.ldaa.ca/aboutus/edmonton.aspx
Tel: +1-780-466-1011
Fax: +1-780-466-1095
Learning Disability Association of Ontario
250 City Centre Avenue, Suite 616
Ottawa, Ontario K1R 6K7
Canada
http://www.ldac-taac.ca
Email: information@ldac-taac.ca
Tel: +1-613-238-5721
Fax: +1-613-235-5391
Motor Adaptation Foundation
CP 8729
Sainte-Foy, Quebec G1V 4N6
Canada
http://www.ulaval.ca/congres/rehabinter2008/english/index.htm
Email: fam@fse.ulaval.ca
Tel: +1-418-656-7008
Fax: +1-418-656-3020
National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
1125 Colonel By Drive
Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6
Canada
http://www.neads.ca
Email: info@neads.ca
Tel: +1-613-526-8008
Fax: +1-613-520-3704
Ontario Amputee & Les Autres Sports Association
1185 Eglington Avenue E.
Suite 102
North York, Ontario M3C 3C6
Canada
http://www.oalasa.org
Email: webmaster@oalasa.org
Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA)
P.O. Box 2338
St. Catharines, Ontario L2R7R9
Canada
http://www.obia.on.ca
Email: obia@obia.on.ca
Tel: +1-905-641-8877 / +1-800-263-5404
Fax: +1-905-641-8877
Social Development Canada
355 River Road
8th Floor Tower B Place
Vanier, Ontario K1A OL1
Canada
http://www.sdc.gc.ca/en/home.shtml
Tel: +1-800-622-6232
TTY: +1-800-465-7735