Finance committee  As I said, our national action plan is developed strictly by people with disabilities and their families, and the tax bracket for employers is not something we've really considered. We have not wanted to work from a framework of charity models under which employers would get thin

Finance committee  I would say yes. On numerous occasions we have looked at labour market strategies and ways to include people with disabilities in the workforce. One of the things that has happened, certainly more at a grassroots level, is that we have developed training programs within disabilit

Finance committee  I'll just say one thing. The little study that we did do showed that most workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities cost less than $50 to modify....

Finance committee  If I understand your question properly, it is about a suggestion of a tax-free formula that would work for persons with disabilities. Am I right? Okay. We have done a formula. Unfortunately, I haven't brought a copy with me. That would show how the disability tax credit could r

Finance committee  I'm sorry, I don't have the statistics in front of me, but I certainly can provide that information to you.

Finance committee  I have that with me, yes. Essentially, if they were able to use that credit with non-taxable income, it would put about $1,400 in each individual's pocket.

Finance committee  That's what we're asking for.

Finance committee  We want to make it refundable in that they're able to use the amount of the disability tax credit so that individuals with an income of $10,000 or less are able to have it as a credit. Certainly I can get you the figures on it, but basically it would put--

Finance committee  I do know that a lot of national disability organizations, more especially our council, the Council of Canadians with Disabilities and the community associations for independent living, have asked for an increase in core funding to the national organizations. I don't know why the

Finance committee  We are asking for income tax reform around the disability tax credit. As you know, not all people with disabilities are eligible for disability tax credits. You have to be markedly restricted in order to gain eligibility to the disability tax credit. The problem with that is th

Finance committee  Thank you. I'm Susan Ralph. I'm the second vice-chair of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities, as well as a member at large. CCD is the only national cross-disability organization of men and women with disabilities working for an inclusive and accessible Canada. CCD pro