Many groups created tools across Canada to help improve feedback on the draft laws governing the Canada Disability Benefit. We want to ensure the benefit reaches all who need it. We suggest three steps: learn about the draft rules, talk with the province about no clawbacks and provide ideas to better the Canada Disability Benefit rules before they become law.
1. Step one: Learn about the Canada Disability Benefit and the draft rules.
- The Disability Action Hall created an easy-to-understand one-pager of the draft rules and "Eight ideas on how to improve the benefit."
- Vibrant Communities Calgary "Everything you need to know about the Canada Disability Benefit." in this blog post posted August 28th, 2024.
- Common questions asked about the benefit draft legislation by Momentum. You are now ready to go onto step 2, send to your MLA!
2. Step 2: Talk to your Alberta MLA (Minister of the Legislative Assembly) immediately to ensure the benefit is not clawed back (Do before September 23rd).
- Use this Alberta template letter to help write your letter to your Alberta Minister of Legislative Assembly MLA (Created by Momentum). Try using your postal code to find your MLA's address. You can also send your letter to all Alberta MLAS by downloading the MLA contact list.
- Maytree Foundation also created a no-clawbacks toolkit that you can download depending on where you live. The toolkit provides letters, Contacts, and much more. If you have any problems, you can contact Maytree at info@maytree.com.
3. Step 3: Send a letter to the Canada Gazette and your MP (Minister of Parliament) by September 23rd about the changes you would like to see to improve the benefit.
Sending a letter to the Canadian government and the Canada Gazette
Need help? Disability Without Poverty and March of Dimes created a letter to "Better the Benefit," and you can also personalize the letter.
Inclusion Canada design recommendations with links a template letter and "Why Canada's measurement of poverty falls short" (August 28th)
Post directly to the Canada Gazette website by September 23rd, 2024, as your comments will also become public. The Gazette website is the most common way to help make the CDB rules better. But it is also easier to send an email, video or by mail to edsc.pcph-cdb.esdc@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
By video: Use the email above to send a link to a recorded video of your comments.
By mail:
Canada Gazette, Part I, Canada Disability Benefit Regulations c/o Office for Disability Issues, Employment and Social Development Canada, 105 rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, 1st floor Gatineau, QC J8X 4H7
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