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The Council of Canadians with Disabilities wishes you a Happy New Year!

We are looking forward to working on national accessibility and inclusion legislation and the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ Optional Protocol.

~ Jewelles Smith
CCD Chairperson

On the CCD Agenda

Highlights of the Last 12 Months

The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) was founded in 1976 as an organization of people with disabilities working for people with disabilities.  CCD was first known as the Coalition of Provincial Organizations of the Handicapped (COPOH), but, in 1994, when its membership structure changed to include national organizations of people with disabilities, a new name was adopted - the Council of Canadians with Disabilities.

December 23, 2016

Canada to Ratify CRPD’s Optional Protocol

The Council of Canadians with Disabilities wishes you an accessible and inclusive holiday season.

Jewelles Smith
Chairperson

On December 1, 2016 in Ottawa, Hon. Minister Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, and Hon. Minister Stéphane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, held a press conference at the Council of Canadians with Disabilities’ meeting about the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD).  Minister Qualtrough and Minister Dion announced that Canada would ratify the CRPD’s Optional Protocol in 2017. This will be a wonderful way to ring in Canada’s 150th year for Canadians with disabilities!

When the federal government consulted Canadians regarding infrastructure, CCD held a meeting where people with disabilities answered the government’s consultation questions. CCD submitted a summary of the discussion.

Media Release

For Immediate Release │ December 14, 2016

Register now for this event on November 30th 2016 in Ottawa.

Media Release

For Immediate Release │November 25, 2016

While the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) is pleased with some aspects of the Government's electoral reform bill, "This Bill fails to respond to most of the important amendments to the Canada Elections Act that CCD proposed," said John Rae, 1st  Vice Chair of CCD.