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Funding and governance of library and information services for visually impaired people: international case studies

Part2:Country studies

Canada

Basic country data

Population 32.268m (2005).

Over 65s as % of total population: 2005 13.1%; 2020 16.2% (projected).

GNI per capita (international dollars converted at purchasing power parities) 2005: $32,220

Government: Federation. English and French both official languages.

Estimated number of visually impaired people: 600,000

Estimated number of print-impaired people (including those with vision loss): 3m

Note on information sources

CNIB is Canada’s national library for people living with vision loss, and has provided the majority of the information in this section, supplemented by input from Library and Archives Canada and desk research.