Every federal budget cycle includes a period for submissions well in advance of budget deliberations, followed by a pre-budget submission period closer to the time when the budget will be released. ISAC submitted recommendations for…
Bill C-22, An Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit and making a consequential amendment to the Income Tax Act, is currently…
October 20: Earlier this week, Bill C-22, the federal bill regarding the Canada Disability Benefit, passed second reading in the House of Commons. It has now been referred for study to the Standing Committee on Human Resources,…
ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk was interviewed for a TVO.org article on the topic of the Canada Disability Benefit. Read the full story on TVO‘s website here: https://www.tvo.org/article/i-dont-know-how-long-i-can-do-this-disabled-ontarians-still-waiting-on-federal-disability-benefit
Guest post by Trevor Manson and Devorah Kobluk Broad popular support but no political movement Nearly nine-in-10 (89%) of Canadians are in favour of a Canadian Disability Benefit (CDB). An overwhelming majority also agree that…
ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk was interviewed for an article in The Hill Times about the Canada Disability Benefit and the federal budget. Read the full article at The Hill Times‘ website here: Budget…