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CBC
20 hours ago
- Health
- CBC
Applications open for Canada's new disability benefit program
Canada's new disability benefit — a program that provides eligible people with up to $200 a month — is now open for applications. The program is available to people with disabilities between the ages of 18 and 64 who already have been approved for the disability tax credit. The government says payments are set to begin in July. The payments are meant to supplement provincial and territorial programs, and Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said all provinces and territories except for Alberta have pledged not to claw back their own benefits. The benefit was part of the Trudeau Liberal government's promise to help lift people with disabilities out of poverty. Many advocates for people with disabilities have panned the benefit, saying it will do little to actually address poverty. Hajdu, whose new portfolio covers disabilities, said she has heard that criticism. "I don't think that disability [benefit] is what a person needs to sustain themselves, and I don't think it was designed in that way," she said in a recent interview. "But it is a payment that allows for a fuller autonomy of people with disabilities in that it's not directed towards any specific thing. It is a benefit that people can use to supplement whatever other earnings or income that they have." As part of the program, the government is providing funding to community organizations to help people who may need guidance on applying for the tax credit or the benefit program.
CTV News
21 hours ago
- Business
- CTV News
Applications open for new disability benefit program, payments start next month
Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on June 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle OTTAWA — Canada's new disability benefit — a program that provides eligible people with up to $200 a month — is now open for applications. The program is available to people with disabilities between the ages of 18 and 64 who already have been approved for the disability tax credit. The government says applications will be reviewed by June 30 and payments are set to begin in July. The payments are meant to supplement provincial and territorial programs and Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said all provinces and territories except for Alberta have pledged not to claw back their own benefits. The benefit was part of the Trudeau Liberal government's promise to help lift people with disabilities out of poverty. Many advocates for people with disabilities have panned the benefit, saying it will do little to actually address poverty. Hajdu, whose new portfolio covers disabilities, said she has heard that criticism. 'I don't think that disability (benefit) is what a person needs to sustain themselves, and I don't think it was designed in that way,' she said in a recent interview. 'But it is a payment that allows for a fuller autonomy of people with disabilities in that it's not directed towards any specific thing. It is a benefit that people can use to supplement whatever other earnings or income that they have.' As part of the program, the government is providing funding to community organizations to help people who may need guidance on applying for the tax credit or the benefit program. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 20, 2025. Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Applications open for new disability benefit program, payments start next month
OTTAWA — Canada's new disability benefit — a program that provides eligible people with up to $200 a month — is now open for applications. The program is available to people with disabilities between the ages of 18 and 64 who already have been approved for the disability tax credit. The government says applications will be reviewed by June 30 and payments are set to begin in July. The payments are meant to supplement provincial and territorial programs and Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said all provinces and territories except for Alberta have pledged not to claw back their own benefits. The benefit was part of the Trudeau Liberal government's promise to help lift people with disabilities out of poverty. Many advocates for people with disabilities have panned the benefit, saying it will do little to actually address poverty. Hajdu, whose new portfolio covers disabilities, said she has heard that criticism. "I don't think that disability (benefit) is what a person needs to sustain themselves, and I don't think it was designed in that way," she said in a recent interview. "But it is a payment that allows for a fuller autonomy of people with disabilities in that it's not directed towards any specific thing. It is a benefit that people can use to supplement whatever other earnings or income that they have." As part of the program, the government is providing funding to community organizations to help people who may need guidance on applying for the tax credit or the benefit program. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 20, 2025. Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press
Edmonton Journal
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Edmonton Journal
Bell: Albertans waiting — is Carney going to screw us over this week?
Article content Anyway, Smith did not see clear evidence of a change of heart. Smith has heard plenty of words from Liberals. She has heard the talking out of both sides of the mouth, the message tailored to the audience at the time, the sweet nothings. She wants to hear commitments. Something solid. Something real and spelled out in black and white. Something you can show people with money who want to invest in Alberta. Something they can bank on. She wants Carney to blow away the Trudeau Liberal laws and regulations and policies holding back higher oil and gas production and wants action within weeks, within a few months.
Calgary Herald
27-05-2025
- Business
- Calgary Herald
Bell: Albertans waiting — is Carney going to screw us over this week?
The question. A simple question. Easy to answer if you're not playing games. Article content Easy to answer if your words have any meaning. Article content Prime Minister Mark Carney will roll out his plans for the country Tuesday. King Charles III will read the script. Article content Ottawa insiders expect it to be mostly high-minded words. Article content Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will be listening. Article content Article content She told me right after Tim Hodgson, Carney's energy czar and self-styled prairie boy, spoke to business types in Calgary last Friday and said he was on their side and he would be their voice and he would be Alberta's voice. Article content Article content Hodgson didn't take any questions from the press. After all, if you get questions you have to provide answers and if the answers are the usual B.S. you will be called out. Article content Anyway, Smith did not see clear evidence of a change of heart. Article content Smith has heard plenty of words from Liberals. She has heard the talking out of both sides of the mouth, the message tailored to the audience at the time, the sweet nothings. Article content She wants to hear commitments. Something solid. Something real and spelled out in black and white. Article content Something you can show people with money who want to invest in Alberta. Something they can bank on. Article content She wants Carney to blow away the Trudeau Liberal laws and regulations and policies holding back higher oil and gas production and wants action within weeks, within a few months. Article content Article content The No More Pipelines law. The emissions cap on oil and gas. The net-zero electricity regulations. The tanker ban off the west coast of B.C. Article content Article content Gone.
