People with intellectual disabilities and their families had high hopes for Federal Budget 2021.

For Immediate Release April 7, 2021 Toronto, ON – Inclusion Canada and the Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Association (CASDA) have...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2021 OTTAWA, ON – Bill C-7 which expands medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is headed back to the...

FOR IMMEIDATE RELEASE February 9th, 2021 OTTAWA, ON – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities,...

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....

PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2020 OTTAWA, ON  – The Canadian House of Commons has passed Bill C-7. The bill...

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

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 24, 2019 MOOSE JAW, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA – Today, the last two residents of Valley View Centre moved...

This spring, the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights did a study of forced and coerced sterilization in Canada.

Inclusion Canada attended the 12th Annual Conference of State Parties. COSP is an annual event where countries discuss CRPD implementation.

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

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

Today is International Women’s Day (IWD). Since the first IWD in 1911, this date has been devoted to celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It has also been a reminder of the work still to be done in achieving gender equality. Identifying as a woman in today’s political and social reality is not easy. Women continue to be denied education, overlooked and undercompensated for employment, sexually exploited, abused, and deprived of thei

The government must act immediately to address the discrimination of these three individuals and 1500+ people with intellectual disabilities

In a 7-2 split decision, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned British Columbia’s Court of Appeal’s decision on discretionary trusts.

October 24th, 2018 marks the 25th anniversary of Tracy Latimer’s death by homicide. On this day in 1993, 12-year-old Tracy would be...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2017 HALIFAX – In a stunning maneuver this morning, the Law Amendments Committee of the Nova Scotia...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 3, 2017 HALIFAX – The Adult Capacity and Decision-Making Act introduced in the Nova Scotia Assembly Monday...