Do you, or a member of your family, receive disability benefits? Do you need support in filing taxes? Sign up for a free, one-on-one, hour-long consultation on either March 21st (at the Strathcona VPL Branch) or April 4th (at the Carnegie Branch).
You can get help filing your outstanding taxes, discuss options for dealing with tax debt, and learn strategies for communicating with the Canada Revenue Agency.
To register, please contact Tax Aid DABC at 236.477.1717 or taxaid@disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org.
On January 1, 2020, a number of changes to the Employment and
Assistance Act and the Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities
Act took effect.
As outlined in the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty
Reduction’s (MSDPR) news release, these positive
changes include:
Ending the requirement for people on PWD, PPMB or regular Income Assistance to pursue Canada Pension Plan retirement benefits before the age of 65;
Removing the limit to the number of security deposits for Ministry clients
Introducing a repayable pet damage deposit with the same requirements as a security deposit
Changing the definition of spouse so that people can live together for 12 consecutive months (instead of 3) before being considered spouses – Married spouses who separate but are not yet divorced can live together in the same home and be treated as separate family units even if they are still legally married – Adults will no longer be considered dependents of each other on the basis of demonstrating a parent role towards the child
For more
information, please read MSDPR’s news release (linked above) or contact our
Advocacy Access Program at 604-872-1278/1-800-663-1278or feedback@disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org.
On Tuesday, January 28 CCEL is hosting an event on how art can be used for social change and to break down stereotypes.
Event Details:
At this event, Founder and Director of BlackArtGastown, Nya Lewis, will talk about how art can be used to facilitate social change and raise awareness, and will offer some principles and promising practices to designing art through a lens of racial and cultural inclusion, diversity and equity.
Designathon Project:
This event is part of a city-wide poster campaign on ethnicity, immigration, race, religion, and culture for the Burnaby Together Coalition Against Racism and Hate intiative led by Burnaby Family Life.
Attendees will have the opportunity to opt-in to form teams of 3 to 4 people to designing a poster. Design teams will have up to a month following the event to design a poster. $500 cash prize for the first team, gift cards for the second and third, and a free social justice workshop for all teams. *Note: Wanting to join a design team is not a requirement to attending this event. All are welcome.
Date: Tuesday January 28, 2020 Time: 6pm to 8pm Location: Community Hall at Kitsilano Neighbourhoods House (2305 W 7th Avenue, Vancouver) (click here for map)
