Letter to House Leaders re: Canada Disability Benefit

A collective of stakeholder organizations, including DABC, wrote to House Leaders on June 13th, 2022 to urge them to work together to bring Bill C-22, the Canada Disability Benefit Act, back for second reading before the House of Commons rises for the summer break.

Read the full letter here: https://disabilityalliancebc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/CORR-House-Leaders-re-C-22-Final-EN.pdf.

Free webinar: Irregular Income

Image of an office, the Tax AID DABC and Credit Counselling Society logos, and text that reads "Free Webinar: Irregular Income. June 14th, 2022 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

If you’re self-employed, your tax filing deadline is June 15, 2022.

On Tuesday, June 14th, join us for a webinar with Credit Counselling Society to learn how to manage hourly, seasonal, commission, contract and/or self-employed income.

Where: Zoom
When: Tuesday, June 14th from 11:30 am -12:30 pm

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AyXH6cmWSKGohKnpRF6LbQ

Update on the Canada Disability Benefit

On June 2nd, 2022, the federal government tabled Bill C-22 to “reduce poverty and support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit”.

The Disability Without Poverty movement “is committed to working with federal and provincial governments to fast track an inclusive design process.” Read DWP’s press release.