Human Resources committee  The federal government could do a number of different things. Public awareness campaigns are always great to try to ensure that people understand the importance of this work. It could work with organizations that are doing the work to ensure that their programmatic offerings ar

Human Resources committee  Absolutely. As I said, social assistance needs to be a trampoline from poverty to employment for those individuals who can and want to work. It's to have an alignment where there are opportunities for people who are eligible for what will become this Canada disability benefit to,

Human Resources committee  Absolutely. Thank you very much for that, Mr. Morrice. As I shared earlier, while HUMA, in Bill C-81, was studying the legislation, the disability community sought out timelines for which regulations would be developed. I think it's very apt here that we learn from the same succ

Human Resources committee  Sure. Based on the last research that the CNIB conducted, people who are blind or partially sighted have a full-time employment rate of 31%, which is quite abysmal. A national employment strategy must be one that takes into consideration a few things. It needs to ensure that

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question, Madame Chabot. Given that there are 13 different provinces and jurisdictions across the country, that there are different social support programs that already exist, that the cost to exist across the country depends on where a person lives—rural or re

Human Resources committee  That's a great question. The reality is that if you're living with a disability, regardless of what type of disability, there are extra costs associated with it. In a second, I will ask my colleague Bryanna to explain her experiences as someone with a lived experience. It incl

Human Resources committee  Absolutely. As the minister stated earlier today, there are 13 different jurisdictions with different support programs already in place. The hope of our community is that there's some form of harmonization to ensure that regardless of where you live across this country, from coa

Human Resources committee  First, I will say, of course, that I believe David Lepofsky of the AODA Alliance will be joining committee as a witness in testimony, and I'm sure he will love to answer that question as well. The CNIB, as an organization that.... We like to say we're a megaphone for the voices

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Thomas Simpson. I'm the executive director of public affairs and Come to Work at CNIB. Joining me today is my colleague Bryanna Regimbald, a coordinator with our Come to Work program. For 104 years, CNIB has been the largest organization support

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Bryanna. Committee members, I ask you to consider several recommended changes to help strengthen Bill C-22. First, a Canada disability benefit must be implemented in tandem with a national employment strategy for persons with disabilities. This will ensure that the