January 16, 2012
BC Coalition of People with Disabilities' Robin Loxton has written an article in Visions: BC's Mental Health and Addictions Journal on the various benefits available to people who are on Persons with...
Keywords: Disability, Mental Health, Welfare, British Columbia
July 8, 2011
In BC, according to provincial legislature if you qualify as a "persons with disabilities" and perform at least 10 hours of volunteer work a week, you are eligible for a volunteer supplement. But...
Keywords: Disability, Welfare, British Columbia
April 28, 2011
The B.C. Community Living Action Group (BC-CLAG) has released its report Reaching Out, Weighing In which is the result of broad based community discussions, including two major public forums hosted...
Keywords: Disability, British Columbia
January 7, 2011
Over the past year, the BC Coalition of People with Disabilities has been working with a number of community organizations in British Columbia through the BC Personal Supports Council to discuss the...
Keywords: Disability, Technology, British Columbia
December 17, 2010
The Globe and Mail reports on what advocates have been reporting for months: problems with BC's welfare phone helpline have been creating long delays in payment, acceptance for welfare and disability...
Keywords: Disability, Welfare, British Columbia
November 18, 2010
Nova Scotia's Auditor General has found problems with government services for persons with disabilities, provincial rental housing programs and government registries.
Keywords: Disability, Government Policy, Housing, Nova Scotia
November 4, 2010
In a 2:1 decision, the BC Court of Appeal ruled against the Moore family in this important equality case. The case arose when the North Vancouver School District closed the only intensive...
Keywords: Disability, British Columbia
July 27, 2010
Article from rabble.ca about the ramification on poor people of the conservative government's getting rid of the long census form:
Sam Boshra, a former analyst for Statistics Canada, puts it this way...
Keywords: Disability, Poverty Research, Welfare, All of Canada
May 13, 2010
The BC Ministry of Housing and Social Development has released a report explaining the decline in the Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers caseload. The Ministry claims that the caseload...
Keywords: Disability, Welfare, British Columbia
March 31, 2010
The BC Liberals are cutting dental support, medical diagnostic equipment, and birth control for the disabled and those on welfare. The $75 monthly Shelter Allowance for people who don’t pay rent will...
Keywords: Disability, Government Policy, Health, Homelessness, Welfare, British Columbia
March 25, 2010
Keywords: Disability, Foodbanks and Food, Welfare, Ontario
March 8, 2010
Tens of thousands of people who receive the special diet program may see more money from the governement as a result of a recent Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ruling, but poverty activists fear the...
Keywords: Disability, Foodbanks and Food, Ontario
February 8, 2010
Keywords: Disability, British Columbia
December 9, 2009
Last week HandyDart riders flooded the Translink head office to protest in support of striking drivers. The riders say that the quality of service has gone down since an American company took over...
Keywords: Disability, British Columbia
January 26, 2009
Advancing the Inclusion of People with Disabilities 2008 is the sixth annual federal progress report on disability. It provides an overview of key initiatives that federal departments have...
Keywords: Disability, Government Policy, All of Canada
January 26, 2009
The Office for Disability Issues (ODI) is a focal point within the Government of Canada for key partners working to promote the full inclusion and participation of Canadians with disabilities in all...
Keywords: Disability, All of Canada
August 13, 2008
A disabled activist and member of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty has received an apology from a Toronto restaurant who discriminated against him. The manager at the Everest restaurant had told...
Keywords: Disability, Organizing, Ontario
August 4, 2008
Pivot Legal Society, the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) and the United Native Nations have filed a human rights complaint against the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Disability, Homelessness, Human Rights, British Columbia
February 13, 2008
The Caledon Institute has released a policy paper, Canadians Need a Medium-Term Sickness/Disability Income Benefit (in PDF) discussing the possibility of a new sickness or disability benefit. The...
Keywords: Disability, Health, Workers' Rights, All of Canada
July 13, 2007
Go to Ontario Disability Support Program for information and links on how to apply for the program.
Keywords: Disability, Welfare, Ontario
July 3, 2007
The ODSP Action Coalition is seeking support for the demands they are making for the October Ontario provincial election. Read CLEONet's story about the campaign for more information.
Keywords: Disability, Organizing, Ontario
April 20, 2007
Manitoba has announced a four year program called "Rewarding Work" for welfare recipients. Read more in the CBC article, "Manitoba initiatives aim to break down 'welfare wall'" and in the Manitoba...
Keywords: Disability, Welfare, Manitoba
April 11, 2007
The BC Coalition of People with Disabilities has produced a paper entitled Who Benefits? How disability benefits are failing British Columbians (45 pages, in PDF) and a Summary (10 pages, in PDF)....
Keywords: Disability, British Columbia
April 11, 2007
Information and Analysis on the PEI Budget:
2007 PEI Budget Address
Highlights of the PEI Provincial Budget (in PDF)
CBC article - "Disability advocate fears increase not enough"
CBC article - "...
Keywords: Disability, Government Policy, Prince Edward Island
March 26, 2007
The Community Advocates Network in Halifax has put together a mini manual for people navigating the income assistance program called Social Assistance and You (in PDF). You can download chapters of...
Keywords: Disability, Welfare, Nova Scotia
March 26, 2007
http://www.peicod.pe.ca - PEI Council of People with Disabilities speaks out on issues such as housing, education, employment, transportation, human rights and access to support services, for people...
Keywords: Disability, Prince Edward Island
February 18, 2007
Over seven years ago, two Sudbury men, were denied disability benefits under the Ontario Disability Support Program Act (ODSPA). Each man filed an appeal to determine whether in fact he met the...
Keywords: Disability, Legal Research, Ontario
February 18, 2007
Ottawa's transit committee is recommending the city continue a program that gives transit users with disabilities a discounted bus pass. The committee is also recommending that there be no universal...
Keywords: Disability, Ontario
January 7, 2007
The BC Association of Social Workers has called on the BC Government to respect a court ruling on youth with disabilities. The Appeal Court decision means that cutting off services to youth at age 19...
Keywords: Children and Youth, Disability, British Columbia
January 7, 2007
A little over a year ago the Ontario McGuinty Government cut the Special Diet Policy under which huge numbers of people on welfare were able to obtain a little more money for food each month....
Keywords: Disability, Foodbanks and Food, Welfare, Ontario
December 13, 2006
The United Nations has adopted the first Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The convention strives to end discrimination based on ability and includes any type of disbility from...
Keywords: Disability, Human Rights, International
November 3, 2006
Advocates and many others have been appalled by the abysmally low welfare rates in BC. The Raise the Rates Coalition was launched this spring by some community, faith and advocacy groups to call on...
Keywords: Disability, Organizing, Welfare, British Columbia
November 3, 2006
Ontario has increased the maximum monthly welfare cheque by 2% this month for Ontario Disability Support Program recipients and Ontario Works recipients. The Ontario Social Assistance Rate Increase (...
Keywords: Disability, Organizing, Welfare, Ontario
September 17, 2006
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has published a report called, Community-Based Mental Health Services in BC: Changes to Income, Employment and Housing Supports (in PDF). The report...
Keywords: Disability, Mental Health, British Columbia
September 5, 2006
The Ontario government has promised that cheques will start going out in November to the 19,000 people who were left impoverished by backlogs in the Ontario Disability Support Plan (ODSP). In May,...
Keywords: Disability, Ontario
August 3, 2006
The government of New Brunswick's Department of Family and Community Social Service page for services and programs available to people with disabilities.
Keywords: Disability, New Brunswick, Government information
July 7, 2006
The Social Development Canada - Persons with Disabilities page offers information and links on government initiatives related to people with disabilities.
Le Développement Social Canada - page pour...
Keywords: Disability, All of Canada
July 5, 2006
"Street Health is an innovative, community-based health care organization providing services to address a wide range of physical, mental and emotional needs in those who are homeless, poor and...
Keywords: Disability, Homelessness, Ontario
June 8, 2006
Ontario's ombudsman is calling on the province to pay millions to disabled people who have been denied support payments because of government delays. Read the 38 page Ombudsman's report (in PDF), a...
Keywords: Disability, Ontario
February 1, 2006
The Community Resources Office of the Saskatchewan Government has information about the province's disability policy.
Keywords: Disability, Saskatchewan
