CDB Clawback Map of Canada

Map of Canada showing provinces and territories in three different colors: green, yellow, and gray.

Map Legend

If a province or territory is coloured:

  • GREEN – they have officially announced no claw back of the CDB.
  • RED – they have officially announced possible claw backs of the CDB.
  • YELLOW – we have received unofficial confirmation that this province will not claw back the CDB. There has yet to be official confirmation.
  • GREY – the province has yet to release any information regarding claw backs of the CDB.

Text Description of Map

The following provinces have publicly declared that there will be no claw backs of the CDB:

  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Manitoba
  • Nunavut
  • Nova Scotia
  • Saskatchewan
  • British Columbia

The following provinces have unofficially declared that there will be no claw backs of the CDB:

  • Ontario
  • Alberta

No province has officially declared that they will allow claw backs of the CDB.

Tools and Resources

Maytree has created an advocacy toolkit which provides information, handouts and contacts to help Canadians prevent provincial claw backs of the CDB. The toolkit can be found here.

Disability Statistics by Province

Province or territory name Provincial support program Province support monthly amount How many people are enrolled in this program? What percentage of people under 65 years old receive this support? Market Basket Measure poverty line amount Gap between support amount and poverty line
BC BCEA-Disability Assistance Branch $1,483.4 143,945 3.3% $2,294.25 (Vancouver) $810.85
Alberta AISH $1,863 72,200             *See Note 1* 2% $2,264.29 (Edmonton) $401.29
Manitoba Manitoba Supports for Persons with Disabilities $1,166 24,100              *see Note 2* 5.3% $2,088.71 (Winnipeg) $922.71
New Brunswick Extended Benefits Program $907 6,543 1% $2,002.29 (Moncton) $1,095.29
Newfoundland and Labrador Income Support $1,083 29,000             *see Note 3* 7.2%                  *see Note 3* $2,090.29 (St.John’s) $1,007.29
Nova Scotia Employment Support and Income Assistance $950 13,795 1.72% $2,149.88 (Halifax) $1,199.88
Ontario Ontario Disability Support Program $1,188.67 498,057 4% $2,050.67 (Hamilton) $862
Prince Edward Island AccessAbility Supports $1,426.67 2,277 *see Note 1* 1.7% $2,095.33 (Charlottetown) $668.66
Quebec Basic Income Program/ Social Solidarity Program $1,548 (B.I.P) $1,205 (S.S.P) 87,797 1.7% $1,888.79 (Montreal) $340.79 (B.I.P), $683.79 (S.S.P)
Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability $1,064 23,035 2.4% $2,098.04 (Regina) $1,034.04
Yukon Social Assistance Program $1,522.42 630 3.4% $2,215.17 (Whitehorse) $692.75
Northwest Territories Income Assistance Program $2,123.92 620 2.2% $2,540.46 (Yellowknife) $416.94
Nunavut Income Assistance Program $769 1,418 3.7% *See Note 4*  
Notes

Note 1: This number represents the total number of cases (family units and unattached single adults), not beneficiaries.

Note 2: The Manitoba Supports for Persons with Disabilities was implemented in January 2023. As such, this is the number of people enrolled in the previous support program, EIA through Medical Barriers to Full Employment.

Note 3: This is the total number of individuals enrolled with Income Support. The number of disability-specific cases is not available because it is collected by the department of Health and Community Services.

Note 4: The Northern Market Basket Measure (N-MBM) for Nunavut has not yet been determined by the Government of Canada.

References

[1] British Columbia – Maytree [2] BC Disability Support Rate Table [3] Alberta – Maytree [4] AISH Rate Table [5] Market Basket Measure Poverty Rates (canada.ca) [6] Manitoba – Maytree
[7] Manitoba Disability Support Rates [8] New Brunswick – Maytree [9] New Brunswick Welfare Income Rates – Maytree [10] Newfoundland and Labrador – Maytree [11] IS Monthly Rates [12] Nova Scotia – Maytree
[13] ESIA Nova Scotia Rates – Maytree [14] Ontario – Maytree [15] ODSP Rates Ontario – Maytree [16] Prince Edward Island – Maytree [17] PEI AccessAbility Support Rates – Maytree [18] Quebec – Maytree
[19] Quebec Basic Income Program [20] Quebec Social Solidarity Program [21] Saskatchewan – Maytree [22] SAID Rates [23] Yukon – Maytree [24] Northern Market Basket Measure Poverty Rates (canada.ca)
[25] Yukon Social Assistance Program Rates – Maytree [26] NW Territories – Maytree [27] NW Territories Income Assistance Program Rates – Maytree [28] Nunavut – Maytree [29] Nunavut Income Assistance Program Rates – Maytree