Today, the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction (MSDPR) formalized its commitment to exempt the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) from clawbacks for all recipients of provincial income, disability and hardship benefits in BC. This means that provincial assistance recipients will be able to receive the entire benefit (a maximum of $200/month for those who are eligible for the CDB).
DABC can help every step of the way, whether you need help with a DTC application, renewal, or denial, filing your 2024 taxes, gathering necessary documents, or navigating a CDB application or appeal! Email dtc@dabc.ca for assistance.
If you have the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and have filed your taxes, you can apply online through the application portal, by phone, or in person at a Service Canada Centre.
Before you apply, you should gather the following information:
Social Insurance Number (SIN)
Direct deposit information. Service Canada asks everyone to sign up for direct deposit because it’s the fastest and most reliable way to get payments.
DABC can help every step of the way:
Providing support through DTC applications, renewals, and denials
Filing 2024 taxes
Helping to gather necessary documents
Providing support through CDB applications and appeals
Disability Alliance BC (DABC) is excited to announce the creation of a new national non-profit organization: Disability Alliance Canada (DAC).
DAC is a separate, stand-alone non-profit operating under direct leadership from DABC’s Executive Director.
Additionally, several of DABC’s Board of Directors also sit on DAC’s board. In this way, DAC’s mission and mandate are intentionally aligned with DABC’s: DAC’s mission is to promote a more inclusive and equitable society for people with all disabilities across Canada through direct services, community partnerships, systemic advocacy, research, and publications.
Over the past several years, we have come to realize that the work DABC does, particularly in providing in-depth direct service support to clients, is not consistently provided in other provinces and territories. DABC’s level of knowledge and experience on supporting clients with our direct services is something of which we are especially proud to provide to the disability community in BC. Our aim in establishing DAC as a national non-profit is to expand our direct services across the country, starting with offering support for Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and Canada Pension Plan – Disability (CPP-D) applications.
This step marks a significant milestone in our efforts to extend our reach and further our impact on a broader scale across Canada. With the formation of this new, independent entity, DABC will continue our work in BC, while DAC will work to serve disability communities in all other provinces and territories.
We remain deeply committed to our mission and values, and we thank everyone who has supported us on this journey. Please stay tuned for more updates from DAC through our separate website, including new job openings.
