Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 5, 2025   Toronto, ON  – Inclusion Canada welcomes the government’s commitment in Budget 2025 to implement automatic income tax filing for low-income Canadians, an important step toward removing barriers to accessing critical benefits, including the new Canada Disability Benefit (CDB). Automatic tax filing will begin with 2025 returns filed in 2026 and targets simple low-income situations. We also are pleased to see the measure to provide a one-

National Task Force on Deinstitutionalization FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2025   Winnipeg, MB  – The National Task Force on...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2025   Toronto, ON  – In light of the deteriorating labour situation across many agencies, Community...

Inclusion Canada will work with Amazon’s cloud computing arm to transform access to inclusive education for children with intellectual disabilities.

September 12, 2025   Toronto, ON  - It is with deep sadness that Inclusion Canada mourns the passing of Lorraine Silliphant, a lifelong...

Canada has received a critical review by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the CRPD Committee).

The Government of Canada has released the final regulations for the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), but they fail to provide the financial security that people with intellectual disabilities and their families need.

Canadian disability advocates are sounding the alarm and raising urgent concerns over Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 17, 2024 TORONTO, ON – On a day of political upheaval in Ottawa, the federal government yesterday...

oday, on Human Rights Day, the last institution for people with intellectual disabilities in Manitoba, the Manitoba Developmental Centre (MDC), closes its doors for good.