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Federal Budget 2025 Takes a Step Forward on Access but Stops Short of Real Change
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-
Nov 53 min read


Ontario Must Not Violate the Rights of People with Intellectual Disabilities Amid Labour Dispute
National Task Force on Deinstitutionalization FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2025 Winnipeg, MB – The National Task Force on...
Oct 103 min read


Community Living Ontario and Inclusion Canada Call for Urgent Action Amid Labour Dispute Impacting People with Disabilities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2025 Toronto, ON – In light of the deteriorating labour situation across many agencies, Community...
Oct 102 min read


Inclusion Canada Named Winner of 2025 Amazon Web Services Canada IMAGINE Grant for Nonprofits
Inclusion Canada will work with Amazon’s cloud computing arm to transform access to inclusive education for children with intellectual disabilities.
Oct 13 min read


Statement from Inclusion Canada on the Passing of Lorraine Silliphant
September 12, 2025 Toronto, ON - It is with deep sadness that Inclusion Canada mourns the passing of Lorraine Silliphant, a lifelong...
Sep 123 min read


“Do Better” – Inclusion Canada Welcomes UN Committee’s Concluding Observations on Canada’s Disability Rights Record
Canada has received a critical review by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the CRPD Committee).
Mar 262 min read


Not Good Enough – Final Canada Disability Benefit Regulations Miss the Mark for People with Disabilities
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.
Mar 182 min read


A Person Dying Everyday: Canadian Disability Advocates Highlight Canada’s Controversial MAiD Program at United Nations Review
Canadian disability advocates are sounding the alarm and raising urgent concerns over Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program.
Mar 102 min read


Fall Economic Statement Misses the Mark: Political Upheaval and New Spending Ignore Urgent Needs of People with Disabilities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 17, 2024 TORONTO, ON – On a day of political upheaval in Ottawa, the federal government yesterday...
Dec 17, 20243 min read


Manitoba's last institution for people with intellectual disabilities now closed permanently
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.
Dec 10, 20243 min read
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