Disability does not discriminate. It can affect people regardless of age, sex, race, family structure or socioeconomic status. The financial impact of raising a child with a disability can be challenging, and that burden can be greatly increased in single-family households.  For many families, finding support for their child can be difficult, and that can […]

Coping with ADD/ADHD ADD/ADHD is one of the most common disorders affecting children worldwide. It is also frequently under-diagnosed and misunderstood as a condition. ADD/ADHD also affects the Executive Functioning (EF) processes in the brain, the areas responsible for judgment making, long-term planning, strategizing and execution of plans to create the desired outcome. Many children […]

The Canadian Government announced last week that it would be issuing a tax-free, one-time payment of $600.00 to Canadians who are currently receiving the Disability Tax Credit, to help offset the financial challenges they face due to the global Covid-19 Pandemic. On Friday, June 5th, Prime minister, Justin Trudeau stated: “To make it through this […]

  By Rick Green, CM, OOnt, BSc. A psychologist who specializes in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder once told me, “If you’ve seen one kid with ADHD, you’ve seen one kid with ADHD.”   The year was 2008.  I was flying all over North America to interview ADHD specialists for what would become a groundbreaking documentary, ADD […]

One of the most important lessons a parent needs to impart upon their children is the importance of housework. Learning to clean up after themselves and the house, as well as being able to cook for themselves are chores that all teach children the essential life skills that they’ll need to survive when they become […]

Our mission is to help disabled Canadians qualify for Disability Tax Credit & CPP Disability Benefits and then maximize their tax refunds & credits. In this endeavor, we have worked with thousands of Disabled Canadians and we recognize the difficulties they face in their everyday life. In 2014, the World Health Organization reported 422 million people are suffering […]

There are a great number of problems and challenges that would qualify a person for the Canadian Revenue Agency’s Disability Tax Credit (DTC) but many are unknown to the general public. One of those is a problem that many people are totally unaware that they even suffer from. It manifests emotionally with a foreboding sense […]

Dyslexia is a learning disability defined by difficulty in understanding written text and how it translates to sounds and meanings. This primarily affects the parts of the brain that process language. It’s estimated that between 7 to 17 percent of people in the world have some form of dyslexia/reading disability and research has suggested that […]

For any family dealing with a child or family members living with a disability, stress is an inevitable occurrence in their lives. This fact is even more apparent for families with members diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Studies have shown that parents taking care of children with ASD experience higher levels of stress than parents […]

What is DEAM?   October is Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM) for a number of Canadian provinces. This yearly month-long campaign is meant to celebrate the contributions of people with disabilities in the Canadian workplace as well as to advocate for further inclusivity in their hiring and training. This campaign was adapted from the National […]

Disability Credit Canada mission is to help disabled Canadians qualify for Long Term Disability Benefits,  Disability Tax Credit & CPP Disability Benefits and then maximize their tax refunds & credits. We’ve worked with thousands of Disabled Canadians suffering from mental and physical disabilities and we recognize how impactful your condition can be on you hence […]

Disability Credit Canada is committed to helping young disabled Canadians achieve their goals in higher education or vocational training towards employment and we are proud to be offering the 2019 “DCCI Scholarship for Canadian Students with Disabilities” to Katarina Vuorensivu from Surrey, British Columbia. Disability Credit Canada received a remarkable number of applications from students […]