Just realized that despite #Aish stating they would take $200/mo from #Disabled folks starting in APRIL, if they weren’t accepted to #CanadaDisabilityBenefit… my March benefit was -$200.
Even though I sent documentation that I was accepted.
Do everything right.
Still get screwed.
#Disability
Unfortunately this doesn’t help #Disabled folks in #Alberta whose govt is stealing every penny of the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit from them, and *lowering* Aish payments by Another $200 soon despite crazy high cost of living. Tax the uber rich until ALL CANADIANS can afford to live comfortably.
🤬😭
As if taking the entire #CanadaDisabilityBenefit from #Disabled folks isn’t enough…
#AISH apparently decided to let the money be deposited into my account anyway, just to really gd rub it in and make me jump through hoops to GIVE THEM the money after the fact…?
They ignore every email. WTF.
#DisabledInAlbertaMeans
Putting an emergency hot water tank replacement on your credit card, and waiting indefinitely to replace the dishwasher that quit two weeks later while the government takes your $200/month #CanadaDisabilityBenefit money.
INCREASE THE #CANADADISABILITYBENEFIT
INCREASE THE #CANADADISABILITYBENEFIT
INCREASE THE #CANADADISABILITYBENEFIT
INCREASE THE #CANADADISABILITYBENEFIT
INCREASE THE #CANADADISABILITYBENEFIT
200$ IS NOT ENOUGH
@mark-carney.bsky.social
A black woman wearing glasses and smiling with her mouth open holds a large pink poster with stickers on it that says "Disability Poverty is a Policy Choice!!!" She is standing outside at a protest with other people around her.
URGENT AISH UPDATE - Community members in Alberta, please take a few moments to sign the letter below and email your MLA + cabinet ministers asking them to vote NO on Bill 12 + halt the introduction of the ADAP!
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#AISH #DisabilityPoverty #CanadaDisabilityBenefit #ADAP
We must honour the promises made and ensure a benefit that is adequate, accessible, and developed with persons with disabilities. 3/3
#SenCA #CDNpolitics #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityRights #CanadaDisabilityBenefit #Inclusion #EndPoverty
Oh and by the way, this is the experience of someone who is *already* provincially (PWD in BC) and federally (CPP-Disability) verified as disabled. I CAN NOT access the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit without being referred by a govt. funded organization to be exploited? Come ON now.
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I just want access to the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit b/c I'm struggling on disability esp. w/CPP clawbacks, and I basically got scammed. A LOT of work went into exposing this. This work derailed a lot of things in my life if anyone kindly wants to help.
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Here's the on point article about Inclusion Canada not doing their due diligence w/their benefits navigation services, and pointing disabled people towards shady 3rd party for-profit services just to access basics like the DTC & #CanadaDisabilityBenefit.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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DABC has signed on to a statement from the National Disability Network regarding Budget 2025, which you can read and download on our blog:
disabilityalliancebc.org/national-disability-netw...
#Budget2025 #Canada #DTC #CDB #CanadaDisabilityBenefit
While the $200 a month CDB amount did not increase, the federal government's new budget made it easier to obtain. #CanadaDisabilityBenefit #budget2025highlights
Good. Can u fully fund the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit now with no more excuses @mark-carney.bsky.social ?
There remain issues around the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit (#CDB) legislation & its rollout. Our Access RDSP team has prepared a post with our thoughts on the #CDB so far & how to prepare to apply for it: disabilityalliancebc.org/a-look-at-the-canada-dis... 💭
Goal was to raise awareness about the inadequacies of the new #CanadaDisabilityBenefit - up to $200 a month for eligible #Canadians living with a #disability - & the challenges many with disabilities face. 8 million Canadians aged 15 & older have at least 1 disability.
#Spoonies #ChronicPain
A new federal disability benefit was supposed to be a lifeline for those in poverty. Getting it can be a daunting task Last week, Mitchell Tremblay turned 43. Instead of throwing a party, the Guelph resident is staging a birthday fundraiser on social media in hopes of scraping together enough cash to cover his monthly expenses. Sept. 14, 2025
screenshot #6 from my latest #interview with The Toronto Star on the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit
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#pwd #cdb #disability #Canada #mitchelltremblay #odspoor
Burnell said she believes the government should simplify the process by accepting personal attestations. Some advocates have called for a harmonization of eligibility criteria for disability supports across the country, or at the very least, having Ottawa automatically enrol Canadians receiving provincial aid into the Canada Disability Benefit. The federal government has so far rejected the latter, arguing the DTC is the best way to ensure criteria for eligibility is applied equally to all Canadians. Provincial systems differ and not all have their own systems, at the same time, making disability supports across the country a complicated patchwork. Still, Ottawa has long acknowledged the DTC needs reforms, and the Liberal government made several over the years, including digitizing the process and making minor expansions in eligibility. In the April election, the Liberals pledged to reform it once more, but his government has provided no details since. With Prime Minister Mark Carney now looking to cut spending, advocates fear no coming changes would be big enough to fix what they say is a broken system. In a statement, a spokesperson for Finance Canada said “the federal government will continue working with persons with disabilities as well as health care and tax professionals to find ways to make it easier to apply for the Disability Tax Credit and will provide updates when available.”
screenshot #5 from my latest #interview with The Toronto Star on the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit
#pwd #cdb #disability #Canada #odsp @PattyHajdu
Even those who are able to fill out the form can face delays from an overburdened Canada Revenue Agency, which says it may take up to 15 weeks to process requests. And in the first two months of rollout, technical issues have prevented some recipients from getting the Canada Disability Benefit at all (The government says this happened to few people and those who are approved for the benefit after its launch will receive retroactive payments). “The supports aren’t there,” said Alun Davies, who lives in Ontario with cerebral palsy and diabetes. He was set to receive $400 for the first two months of the benefit in August, and budgeted for it, but nothing arrived in his bank account the day it was supposed to. Efforts to get support through a government call centre left him on hold for hours. Weeks later, the payment finally arrived. Out of nearly 900,000 disabled adults Statistics Canada says live in poverty across the country, just over 156,000 have so far have received the Canada Disability Benefit. The federal government predicted 465,000 adults would be receiving the monthly benefit in its first year, and 40,000 Canadians would be lifted out of poverty because of it at its peak. Not all eligible applicants were expected to apply at launch, however, and the initial intake of CDB applications is “approximately on par with the estimated forecast,” a spokesperson for Employment and Social Development Canada said.
screenshot #4 from my latest #interview with The Toronto Star on the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit
#pwd #cdb #disability #Canada #disabled #doctor
“Over time and through feedback, the Government of Canada will improve the Benefit and how to access it where needed,” the statement said, noting the benefit is the first of its kind in Canada and was backed by $6.1 billion investment over six years. “We will get this right; Canada is committed to make the eligibility and the application process for the CDB as barrier free and straightforward as possible.” For Tremblay, a lack of access to a doctor has left him unable to fill out the DTC form. Even though he receives ODSP payments, he can’t get federal disability supports. He’s not alone. Millions of Canadians don’t have access to family doctors or specialists, and doctors in walk-in clinics can be hesitant or unable to sign off on a 16-page form that asks for detailed information to prove the person’s disability is so severe as to impair their ability to perform normal tasks. Getting a doctor to fill out the form can also cost more than $100, and it often requires reapplication after a period of time. “The last time I had a permanent, stable family doctor was living with my parents when I was a kid, 20-something years ago,” Tremblay said. The process is so tiring, he said, that it’s easier to use his online platform to beg for help. Margot Burnell, the president of the Canadian Medical Association, described filling out the form as a massive “administrative burden” for doctors. Many of the assessments are subjective, she explained, requiring time and documentation that makes it difficult for all sides. “Obviously it’s more difficult for a physician if they haven’t been involved in the patient’s journey for a longer period of time,” Burnell said. The federal government promised $41.5 million per year in 2024 to ease the financial burden of applications, but no money has been doled out yet.
screenshot #3 from my latest #interview with The Toronto Star on the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit
#pwd #cdb #disability #Canada #poverty #benefit
But as federal aid finally starts to roll out, Tremblay and others are being left behind. It’s not because of their income or diagnosis, but by the inability to get past a bureaucratic gatekeeper Ottawa has made necessary for eligibility: the disability tax credit (DTC), a certificate requiring a form filled out by a medical practitioner that gives Canadians with long-term impairments tax breaks and access to a slew of federal supports. For years, disability advocates, doctors and tax experts have issued stark warnings about the DTC. Critics have argued eligibility is too vague and restrictive, and that applying for it is too burdensome, time-consuming and costly for people living with severe disabilities. A United Nations committee report has raised alarms about the system, arguing it was full of disparities and leads to “unequal coverage.” But calls for an overhaul are taking on renewed urgency as the federal government finally rolls out the long-awaited Canada Disability Benefit, a maximum $200 per month income supplement for working-age disabled Canadians living in poverty. Already, frustrated advocates have argued the benefit falls far short of the Trudeau government’s initial promise to close the gap between provincial disability payments and the poverty line. “It’s really hard to trust people at this point, especially the government,” Tremblay said in a Zoom interview with the Star. “We’re at the point where we’re dying or we’re losing interest in politics altogether … Canada’s a lie to a lot of us.” The office of Patty Hajdu, the minister responsible for Employment and Social Development Canada, said in a statement the government is committed to improving the benefit “over time,” but provided no specific details.
screenshot #2 from my latest interview with The Toronto Star on the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit
#pwd #cdb #disability #interview
Curious about the Canada Disability Benefit? 🤔 We’ve got answers!
From eligibility to whether the benefit affects earned income and provincial programs, our FAQ breaks it down so you can get the info you need: cdss.ca/canada-disab...
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Update: For anyone else who didn't get their #CanadaDisabilityBenefit, you no longer need to call. They're now saying they're aware of the issue, people don't need to do anything and they are taking action to fix it. #CDB #PWD #DisabilityBenefit
@mark-carney.bsky.social
Quote "Just because I don't require much doesn't mean I deserve the bare minimum."
The #Alberta #UCP need to sit with this quote before making another decision about AISH.
AISH recipients aren't asking for luxury they're asking for basic human dignity. Stop treating survival like it's a privilege.
#CanadaDisabilityBenefit #DanielleSmith
Had to fight for it but finally got approved.
#canadadisabilitybenefit
I wish that 🇨🇦 MP offices had a kit to guide people with disabilities on all the steps necessary to get the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit.
Many PWD don't have a computer at home or a smartphone. And many don't have a family doctor.
FYI:
Alberta's UCP government decided that everyone on #AISH who receives the $200 #CanadaDisabilityBenefit will have their monthly AISH cheque decreased by $200.
Danielle Smith & her #UCP are the only province in Canada doing this & making us hurt more.
Please (dis)like & share.
#ableg #Cdnpoli
Just in.
#AISH staff in Alberta are slammed with people calling about the $200 #CanadaDisabilityBenefit, how to get it etc & learning how Danielle Smith & her #UCP are cutting the monthly AISH amount for severely disabled Albertans by $200 to make us continue suffering.
#Ableg #Cdnpoli #disability
The CDB is a new monthly benefit designed to reduce poverty among low-income, working-age persons with disabilities. Check the link to learn how to apply! #CanadaDisabilityBenefit #LowIncome #Canada #DisabilityTaxCredit
