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Canada Disability Benefit (CDB)

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Summer CDB Spotlight on: MyDTCApp

ISAC is running a summer website series to promote materials that will help individuals and/or their caregivers, friends, healthcare professionals and other support workers, apply for the Disability Tax Credit. We will only share materials…

July 7, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Federal Benefits - General, Public Education
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Summer CDB Spotlight on: The DTC and RDSP Guide for Newcomers

ISAC is running a summer website series to promote materials that will help individuals and/or their caregivers, friends, healthcare professionals and other support workers, apply for the Disability Tax Credit. We will only share materials…

June 30, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Federal Benefits - General, Public Education
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Summer CDB Spotlight on: The DTC Help Sheet created by Disability Alliance BC

ISAC is running a summer website series to promote materials that will help individuals and/or their caregivers, friends, healthcare professionals and other support workers, apply for the Disability Tax Credit. We will only share materials…

June 24, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Federal Benefits - General, Public Education

Update on the Canada Disability Benefit – Spring 2025

Note: Shortly after this Update was posted to our website, on May 27 the Ontario government announced that they will not claw back social assistance from individuals who will also receive the CDB. This is…

May 23, 2025
Campaigns, Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, Federal Benefits - General, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction, Public Education
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In the Media: “Time is Running out to Fix Canada’s New Disability Benefit”, Policy Magazine

This op-ed was first published in Policy Magazine on May 19, 2025. We have published the entirety of the piece below with permission. The original post can be viewed on Policy Magazine‘s website at this…

May 20, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, In the Media, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction

Federal Election 2025: Issues and Campaigns We’re Paying Attention to this Federal Election

There is a lot going on during this Federal Election! With the ongoing threat of – and real consequences arising from – US tariffs, it would be easy to lose sight of ongoing issues like…

April 15, 2025
Campaigns, Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, Employment Insurance (EI), Federal Elections, Indigenous Justice

Federal Election Day is coming up soon – here’s the latest info on where, when, how, and why to vote!

When is Election Day for the Federal Election? The federal election is coming up on Monday, April 28, 2025! I moved recently / I’m a new voter / I’m not sure if I’m registered. How…

April 3, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Employment Insurance (EI), Federal Elections, Public Education
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Federal Budget 2025: ISAC’s Budget Submission (March 2025)

Every federal budget cycle includes a period for public submissions well in advance of budget deliberations. Last August, we posted our initial federal pre-budget submission linked here. In the months ensuing, we modified our submission…

March 31, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Employment Insurance (EI), Employment Standards, Federal Budgets, Migrant Workers, Policy Advocacy
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New Resource: Guide to Health Benefits in Ontario

Note: This Guide was updated towards the end of March 2025 to include new information about Canadian Dental Care Plan eligibility. This new information was added to p. 22 of the Guide, and ‘Table 2.…

March 19, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Federal Benefits - General, Government Benefits - General, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Public Education, Social Assistance
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New Resource: Tip Sheet for Healthcare Practitioners on the Disability Tax Credit

Starting July 2025, individuals will be able to apply for the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB). Currently, the only way to access the CDB is through having an active Disability Tax Credit (DTC). The Disability Tax…

March 6, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, Federal Benefits - General, Public Education

Update on the Canada Disability Benefit – Fall 2024

A lot has happened with the CDB in the last few months! The Federal Government released proposed CDB rules: A lot of new information was released about the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) in the federal…

December 13, 2024
Campaigns, Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Community Organizing, Disability Justice, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Poverty Reduction

Improving the Canada Disability Benefit: ISAC’s 5 Key Points

There are just under two weeks left in the consultation period for feedback on the new Canada Disability Benefit (CDB)! The consultation is open until September 23. We have done a line-by-line analysis of the…

September 10, 2024
Access to Justice, Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), CPP-D, Disability Justice, Public Education, Social Assistance
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This site contains general legal information for people in Ontario, Canada. It is not intended to be used as legal advice for a specific legal problem. ISAC is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization. ISAC is funded by Legal Aid Ontario (LAO). The funding for this website is also provided by LAO. The views expressed in any of ISAC’s publications (including written, oral, or visual) are the views of the clinic and do not necessarily reflect those of LAO.