by Amy Ma | Jul 17, 2024 | Bill C-22, Front Page
SAVE THE DATE: September 9 On June 28, the federal government published the draft regulations on the Canada Disability Benefit. This is the last round of public consultations, and you have a chance to weigh in until September 23. This consultation is part of the...
by Amy Ma | Jul 11, 2024 | British Columbia
SAVE THE DATE: August 11 Join us for a community gathering over lunch, a film screening of Invisible No More, and panel presentation after the film. Hosted by Disability Without Poverty BC, BC Disability, Curiko, and BC People First Society. Andy Fiore’s Invisible No...
by Amy Ma | Jun 14, 2024 | Front Page, Press Releases
For Immediate Release June 13, 2024 Disability Without Poverty welcomes federal NDP private member’s bill to reduce red tape in the Disability Tax Credit process (Toronto) – Disability Without Poverty (DWP) applauds the new federal NDP private members bill,...
by Amy Ma | Jun 7, 2024 | Press Releases
For Immediate Release June 7, 2024 New federal government numbers reveal only a fraction of disabled living in poverty will receive Canada Disability Benefit Statement (Toronto) – When the federal government initially announced plans for a Canada Disability...
by Amy Ma | Jun 3, 2024 | Ontario
In our National survey (Phase 1), Ontario represented 40% of the respondents. This is close to Ontario’s proportion of Canada’s population, which is 36.5% of the population of the country. The poverty line currently sits at $2,303 in Toronto, while Ontario Disability...
