Canada Disability Benefit is being offered again in Ottawa

Such a bill was already filed in June 2021, before dying on the order paper due to the federal election trigger.

The Canada Disability Benefit Act aims to provide monthly benefits to people with disabilities between the ages of 19 and 64.

According to Minister Qualtrough, this will allow significantly reduce poverty and make sure financial security for people with disabilities of working age.

At a press conference, Minister Qualtrough said people under 18 and over 64 were not being neglected, as they benefited respectively from the Canada Child Benefit and the Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement.

Asked about linking this new federal benefit to current provincial allowances, Minister Qualtrough seemed optimistic and confirmed that negotiations were taking place with the provinces and territories to ensure that provincial allowances would not be reduced by use of this new federal benefit.

The hard work will beginlaunched the Minister to this effect.

Ms Qualtrough also seemed confident that the proposal would pass the Commons. I have the impression that all parties understand that this issue is more than partisanship., he launched. However, he did not want to provide a specific timetable, indicating that it would specifically depend on the progress of negotiations in the provinces and territories, and on the time it will take to develop an eligibility system for the benefit.

On Wednesday, a group of senators called on the government to resubmit the bill establishing this benefit. To this end, Senator and former Paralympic athlete Chantal Petitclerc has indicated that she wants to adopt this measure concretely and quickly.

” There are still flaws. There are still gaps. There are still tragedies that are experienced every day.[…] People with disabilities can no longer wait. “

Ms. also indicated. Petitclerc that the Senate is willing to work hard for this bill.