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Basic Country Profile
Location: North America
Capital: Ottawa
Population: 36,708,083
Major Languages: English, French
Major Religions: Christianity
Currency: Canadian Dollar
Terrain: Plains and mountains (West), Highlands (South East) and Flatlands (Great Lakes)
Climate: Varied climate
Dial Code: +1
Time Zone: UTC-08:00 to UTC-03:30 with daylight saving time
Disability Population: 6.2 million (aged 15 years and over), 2017[statcan]
Emergency number: 911
Disability Legislations and Policies
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) – Ratified on March 11, 2010. It has not ratified the Optional Protocol to the CRPD. Canada’s State Party reports along with Civil Society reports to the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR).
Canadian Human Rights Act – The Canadian Human Rights Law of 1997 protects Canadians from discrimination. Read the Act here https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng
Government of Canada Web Accessibility Standards – http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca
Accessible Canada Act – The Government of Canada aims to provide a comprehensive legislation for accessibility in the country. Read all about this bill on https://www.canada.ca/en
Travel Related Information
Accessibility in Canada between cities. Accessibility information for some of the major cities in Canada is given below:
Vancouver
Getting Around Vancouver – www.tourismvancouver.com
Accessible Taxi
MacLure Cabs – www.maclurescabs.ca
Sunshine Cabs – http://sunshinecabs.ca
Accessible Dining – www.tourismvancouver.com/accessible-dining
Calgary
Accessible Buses and CTrains
http://www.calgarytransit.com/accessible-transit
Accessible Taxi
Calgary City cabs – http://calgarycitycabs.org
Ottawa
Read here to get information on accessible transportation, restaurants and hotels in Ottawa – https://www.ottawatourism.ca
Quebec
Read here to get information on accessible transportation in and around Quebec – http://quebecforall.com
Toronto
Public transportation in Toronto – http://www.ttc.ca
Accessible taxi
Accessible taxi services in GTA (Greater Toronto Area) – https://enables.me/accessible-taxi-transit-services-comparison-in-the-gta/
Wheelchair taxi – http://wheelchairtaxi.ca/
Montreal
Public transportation in Montreal – http://www.stm.info/en
Accessible Taxi
Para-Adapté Inc : http://taxiparaadapte.ca
Taxi Coop – www.taxi-coop.com
Read more about accessible transportation in Montreal, go to http://quebecforall.com
Accessible hotels
Victoria, B.C. – www.whenwetravel.com
Hotels in Quebec – www.quebecforall.com
Useful Links
Access to Travel Website – guide to travel for persons with disabilities in Canada, produced by the Canadian government.
Accessible Travel Guide – guide from Transport Canada on planning for accessible transportation.
Air Canada – Passengers with disabilities
Canadian Transportation Agency – Summary of Regulations Covering the Accessibility of Air Travel
Canadian Transportation Agency – Travelling with Disabilities
WestJet – Guests with disabilities