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Social Policy
14.3% of Canadians report having a disability. Canadians with disabilities are more than twice as likely to live in poverty than other Canadians. They face exclusion from quality education, from employment and from participation in their communities. CCD's Social Policy Committee provides leadership on addressing the social and economic exclusion of persons with disabilities.
Recent Work
March 20, 2019
"Budget 2019 - Canadians with disabilities not left out," says Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD)
Budget 2019 is not only an investment in the middle class. The disability announcements are also a down payment on the implementation of the international standards that Canada committed to meet when it ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2010. Read more.
November 12, 2018
Study on Bill C-81, An Act to Ensure a Barrier-Free Canada
CCD shares this written submission to the Committee as a way of further elaborating on the recommendations it made at its appearance before the Committee on October 22, 2018. Read more.
November 12, 2018
Summary Note: Bill C-81 Parliamentary Study - Wednesday November 7, 2018
Please find a summary of the November 7, 2018 meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA). Read more.
More on Social Policy
November 12, 2018
Summary Note: Bill C-81 Parliamentary Study - Thursday October 25, 2018
November 12, 2018
Summary Note: Bill C-81 Parliamentary Study - Wednesday October 24, 2018
November 12, 2018
Summary Note: Bill C-81 Parliamentary Study - Tuesday October 23, 2018
November 12, 2018
Summary Note: Bill C-81 Parliamentary Study - Monday October 22, 2018
November 12, 2018
Summary Note: Bill C-81 Parliamentary Study - Thursday October 18, 2018
November 12, 2018
Summary Note: Bill C-81 Parliamentary Study - Thursday October 4, 2018
End Exclusion supporters rally in support of an accessible and inclusive Canada.
November 1, 2007
From Vision to Action: Building An Inclusive and Accessible Canada: A National Action Plan
The National Action Plan presents a shared vision for an inclusive and accessible Canada. Read more.