e-4988 (Social affairs and equality)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- People with disabilities often face barriers to employment along with higher costs associated with health care and housing;
- Insufficient supports on current disability programs federally and provincially present a significant risk to life and health for people with disabilities;
- The federal government has refused to provide people with disabilities with an interim Disability Emergency Response Benefit;
- The government has yet to bring the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) into force which is not starting the 12-month regulation time clock, which is delaying delivering the CDB; and
- The future planned federal support of $200.00 a month starting in July 2025 to only the disabled people who qualify for the Disability tax credit (DTC) will still keep disabled people well below the poverty line.
- Open for signature
- May 16, 2024, at 11:10 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- September 13, 2024, at 11:10 a.m. (EDT)