Federal Budget 2024: Key Highlights
The 2024 federal budget was released on Tuesday, April 16. You can access the full budget here. We have summarized a few noteworthy items we thought might be of interest. Canada Disability…
People and Families
- Trust & Estate Planning
- Consent, Capacity & Legal Decision Making
- Trust & Estate Administration
- Tax Planning & the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) Eligibility
- RDSP – Registered Disability Savings Plan
- ODSP – Ontario Disability Support Plan
- Microboards™
- Wrongful Dismissal & Civil Litigation
- Estate Litigation
- Human Rights Applications
- Challenging Incapacity & Involuntary Admissions
- Education Law
- Employment Law for Families Engaging Support Workers
- I Decide Law Program
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