From: Employment and Social Development Canada News release Launches Enabling Accessibility Fund call for proposals May 31, 2018 Ottawa, Ontario Employment and Social Development Canada During Canada’s second annual National AccessAbility Week, we celebrate promoting inclusion and breaking down barriers for Canadians with disabilities. Today, to help achieve a more accessible Canada, the Honourable […]
Victoria Thursday, May 31, 2018 7:30 AM People with Disabilities this affects too Employers in British Columbia should note that the general hourly minimum wage will increase to $12.65 from $11.35, and the minimum wage rates for liquor servers, resident caretakers and live-in camp leaders will also all increase, effective Friday, June 1, 2018. These […]
News release May 30, 2018 Gatineau, Quebec Employment and Social Development Canada Canada’s second annual National AccessAbility Week provides a great opportunity to appreciate all the efforts being made to remove accessibility barriers so that people with disabilities can fully participate and contribute in their communities and workplaces. In celebration of National AccessAbility Week, […]
Creston Friday, May 25, 2018 3:15 PM The Government of British Columbia is partnering with the Kootenay Region Association for Community Living and the Columbia Basin Trust, to build and manage nine new affordable rental units in Creston designed for low-income adults with disabilities. “Affordable housing is the foundation of healthy communities, and these new homes […]
Victoria Wednesday, May 30, 2018 12:15 PM To mark B.C.’s first AccessAbility Week, the Government of British Columbia is announcing funding to support projects that will improve accessibility throughout the province. “People with disabilities often face both physical and social barriers in their day-to-day life, and that needs to change,” said Shane Simpson, Minister of Social […]
Victoria Tuesday, May 29, 2018 3:00 PM This important news for those with disabilities in the interior of B.C. that use this bus. The B.C. government is launching a new, interim long-haul northern bus service to fill the gap Greyhound will leave behind, and help make sure British Columbians living in the north are […]
The B.C. government will launch a project this fall to “re-imagine” inclusive living programs and services for people with developmental disabilities.Social Development Minister Shane Simpson said the details have to be worked out, but he anticipates a four- to six-month consultation with key players, including service providers, advocates, parents and people living with developmental disabilities. […]
Victoria Monday, May 28, 2018 11:30 AM British Columbia’s Rental Housing Task Force will tour the province in June 2018, stopping in 10 communities to engage British Columbians. The task force is leading a review to modernize and balance provincial tenancy laws to provide safe, secure and affordable housing. The focus will be on both renters […]
Selfadvocatenet.com in support of National Accessibility week from may 27 to June 2nd reason is We need to change the way we think, talk and act about barriers to participation and accessibility. And to remove barriers to give Canadians of all abilities a better chance to succeed. selfadvocate.ca will be doing is of highlighting some […]
Victoria Friday, May 18, 2018 11:30 AM Michael J. Prince, the Lansdowne professor of social policy at the University of Victoria, has been appointed chair of Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) by Shane Simpson, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. CLBC was created in 2005 to support services for people with disabilities. The appointment of […]
