Income
People with disabilities have lower incomes than people without disabilities. CCD seeks to reduce the annual income gap between Canadians with and without disabilities.
Recent Work
May 27, 2010
Nortel Employees on Long Term Disability Benefits
CCD urges all Members of Parliament to find ways of protecting the income and benefits of the Nortel employees on long term disability benefits and of also addressing the similar problems that many other Canadians may face in the future. The Nortel Employees on LTD describe their “insurance” as “toxic insurance” and we would agree that this maybe an apt description. We support Senator Eggleton’s Bill S-216 and urge all Members of Parliament and the Senate to find ways of ensuring the intent of this bill is realized as soon as possible. Bill S-216 is non-partisan and protects disabled Canadians. Read more.
January 24, 2008
Proposal for A Refundable Disability Tax Credit
CCD explains why it supports a refundable Disability Tax Credit: it would vastly improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of Canadian residents with disabilities. Read more.
End Exclusion supporters rally in support of an accessible and inclusive Canada.