Advocate calls for ‘drastic change’ as N.B.’s disability rate rises 8.6 % in 5 years Clare MacKenzie, CBC News
Posted: Jan 16, 2024
More than a third of New Brunswickers are living with a disability, according to the latest Statistics Canada data. At 35.3 per cent, it’s the second highest rate in Canada. The national average is 27 per cent.
New Brunswick’s disability rate is also increasing faster than anywhere else in the country – rising by 8.6 percentage points between 2017 and 2022.
Haley Flaro is the executive director of Ability New Brunswick, a non-profit organization that advocates for people living with a mobility disability.