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We were delighted to have MP Karina Gould provide closing remarks at the recent breakfast hosted by Senator @CPetitclerc.
We will continue to push for a CDB that truly lifts disabled folks out of poverty.
#EndDisabilityPoverty
youtu.be/jr_Rqa_cH88
We were delighted to have MP Karina Gould provide closing remarks at the recent breakfast hosted by Senator @CPetitclerc.
We will continue to push for a CDB that truly lifts disabled folks out of poverty.
#EndDisabilityPoverty
youtu.be/jr_Rqa_cH88
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Michele Biss from National Right to Housing Network spoke at the Senate breakfast last week hosted by Senator Chantal Petitclerc.
Yesterday's Budget has commitment to end homelessness in 10 yrs.
Nothing to fix the CDB.
#EndDisabilityPoverty
youtu.be/HhtJYS3GZfk
Michele Biss from National Right to Housing Network spoke at the Senate breakfast last week hosted by Senator Chantal Petitclerc.
Yesterday's Budget has commitment to end homelessness in 10 yrs.
Nothing to fix the CDB.
#EndDisabilityPoverty
youtu.be/HhtJYS3GZfk
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We joined more than 150 community organizations across the country calling for disability benefit access reform in Canada.
The fix isn't only administrative. Canada needs an eligibility system that is accessible, rights-based, and co-designed with people with disabilities.
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The fix isn't only administrative. Canada needs an eligibility system that is accessible, rights-based, and co-designed with people with disabilities.
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Learn more about the recommendations at this link: disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca/en/dwp-media/j…
#DisabilityBenefitsAccess #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #CdnPoli
disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca/en/dwp-media/j…
#DisabilityBenefitsAccess #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #CdnPoli
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We are deeply disappointed that today's Budget 2026 contains no new measures for disabled people living in poverty.
"Disabled people were promised a benefit that would lift them out of poverty," said Rabia Khedr, CEO of Disability Without Poverty. "Today they were told to keep
"Disabled people were promised a benefit that would lift them out of poverty," said Rabia Khedr, CEO of Disability Without Poverty. "Today they were told to keep
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Our Disability Poverty Tracker shows that people with disabilities continue to be trapped in poverty. In the second quarter of 2026, one in three survey respondents told us they had skipped or cut back on food because of financial constraints,
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and more than one in three (35%) went a whole day without eating because there wasn’t enough money for food.
#EndDisabilityPoverty #WeAreThe27Percent #MyDisabledLifeMatters
#EndDisabilityPoverty #WeAreThe27Percent #MyDisabledLifeMatters
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We were delighted to have MP @lesliechurch provide remarks at the breakfast hosted by Senator @CPetitclerc last week.
Today is Budget Day.
We will continue to push for a CDB that truly lifts disabled folks out of poverty.
youtu.be/XkU69aJ1JA8
#EndDisabilityPoverty
Today is Budget Day.
We will continue to push for a CDB that truly lifts disabled folks out of poverty.
youtu.be/XkU69aJ1JA8
#EndDisabilityPoverty
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🚨 Mark your calendars!
On December 2-3, we host our second virtual research symposium.
The launch of our 4th Disability Poverty Report Card will be held on December 3, IDPD2026.
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The launch of our 4th Disability Poverty Report Card will be held on December 3, IDPD2026.
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✨ Keynote speakers: Rabia Khedr & Michelle Hewitt (with Leila Sarangi, Campaign 2000, TBD).
🎥 Featuring pre-recorded presentations, live discussions, and a national conversation on disability and poverty in Canada.
Registration opens soon—watch this space!
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🎥 Featuring pre-recorded presentations, live discussions, and a national conversation on disability and poverty in Canada.
Registration opens soon—watch this space!
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November is Indigenous Disability Awareness Month.
It is a time to recognize and celebrate the leadership, contributions and experiences of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people with disabilities.
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It is a time to recognize and celebrate the leadership, contributions and experiences of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people with disabilities.
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It is a time to raise awareness of the barriers Indigenous people with disabilities continue to face and to highlight the need for greater accessibility, inclusion and the right of Indigenous people and communities to make their own decisions.
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The Indigenous population of Canada experience a disability rate much higher than that of the general population, at approximately 30% to 35%.
#IDAM2026 #IndigenousInclusion #DisabilityAwareness
#IDAM2026 #IndigenousInclusion #DisabilityAwareness
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Disability Without Poverty retweeted
People with disabilities should not have to prove their disability over and over again to access the financial supports they need.
As the federal budget approaches this week, Inclusion Canada is calling on the Government of Canada to take meaningful action to modernize the DTC) and fundamentally reform how people qualify for federal disability benefits.
The DTC was never designed to determine eligibility for income-support programs. Yet today, it serves as a gateway to the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) and numerous other federal disability supports like the Canada Disability Benefit.
For many people with intellectual disabilities, the DTC application process is complicated, inaccessible and unnecessarily burdensome. This is particularly frustrating for people who have already undergone extensive assessments and qualified for provincial or territorial disability income programs.
Why should people have to prove their disability all over again to another level of government?
Research from the Canadian Tax Observatory highlights the scale of the problem. An estimated 84% of people with disabilities do not have the DTC, and only 13% of people receiving provincial disability supports have DTC certification.
These figures underscore a fundamental problem: a tax credit designed to reduce income taxes has become a gatekeeper to essential disability benefits.
Disability policy should not be driven by tax policy.
Inclusion Canada is calling on the federal government to:
- Decouple eligibility for the Canada Disability Benefit from the Disability Tax Credit;
- Automatically recognize disability status for people already receiving provincial or territorial disability income supports;
-Transform federal disability benefit eligibility by moving away from the tax system as the primary mechanism for determining who qualifies; and
- Align disability eligibility criteria with the broader, more inclusive definition of disability in the Accessible Canada Act.
The upcoming federal budget is an opportunity to begin fixing a system that creates unnecessary barriers for the very people it is intended to support.
People with disabilities need a system that recognizes their needs, respects their dignity and makes it easier—not harder—to access essential disability support programs.
We expect the federal government to demonstrate a clear commitment to that change.
Read Inclusion Canada's full pre-budget submission:
English: inclusioncanada.ca/resource?view=…
French: ourcommons.ca/Content/Commit…
As the federal budget approaches this week, Inclusion Canada is calling on the Government of Canada to take meaningful action to modernize the DTC) and fundamentally reform how people qualify for federal disability benefits.
The DTC was never designed to determine eligibility for income-support programs. Yet today, it serves as a gateway to the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) and numerous other federal disability supports like the Canada Disability Benefit.
For many people with intellectual disabilities, the DTC application process is complicated, inaccessible and unnecessarily burdensome. This is particularly frustrating for people who have already undergone extensive assessments and qualified for provincial or territorial disability income programs.
Why should people have to prove their disability all over again to another level of government?
Research from the Canadian Tax Observatory highlights the scale of the problem. An estimated 84% of people with disabilities do not have the DTC, and only 13% of people receiving provincial disability supports have DTC certification.
These figures underscore a fundamental problem: a tax credit designed to reduce income taxes has become a gatekeeper to essential disability benefits.
Disability policy should not be driven by tax policy.
Inclusion Canada is calling on the federal government to:
- Decouple eligibility for the Canada Disability Benefit from the Disability Tax Credit;
- Automatically recognize disability status for people already receiving provincial or territorial disability income supports;
-Transform federal disability benefit eligibility by moving away from the tax system as the primary mechanism for determining who qualifies; and
- Align disability eligibility criteria with the broader, more inclusive definition of disability in the Accessible Canada Act.
The upcoming federal budget is an opportunity to begin fixing a system that creates unnecessary barriers for the very people it is intended to support.
People with disabilities need a system that recognizes their needs, respects their dignity and makes it easier—not harder—to access essential disability support programs.
We expect the federal government to demonstrate a clear commitment to that change.
Read Inclusion Canada's full pre-budget submission:
English: inclusioncanada.ca/resource?view=…
French: ourcommons.ca/Content/Commit…
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We appreciate your advocacy!
Thank you for attending our breakfast with Senator @CPetitclerc yesterday.
#EndDisabilityPoverty
Thank you for attending our breakfast with Senator @CPetitclerc yesterday.
#EndDisabilityPoverty
A lovely start to the morning at the Senate with familiar faces and organizations doing so much in their communities. Thank you to Senator Chantal Petitclerc for bringing us together.
Rabia and Michelle, always wonderful to see you both. I’m grateful for the heart and to Disability Without Poverty.
A secure home, opportunities to work, and an income people can count on give people more freedom to live on their own terms. That’s what we’re working towards together. We’ve made progress, and I’m glad to keep building on it alongside you.
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Disability Without Poverty retweeted
Canadians with disabilities are 50% more likely to experience poverty and twice as likely to face food insecurity, yet many can't access the benefits meant to support them.
Daily Bread is among 150+ orgs calling for reform: dailybread.ca/blog/more-than… #DisabilityBenefitsAccess
Daily Bread is among 150+ orgs calling for reform: dailybread.ca/blog/more-than… #DisabilityBenefitsAccess
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