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Bill C-22

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 18, 2023
Canada Disability Benefit Act
  • This bill is called the Canada Disability Benefit Act, which is designed to reduce poverty and increase financial security for working-age individuals with disabilities. The act establishes the Canada disability benefit and outlines general provisions for its administration. The Governor in Council has the authority to implement most of the benefit's design elements through regulations. The act also includes a consequential amendment to the Income Tax Act. It sets out eligibility criteria and conditions for receiving the benefit, which will be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. The act also includes provisions related to collaboration with the disability community, appeals, and reviews. The act will come into force no later than the first anniversary of receiving royal assent.
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House Motion No. 190

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
Oct. 18, 2022, 3:10 p.m.
2nd reading of Bill C-22, An Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit and making a consequential amendment to the Income Tax Act