CDB Clawback Map of Canada
Map Legend
If a province or territory is coloured:
GREEN – they have officially announced no clawback of the CDB.
RED – they have officially announced possible clawbacks of the CDB.
YELLOW – we have received unofficial confirmation that this province will not clawback the CDB. There has yet to be official confirmation.
GREY – the province has yet to release any information regarding clawbacks of the CDB.
Text-description of map:
The following provinces have publicly declared that there will be no clawbacks of the CDB:
– Newfoundland and Labrador, Manitoba, Nunavut and Nova Scotia
The following provinces have unofficially declared that there will be no clawbacks of the CDB:
– British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta
No province has officially declared that they will allow clawbacks of the CDB.
Tools and Resources:
Maytree has created an advocacy toolkit which provides information, handouts and contacts to help Canadians prevent provincial clawbacks 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
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