The Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) application process opens in June, 2025, with the first payments being rolled out in July 2025. We want to provide you with some important information to make…
Rate Increases In July of 2023, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) benefit rates increased by 6.5%, based on a cost of living formula determined by the Ontario Government. The increase applies to: basic…
On October 6, 2021, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (the “Court”) released its decision in Disability Rights Coalition v. Nova Scotia (Attorney General). The Court made a number of important, positive…
Yesterday afternoon, the Ontario Provincial Government released the second Budget that the government has delivered during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This budget sets large amounts of spending, and announces some new programs and…
The federal government released its fiscal update yesterday, which has been much-anticipated in light of its immense response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As predicted, the government announced that it will have a…
The federal government has announced that the federal disability benefit – the one-time, tax-free payment of $600 to help people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic – will be issued on October…
After months of public discussion, Ontario’s Provincial Government announced today that it would be introducing legislation in the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 to provide a good-faith liability protection to workers, volunteers,…
Ontario recently announced that it would be providing families in the Ontario Autism Program (OAP) with “foundational family services” as part of a new needs-based, sustainable and family-centered OAP. The first phase…
In April of 2020, the Provincial Government announced a Temporary Pandemic Pay Program (the “TPP Program”) for frontline workers. The TPP Program provided increased compensation to eligible professions and workplaces. The goals…
The Ontario government continues to make improvements to the Ontario Autism Program (OAP), including the expansion of services to support children’s ongoing learning and development. We highlight some of those changes here…
Together, Community Living Ontario and PooranLaw have produced a free e-book — the pre-eminent guide to future planning for people with disabilities, Henson Trusts, government benefits, legal decision making, guardianship and more.
Together, Community Living Ontario and PooranLaw have produced another free e-book – essential reading to anyone looking to engage or who has engaged a support worker. The book provides a detailed and accessible explanation of the law of employment and contractual relationships, as well as key related considerations respecting insurance, funding, taxes, and much more.