April 25, 2023 —
ARCH Disability Law Centre’s Brief to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs,
Science and Technology (SOCI) Re: 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
Submissions and Papers
March 23, 2023 —
Amendments Needed to Strengthen Bill C-22 (the Canada Disability Benefit Act) – Statement in Principle
February 3, 2023 —
What Amendments Should the Senate of Canada Make to Bill C-22, the Canada Disability Benefit Act? -- A Discussion Paper
November 10, 2022 —
Re: 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 November 8, 2022 Introduction ARCH makes this submission to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the […]
June 6, 2022 —
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, June 6, 2022 – In celebration of Independent Living Day in Canada, Independent Living (IL) Canada and ARCH Disability Law Centre are pleased to release a Report with findings from a survey on disability-related barriers to COVID-19 vaccines, titled: Disability Related Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccines: Highlights from the COVID-19 Vaccination Accessibility […]
May 9, 2022 —
May 9, 2022 ARCH made a submission to the Special Joint Parliamentary Committee reviewing Canada’s medical assistance in dying law and its application to mature minors, advance requests, mental illness, the state of palliative care in Canada and the protection of Canadians with disabilities.
May 21, 2021 —
May 21, 2021 ARCH, on behalf of the British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society, the Council of Canadians with Disabilities, DisAbled Women’s Network Canada, Inclusion Canada and the Vulnerable Persons Standard, made a submission to the UN Human Rights Committee. ARCH described the ways that Canada’s medical assistance in dying law violates the international […]
November 30, 2020 —
A Relic of the Past: Identification, Placement and Review Committees in Ontario’s Education System To access the paper, go here: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cjeap/article/view/69850