US EditionOntario Government Exempts Disability Benefit as Income
- The Ontario government announced on Tuesday it will exempt the federal Canada Disability Benefit from being counted as income for social assistance recipients.
- This decision responds to disability advocates' calls to prevent clawbacks of provincial assistance triggered by the new federal benefit starting in July 2025.
- The Canada Disability Benefit provides up to $200 monthly to low-income, working-age Canadians with disabilities, and Ontario also increased the earnings exemption to $1,000 a month.
- Minister Michael Parsa emphasized the importance of protecting the province’s most vulnerable populations, while disability advocates praised the initiative for helping maintain cost-of-living support.
- Ontario continues to urge the federal government to revise the Income Tax Act to expand access to the benefit and improve income supports to more adequately meet living costs amid ongoing economic challenges.
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Ontario exempts Canada Disability Benefits for disabled Ontarians
The Ontario government plans to exempt the federal benefit so those collecting social assistance will not see a reduction in their provincial assistance payments or entitlements.
Statement on the Provincial Decision to Allow Canada Disability Benefit Recipients to Keep Their Full Social Assistance Income - Income Security Advocacy Centre
TORONTO - The Ontario government has announced it will exempt the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) as income, which will allow people receiving social assistance to keep both provincial social assistance income and CDB income. This is a positive announcement, which people with disabilities in Ontario who live on incredibly low incomes have been waiting for.
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todaysnorthumberland.caOntario Supporting Recipients of Disability Benefits
TORONTO – The Ontario government intends to exempt the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) as income so that social assistance recipients would receive the benefit without seeing a reduction in thei
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