bill c-22
Bill C-22 is a proposed federal income supplement to move people with disabilities out of poverty.
Keeping track of Bill C-22’s progress
Completed steps
Royal Assent June 22, 2023
Third Reading in Senate – May 18, 2023
Report from SOCI committee submitted May 11
May 10 SOCI committee meeting
May 4 SOCI committee meeting
May 3 SOCI committee meeting
April 27 SOCI committee meeting
April 20 SOCI committee meeting
April 19 SOCI committee meeting
March 30 SOCI committee meeting
March 29 SOCI committee meeting
March 23 SOCI committee meeting
March 22 SOCI committee meeting
Second Reading in Senate – March 9, 2023
First Reading in Senate – February 2, 2023
Third Reading – February 2, 2023
Our written submission to HUMA
Translation of all 152 written submissions into both languages
Report from HUMA Committee submitted December 14
December 13 HUMA Committee meeting
December 7 HUMA committee meeting
November 16 HUMA committee meeting
November 14 HUMA committee meeting
November 2 HUMA committee meeting
October 31 HUMA committee meeting
Second reading – October 18, 2022
First reading – June 2, 2022
Text of Bill C-22
Current status
Current status (LEGISinfo)
Governor General grated Royal Assent June 22, 2023.
Bill C-22 came into force June 22, 2024.
Public consultation on draft regulations on Canada Disability Benefit open until September 23, 2024.
12 month deadline on regulations started June 22, 2024.
Upcoming events
Sitting days for Senate
Sitting days for House of Commons
Blog
Disability With Possibility
Disability With Possibility
What we learned from disabled people across Canada on Shaping the Canada Disability Benefit.
Over one-third of federal Liberal MPs publicly urge the Finance Minister to ‘budget the benefit’
Yesterday, more than 60 Members of Parliament from the Liberal caucus signed an open letter addressed to the Prime Minister.
Understanding the Report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer
Recently a report was published by the Parliamentary Budget Officer called The Canada Disability Benefit: Model and Scenarios.
IDPD 2023 Year in review
Join Disability Without Poverty to celebrate what went well, the challenges and the opportunities we faced these past 12 months.
‘Budget the Benefit’ say disability groups to the Finance Minister
Canada Disability Benefit essential now as persons with disability live in deep poverty in the face of rising costs
From #WheresTheBill to #BudgetTheBenefit
On June 22, Bill C-22 became law. Where do we go from here? Join Disability Without Poverty to get the latest scoop. We want to update you on the current status of regulations, the question of budgeting for the benefit, and an update from DWP.