The theme of the Spring 2026 edition of Transition magazine is Disability Alliance Canada: Growing Our Support from Coast to Coast. As we reflect on Disability Alliance Canada’s (DAC) first year, we hear from organizations doing great work across the country and share what we’ve learned about unmet needs that will shape DAC’s systemic advocacy.
We’re always happy to consider articles or creative work from our community partners and from people living with a disability. If you’d like to send along your ideas or feedback, email: transition@dabc.ca.
Earlier today, we announced 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.
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.
