e-4777 (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;
- The Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) was delayed for over two years as the first attempt to pass the law establishing the benefit, known as Bill C-35, was postponed due to the 2021 election;
- The CDB will provide much-needed financial support for people with disabilities, many of whom live in poverty;
- The minister responsible has told Canadians that implementing the CDB is expected to take a minimum of 18 months following Bill C-22, the Canada Disability Benefit Act, achieving Royal Assent on June 22, 2023;
- Insufficient supports on current disability programs federally and provincially present a significant risk to life and health for people with disabilities across the country living in legislated poverty;
- The federal government has refused to provide people with disabilities with an interim Disability Emergency Response Benefit; and
- The government has yet to bring the CDB into force which is not starting the 12-month regulation time clock, which is delaying delivering the CDB.
- Open for signature
- January 30, 2024, at 3:16 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- February 29, 2024, at 3:16 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Mike Morrice
(Kitchener Centre)
April 18, 2024 (Petition No. 441-02384)
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 117 |
British Columbia | 224 |
Manitoba | 38 |
New Brunswick | 23 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 12 |
Northwest Territories | 2 |
Nova Scotia | 61 |
Ontario | 698 |
Prince Edward Island | 9 |
Quebec | 46 |
Saskatchewan | 31 |
Yukon | 1 |