Miscalculated Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) Payments in July 2025
From canadadisabilitybenefit.ca, Plan Institute’s informative website on all things related to the CDB:
“In August 2025, Service Canada discovered that some people’s monthly CDB payments had been miscalculated. If your CDB application was approved by June 30, the working income exemption may not have been applied to your calculation, meaning that the first payment you received might be below your entitlement, or you did not receive a payment at all.
If you are affected by this issue, you will receive a letter from Service Canada in the mail notifying you of the miscalculation. If you receive this letter, you do not need to file a Request for Reconsideration. Service Canada will automatically recalculate your benefit amount to see if you may be entitled to a higher payment.
Once Service Canada has completed the recalculation, you will receive a second letter confirming your revised monthly benefit amount. You will also receive any money owed to you from the months you were approved for the CDB. Your monthly payment will remain the same until the recalculation is complete.
To check how much you may be eligible to receive, you can use the Canada Disability Benefit Estimator tool.”
September is Guide Dog Access Awareness Month: Help make health care spaces more welcoming to guide dog teams
This year, CNIB’s annual awareness campaign is focusing on guide dog access in health care settings
Guide dogs and their handlers have the right to access to any premises that the public would normally have access to. This applies to medical clinics, doctors’ offices, dentists’ offices, hospitals, and anywhere a guide dog handler would seek medical treatment or advice.
Guide dog handlers also have the right to visit family members in any area of a health care setting or medical facility where other visitors are allowed.
While guide dogs may not be permitted in specific environments like operating rooms or areas with radiation exposure, a reasonable accommodation must still be provided for their handlers in such instances.
By learning more about guide dogs, you can help shift social attitudes towards universal acceptance and appreciation for guide dogs, ensuring the rights of guide dog teams are always respected.
Get involved and show your support for guide dog teams by:
Applications are Available for Access Transit Users’ and HandyDART Users’ Advisory Committees
TransLink is now accepting applications for both the Access Transit Users’ Advisory Committee and HandyDART Users’ Advisory Committee until Sept. 14.
The Purpose of the Access Transit Users’ Advisory Committee (UAC) is to advise TransLink on improvements to the accessibility of their conventional transit services (Bus, SkyTrain, SeaBus and West Coast Express). The Committee provides accessibility-related advice on TransLink plans, programs and other initiatives and is comprised of persons with disabilities, seniors or their representatives. UAC members are people with disabilities, seniors, or individuals who support people with disabilities and/or seniors.
The purpose of the HandyDART Users’ Advisory Committee (HDUAC) is for HandyDART customers and their representatives and stakeholder groups to provide advice and guidance on HandyDART plans, programs and other initiatives, and to advise TransLink on matters to improve HandyDART service for customers. HDUAC members are individuals who use HandyDART, or people who provide support for people who use HandyDART.
For more information and to apply, please click one of the links for each of the committees.
Apply to Access Transit Users’ Advisory Committee
Apply to HandyDART Users’ Advisory Committee
