Provincial News (March 2026)

British Columbia

Fruitvale mom calls for safeguards as B.C. moves to needs-based disability supports
Changes to B.C.'s autism, disability funding leave parents with questions

Alberta

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defends change to eligibility criteria for seniors benefits
Advocates push back on Danielle Smith's comment that people are moving to Alberta for social programs
Alberta outlines details of disability assistance program set to launch July 1
Some AISH recipients will avoid automatic transfer to ADAP following changes to province’s plan

Ontario

Age-65 Disability Benefit Limit Upheld: Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Maintains Status Quo
‘We’re not okay’: Calls for more support as Ontarians with intellectual disabilities face homelessness and exploitation

Quebec

Sans-abri avec une déficience intellectuelle: Encore la rue pour Mélissa et Jérémie
Un « système » aveugle à l’amour des personnes handicapées
« Nos téléphones seront fermés » : des dizaines d’organismes se préparent à une grève
Déficience intellectuelle et itinérance : L’angle mort des services sociaux du Québec

New Brunswick

Atteint d’une maladie dégénérative, un étudiant de l’U de M choisit de vivre à 100%
'Inspiring' inclusion advocate wins national award

Nova Scotia

'We feel betrayed': Disability community says provincial budget 'punches down'
Nova Scotia disability support group scrambling to keep programs afloat after budget cuts
'We got it wrong': N.S. government reverses course on some budget cuts after outcry
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston apologizes and reverses some budget cuts amid outcry

Newfoundland

Premier Wakeham Committed to Establishing Independent Office of the Disability Advocate
People with disabilities in N.L. could be missing 'small fortune' in tax credits

Nunavut

Nunavut disabilities society seeks long-term funding from territory