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December 9th,2022 Welcome to the December 2022 edition of CLBC’s Update for Individuals and Families. As a reminder, you can find all Updates (including past editions) posted on our website here. You can also check out CLBC’s Facebook page here and Twitter page here. If you know of anyone who would like to receive future Updates, please share the link to our sign up page with them. If you have a specific question, or feedback about this
News Release December 7, 2022, Gatineau, Quebec Employment and Social Development Canada Approximately 2.2 million working-age Canadians with disabilities are employed, and an additional 645,000, who are not employed and not in school, have the potential to work[1] and could help fill vacant job positions across the country. Persons with disabilities are disproportionately underrepresented in the labour force and face a range of physical, attitudinal, and institutional barriers that
Victoria Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 11:02 AM Premier David Eby has announced a new cabinet made of experience and new energy that will focus on tackling the problems people are facing, and working to make life better for British Columbians.“British Columbia is a wonderful place to live, but people are looking for action on the issues facing them and their families,” Premier Eby said. “If the pandemic taught us anything,
News release December 2, 2022 Ottawa, Ontario Canada Revenue Agency The Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) Disability Advisory Committee (DAC) released its 2022 annual report today. The report includes 10 recommendations for potential improvements to the disability tax credit (DTC) and its administration. The recommendations are organized into three categories: DTC eligibility and structure; DTC appeals and review process; and protecting the legal interests of DTC applicants where applicable.
Victoria Friday, December 2, 2022 8:15 AM The Province is awarding the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) a $2.5-million grant to expand its employment program dedicated to blind or partially sighted people. The program expansion will also address systemic barriers to meaningful employment for youth and Indigenous Peoples.“With the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Saturday, I am especially pleased to be announcing the $2.5-million grant for CNIB,”
Victoria Thursday, December 1, 2022 8:30 AM The Province has appointed 30 people to help develop British Columbia’s first two standards for accessibility: the employment accessibility standard and the accessible service delivery standard. These accessibility standards will help remove and prevent barriers that restrict people with disabilities from equally participating in their community. The two 15-person committees will support the work of the Provincial Accessibility Committee to develop accessibility standards.
Victoria Friday, December 2, 2022 8:45 AM Twelve B.C.-based non-profit organizations will receive provincial grants for as much as $40,000 each to support community-based projects that advance accessibility and inclusion in B.C.“With the International Day for Persons with Disabilities tomorrow, I am especially pleased to be announcing this year’s successful recipients,” said Nicholas Simons, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. “This year’s accessibility projects showcase innovative solutions for a
Victoria Friday, November 25, 2022 2:45 PM Premier David Eby and Mitzi Dean, Minister of Children and Family Development, have met with representatives of the First Nations Leadership Council and AutismBC, as well as B.C.’s representative for children and youth to discuss improving services for children and youth with support needs. At that meeting, they shared that government will maintain individualized funding for children with an autism diagnosis instead of
Released Report Nov 21st,2022 Self-Advocates interest want to know about this report from Autism BC report that govt has made that took away individualized funding that children with autism to get help with their needs as now been taken away for family connection centres put children at risk with autism with this decision bc govt made report came out by Autism BC What do families think of the
Surrey Monday, November 21, 2022, 10:30 AM As many as 24 eligible people will receive the skills and training required to prepare to be disability employment specialists. A new provincial Community and Employer Partnerships (CEP) project focuses on providing occupational training and work experience to immigrants, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities and youth in the Lower Mainland. “The unemployment rate for people with disabilities is 4.5% higher than for those
