Employment is the right of every individual in the society. More jobs leads to more employment opportunities but is the society putting forward a helping hand towards disabled people who are looking for jobs and not getting employed? Government of Saskatchewan and Alberta has taken an initiative and designated October as Disability Employment Awareness Month. […]
Today Inclusion is something that needs to be adapted by the society as everyone has an equal right to receive all the facilities. A Saskatchewan karate teacher has taken an initiative and has introduced a charity for disabled Canadians focusing on inclusion. Brendan Breen is the first Canadian representative for the IKF. He started his […]
We at Disability Credit Canada always look for opportunities to help and assist Disabled Canadians. We are happy to announce that Brampton has opened its first fully accessible park and splash pad for Disabled Canadians. Brampton, one of the cities in Ontario recently announced to the public about the fully accessible park which is open […]
We at Disability Credit Canada always look for opportunities to help and advocate Disabled Canadians. We are pleased to announce that the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (MNjcc) is organizing the third annual ReelAbilities Film Festival: Toronto (RAFFTO), Canada’s largest film festival dedicated to showcasing Deaf and Disabled societies. This Festival will showcase 25 films […]
Good News for Disables: End to discriminatory immigration law for people with disabilities. Canada has again taken a stand on protecting the rights of all people. What is the new Changes in the Immigration Policy for Disabled children Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen’s announcement of the changes in Canada’s immigration policy, brings a hope of security […]
Canada’s national statistical agency’s data on disable women violence
The program that supposes to provide help to intellectually impaired people is restraining them to do work by ending their job training program. During an interview with Canadian Press, Walmart’s spokesperson Anika Malik confirmed the news of ending their participation in Quebec program that intends to provide service and job training to intellectual disables and […]
Canada’s ranked second best country in the world in a survey of best countries in the world, but are we? While the country surpassed all countries based on categories like Adventure, Cultural Inclusion, Open to Business, etc; our society waited long on the Accessibility law for disabled people. What’s going to change? Canada’s New Accessibility Law […]
INTRODUCTION Many parents throughout Ontario have often struggled to acquire the services and support their children require when they are diagnosed as having Autism Spectrum Disorder. There are still many people who don’t understand what ASD is, and so parents and their kids struggle both to cope with the condition and to educate those around […]
Premiere Wynne has been widely criticized for her lack of attention to accessibility issues in Ontario. Irrespective of continuous prompting by the AODA Alliance and their Director, David Lepofsky, the Premiere seems to resist all pressure to do right by people with disabilities in Ontario. However, the people of Ontario still looked hopefully to the […]
In this final article of a three-part series on mental illness in Canada the focus is on employment and the strategies employers can use to hire people who cope with mental illness. For people who cope with mental illness, stable, long-term employment is one of the key elements to a healthy life. In 2010, the […]
Part 1: The On-going Stigma of Mental Illness Disability Credit Canada’s 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 Canadians suffering from mental disabilities and we understand how impactful your condition […]