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Learn About the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)
The Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) is a special savings plan designed for people with disabilities. It’s the first of its kind...

Inclusion Canada
Jul 6, 20235 min read


Inclusion Canada at the United Nations
The 16th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP16) took place June 13-15th 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters...

Inclusion Canada
Jun 30, 20233 min read


The Canada Disability Benefit: Inclusion Canada’s Consultation
“Right now I basically eat one meal a day. With the new Canada Disability Benefit, people like me would be able to eat more than one meal...

Inclusion Canada
Jun 23, 20237 min read


Heralding change - Parliament approves pioneering disability benefit legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2023 OTTAWA, ON – Parliament passed Bill C-22, establishing the first-ever Canada Disability...

Inclusion Canada
Jun 20, 20232 min read


Learn More about the Disability Tax Credit (DTC)
In Canada, people with disabilities face a lot of problems when it comes to money. They often don’t have enough money and struggle to...

Inclusion Canada
Jun 9, 20235 min read


National Task Force on Deinstitutionalization Applauds Settlement in Manitoba Developmental Centre Lawsuit
The National Task Force on Deinstitutionalization joins the disability community in celebrating the settlement of David Weremy’s class acti

Inclusion Canada
May 5, 20232 min read


Historic human rights agreement for Nova Scotians with intellectual disabilities
For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Halifax, NS: Inclusion Canada celebrates the Nova Scotia government’s commitment today to...

Inclusion Canada
Apr 26, 20233 min read


Volunteering with an Intellectual Disability
This blog is about the highs and lows of volunteering as a person with an intellectual disability.

Inclusion Canada
Apr 20, 20232 min read


Budget 2023 - progress in disability inclusion, yet significant challenges remain
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2023 OTTAWA, ON – Inclusion Canada is encouraged to see the federal government prioritize disability...

Inclusion Canada
Mar 29, 20232 min read


Remembering Sophia
Sophia was confident. She knew exactly what she needed to live well. That is an affordable, smoke and chemical free home to accommodate...

Inclusion Canada
Feb 22, 20232 min read


Surprise, Surprise – Harmful Committee Work leads to Harmful Report on MAiD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 16, 2023 Ottawa, ON – Inclusion Canada has received and reviewed the final report of the Special Joint...

Inclusion Canada
Feb 16, 20232 min read


Discriminatory Disaster: Call for Repeal of MAiD for Mental Illness and C-7
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 15th, 2022 Ottawa, ON – Inclusion Canada, the national organization for people with an...

Inclusion Canada
Dec 16, 20222 min read


New Brunswick Makes History with Supported Decision-Making and Representation Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, December 16th, 2022 FREDERICTON, NB – Inclusion Canada and Inclusion New Brunswick are celebrating the...

Inclusion Canada
Dec 15, 20222 min read


Highlights from the 13th Annual Federal Policy Forum on Inclusion
On November 28, 2022, Inclusion Canada and People First of Canada hosted their 13th federal policy forum on inclusion. This year’s event...

Inclusion Canada
Dec 15, 20225 min read


Mental Illness & MAiD – What you need to know
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week this week! Have you had trouble finding mental health care that you can afford? Have you found it hard...

Inclusion Canada
Oct 7, 20223 min read


Parliament returns to debate Bill C-22 - the Canada Disability Benefit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 20, 2022 OTTAWA, ON – On September 20 Members of Parliament return to the House of Commons to...

Inclusion Canada
Sep 20, 20222 min read


MAiD Infographic
Image description: Text on a grey background detailing access to disability support. Text reads: 87% – Health Canada assures us that in...

Inclusion Canada
Aug 26, 20221 min read


Making the Employment Equity Act review work for you
Only 6% of survey respondents agreed that the Employment Equity Act has made a big difference in people with an intellectual disability...

Inclusion Canada
Jul 24, 20223 min read


Inclusion Canada demands action in alarming group home sexual abuse that spans years
Toronto, ON – Inclusion Canada is following the case of Brent Gabona, who today appears before the Saskatchewan Provincial Court. Gabona...

Inclusion Canada
Jul 13, 20222 min read


The Fight Continues: The Potential Expansion of Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying Legislation
On Mar 17, 2021, lives of people with disabilities in Canada changed forever, when Canada made it legal to receive MAID based on disability.

Inclusion Canada
Jun 25, 20223 min read
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