Contents
Access 
REMINDER: U.S. Access Board Webinar: Picture This! Identifying Non-Compliant Elements & Spaces (July 11) 
Developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Equity, Access & Inclusion for All Series Launch (July 9) 
Accessibility Standards Canada AGM Recording Available Online 
Canada Disability Benefit 
Publication of the Proposed Canada Disability Benefit Regulations 
Dental 
Dental Coverage for Persons with Disabilities 
Human Rights 
OHRC Annual Report 
Immigration 
INVITATION: IRCC’s survey on Express Entry 
Newsletters 
Cooperation Canada Newsletter 
EASPD Newsletter 
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition 
NEADS Newsletter 
Senate of Canada Newsletter 
SFU Public Square 
Opportunities 
Seeking Runners or anyone who wants to participate in a Terry Fox Commercial

Access

REMINDER: U.S. Access Board Webinar: Picture This! Identifying Non-Compliant Elements & Spaces (July 11)

Click on the following link to access the information online: Accessibility Online Session Details

Developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Equity, Access & Inclusion for All Series Launch (July 9)

Click on the following link to access the information online: Developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Equity, Access & Inclusion for All Series Launch (access-board.gov)

Accessibility Standards Canada AGM Recording Available Online

Click on the following link to access the recording: Annual Public Meeting 2024 - Accessibility Standards Canada

Canada Disability Benefit

Publication of the Proposed Canada Disability Benefit Regulations

As a member of our stakeholder community, we would like to provide you with an important update. 

Canada Disability Benefit

We are pleased to announce that the proposed Canada Disability Benefit Regulations as well as a Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement of the proposed regulations were published in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Members of the public are now invited to comment on the documents using the Gazette’s online commenting system. 

Read and comment on the proposed Canada Disability Benefit Regulations and the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement on this page of the Canada Gazette.

These proposed regulations, when finalized, will set out how the Canada Disability Benefit will be administered and delivered. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement is a description of the proposed regulations, rationale for the approaches, as well as an assessment of their cost and positive and negative effects.

The consultation period for the proposed regulations has been extended from the standard 30 days to 86 days, to allow maximum opportunity for the public to comment. The consultation period will be open until September 23, 2024. 

In addition to the documents published on the Canada Gazette, a plain language summary of the proposed regulations (also translated into American Sign Language and Langue des signes québécoise) as well as additional information on the proposed Canada Disability Benefit Regulations and engagement are now available on the Employment and Social Development Canada website.

Consult the summary of the regulations and the additional information on the proposed Canada Disability Benefit Regulations and engagement.

Once the consultation period for the proposed regulations is complete in September 2024, the Government will consider the feedback received and may make changes to the regulations. The final regulations will be published in Part II of the Canada Gazette in 2025, prior to the launch of the benefit. As announced in Budget 2024, the Government of Canada is committed to begin payment of the Canada Disability Benefit in July 2025, following the successful completion of the regulatory development process.

Thank you for your continued interest in the Canada Disability Benefit.

Office for Disability Issues
Employment and Social Development Canada

Dental

Dental Coverage for Persons with Disabilities 

Oral Health care is an essential part of overall healthcare. As of June 27th, persons with disabilities and children under the age of 18 are now eligible to apply for the Canadian Dental Care Plan. The plan has already connected over 2 million Canadians with coverage and, as a result, hundreds of thousands of Canadians have been able to see the dentist. The portal to apply can be found here.

Human Rights

OHRC Annual Report

Click on the following link to access the information online: OHRC releases its 2023-24 annual report: Fostering a Human Rights Culture in Ontario | Ontario Human Rights Commission

Immigration

INVITATION: IRCC’s survey on Express Entry

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has launched its online survey as part of this year’s consultations on category-based selection in Express Entry.

If you’re interested in providing feedback on the priorities that the Government of Canada should consider to help address Canada’s economic needs through category-based selection in 2025, please complete this survey by July 28, 2024.

Take the survey now

The economic priorities and categories we’re considering for 2025 are:

• Addressing structural (long-term) labour market shortages (specific occupations in health, STEM, trades, transport, agriculture and agri-food, and education)
• Supporting economic growth through Francophone immigration outside of Quebec
• Addressing emerging labour needs in Canada’s key industries and sectors (natural resources, new technologies, and applied sciences)

The survey is an opportunity for you to share your views on these proposed priorities and categories, and it provides space for you to suggest alternative, or additional, areas of focus.

We invite you to read more about this year’s engagement initiative on IRCC’s website, and use the unique link provided above to answer our survey questions. Please don’t hesitate to share our website page with your networks if you wish to invite others to participate.

Please note that these consultations are distinct from the consultations on immigration levels, which remain open until June 30, 2024.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email us at IRCC.COMMConsultations-ConsultationsCOMM.IRCC@cic.gc.ca.

Thank you,

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Newsletters

Cooperation Canada Newsletter

Click on the following link to access the information online: Members Insights- June 28 (glueup.com)

Disability Without Poverty Newsletter

Click on the following link to access the information online: UPDATE: CDB regulations draft out now (hs-sites.com)

EASPD Newsletter

Click on the following link to access the information online: EASPD Newsletter: EASPD Newsletter

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
 

Click on the following link to access the information online: Sad news: Delaware Senate reverses course and passes assisted suicide bill. (mailchi.mp)

NEADS Newsletter

Click on the following link to access the information online: June NEADSLetter (mailchi.mp)

Senate of Canada Newsletter
 

Click on the following link to access the information online: UPDATED: Catching up with Speaker Raymonde Gagné | MISE À JOUR : Rencontre avec la Présidente Raymonde Gagné (campaigner.com)

SFU Public Square

Click on the following link to access the information online: What does Pride mean to you? (campaigner.com)

Opportunities

Seeking Runners or anyone who wants to participate in a Terry Fox Commercial

Click on the following link to access the information online: Seeking Runners or anyone who wants to participate in a Terry Fox Commercial (mailchi.mp)

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