top of page


October 10 – World Mental Health Day
October 10th is World Mental Health Day. The World Health Organization’s slogan for the day is “Mental health care for all: let’s make it...

Inclusion Canada
Oct 10, 20212 min read


Significant victory for Nova Scotians with intellectual disabilities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2021 HALIFAX, NS: Today, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has paved the road to addressing the...

Inclusion Canada
Oct 6, 20212 min read


Legal Capacity: Tools for you, your family, and your community
Think about the last time you visited the bank. Did the banker let you withdraw the money you wanted? What about your last visit to the...

Inclusion Canada
Jul 21, 20212 min read


Inclusion Canada urges all party support for Canada Disability Benefit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2021 OTTAWA, ON - On June 22, a historic bill was tabled by the Honourable Carla Qualtrough in Canada’s...

Inclusion Canada
Jul 9, 20212 min read


Deinstitutionalization – Done Right
“As a society we must guarantee future generations of people with intellectual disabilities and their families that we will not create...

Inclusion Canada
Jun 24, 20216 min read


The Role of Innovative Technologies in Recruiting and Increasing Retention of Employees with Disability
On June 1, 2021, Inclusion Canada co-hosted and participated in a roundtable discussion on “The Role of Innovative Technologies in Recruitin

Inclusion Canada
Jun 15, 20213 min read


Federal Budget 2021 – Some hope but there’s more work to be done
People with intellectual disabilities and their families had high hopes for Federal Budget 2021.

Inclusion Canada
Apr 20, 20212 min read


New online hub offers free resources for inclusive hiring
For Immediate Release April 7, 2021 Toronto, ON – Inclusion Canada and the Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Association (CASDA) have...

Inclusion Canada
Apr 12, 20212 min read


Last chance for MPs to kill reckless and discriminatory Bill C-7
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2021 OTTAWA, ON – Bill C-7 which expands medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is headed back to the...

Inclusion Canada
Feb 22, 20212 min read


UN experts challenge Canada over human rights violations in Bill C-7
FOR IMMEIDATE RELEASE February 9th, 2021 OTTAWA, ON – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities,...

Inclusion Canada
Feb 10, 20212 min read


Advancing Equal Access for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace
In 2019, the Government of Canada passed a new law called the Accessible Canada Act. There is also a plain language version of this law....

Inclusion Canada
Dec 14, 20202 min read


Bill C-7 headed to the Senate on Human Rights Day
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2020 OTTAWA, ON – The Canadian House of Commons has passed Bill C-7. The bill...

Inclusion Canada
Dec 11, 20203 min read


International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Today, November 25th, is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

Inclusion Canada
Nov 25, 20202 min read


Inclusion Canada Applauds Government Commitment to Disability Inclusion Plan
Inclusion Canada applauds the government’s commitment to introduce a Disability Inclusion Plan as detailed in yesterday’s Speech.

Inclusion Canada
Sep 24, 20202 min read


Valley View Centre Institution Closes and Residents Take Rightful Place in Community
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 24, 2019 MOOSE JAW, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA – Today, the last two residents of Valley View Centre moved...

Inclusion Canada
Sep 24, 20193 min read
Forced & Coerced Sterilization of Individuals with an Intellectual Disability
This spring, the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights did a study of forced and coerced sterilization in Canada.

Inclusion Canada
Jun 19, 20192 min read


Inclusion Canada Attends 12th Session of Conference of State Parties at United Nations Headquarters
Inclusion Canada attended the 12th Annual Conference of State Parties. COSP is an annual event where countries discuss CRPD implementation.

Inclusion Canada
Jun 19, 20192 min read


Government of Canada Invests $12 million in Phase II of Ready, Willing and Able
The Government of Canada has committed $12 million to fund Phase II of the Ready, Willing and Able (RWA) employment program.

Inclusion Canada
May 28, 20192 min read


Canada Hosts Global Action on Disability (GLAD) Network
Inclusion Canada Executive Vice-President, Krista Carr, attended the Global Action on Disability (GLAD) Network meetings in Ottawa from Apri

Inclusion Canada
May 10, 20192 min read
bottom of page


