#ShowMeTheMoney 

#BudgetTheBenefit

For years, people with disabilities across Canada have been consistently underfunded by every province and territory, when it comes to disability assistance programs. Since the pandemic, the situation has become even worse for the 1.4 million disabled Canadians already living in poverty.

Three years ago, the federal government promised to create a monthly Canada Disability Benefit for people with disabilities between the ages of 18 and 64. 

People with disabilities can’t afford to wait any longer. It’s time for action, and we need your help to make sure politicians get the message loud and clear!

This toolkit provides information about the crisis, our demands, our upcoming postcard campaign and how you can help, whether you get involved online or in your community. The toolkit will be updated on an ongoing basis, and is available to download for free. We encourage you to share it with all your friends and community members.

Why the Canada Disability Benefit Matters:

• People with disabilities in Canada are twice as likely to live in poverty than those without a disability.
• Persons with a disability make up 41 per cent of the low‑income population in Canada.
• People with disabilities are three times more likely to experience food insecurity

Our Demands

• People with disabilities must be engaged in designing the benefit and implementing it in their province.
• The Canada Disability Benefit must be Budgeted as soon as possible and be adequate enough to lift people with disabilities out of poverty.

Email a digital postcard to your Member of Parliament:

• ENGLISH digital postcard
• Carte postale numérique  en FRANÇAIS

IN PERSON ACTIONS – This section will be regularly updated with actions.

Stay tuned for event details.

Press Conference and Rally

National AccessAbility Week

May 25 – June 1

All are welcome – Wear a mask and keep physically distanced

Burnaby, BC – Jagmeet Singh’s office

Ottawa, ON – Pierre Poilièvre’s office

Toronto, ON – Chrystia Freeland’s office

Montreal, QC – Justin Trudeau’s office