Developmental Disabilities Service Planning Caseload by Alberta Region

August 2019 onward, this dataset tracks the number of Albertans eligible for the Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) program who are in the 'service planning' stage across provincial regions. It is produced by the Government of Alberta to monitor service demand and regional caseloads. The data is updated periodically, with a last recorded update in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in the 'service planning' caseload count over time for specific regions.
• Compare regional disparities in PDD program demand using region and caseload number fields.
• Forecast future service planning needs by modeling the temporal series of eligible individual counts.
• Correlate regional caseload data with other demographic datasets using region as a join key.

Strengths

• Provides multi-year temporal coverage from August 2019 onward.
• Offers regional granularity for provincial-level analysis.
• Published under the open OGL-CA-2.0 license by a government authority.

Limitations

• Unknown row count and specific column schema limit analytical planning.
• Data is limited to the 'service planning' stage, excluding other program phases.
• Geographic coverage is restricted to the province of Alberta.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Collection Method

Administrative data from the Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) program.

Time Range

August 2019 onward

Freshness

Updated periodically, with a last recorded update in April 2026.

Geography

Alberta, Canada (regional breakdown)