English
Immigration and Disability
May 26, 2010
Hon. Jason Kenney
Minister of Immigration
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
Mr. Minister:
CCD wrote to you in February regarding the Barlagne family and our concern that because they have a child with disability they will be denied permanent residence in Canada. Recently the Federal Court ruled against a judicial review of the family’s residency application.
Factum in the Caron Case
S.C.C. File No. 33092
A Voice of Our Own: April 2010
Volume 28, Number 2
PALS and Data Collection on Persons with Disabilities
May 12, 2010
Hon. Diane Finley
Minister HRSDC
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0A5
Madame Minister:
Re: PALS and Data Collection on Persons with Disabilities
We appreciate the opportunity to meet with you recently and also to speak with you via conference call this week to share information regarding your Department’s plans for addressing data collection related to persons with disabilities.
From the call we understand the following:
Affordable Accessible Housing- A Critical Issue for Canadians with Disabilities
May 6, 2010
For immediate release
The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) urges all Parliamentarians to support Bill C-304 – An Act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians. One of the major issues people with disabilities have is finding affordable and accessible housing. “Too frequently people have no choices and live in housing that is unsafe and marginally accessible,” said Marie White Chairperson of CCD.
Annual Report: 2008-2009
Executive Committee
- Marie White, Chairperson
- John Rae, 1st Vice Chair
- Carmela Hutchison, 2nd Vice Chair
- Roy Muise, Treasurer
- Claredon Robicheau, Secretary
- Susan Ralph, Member-at-Large on Executive
Member Organizations and their Representatives
- British Columbia Coalition of People with Disabilities – Valerie Thoem
- Alberta Committee of Citizens with Disabilities – Margot Brunner-Campbell
- Saskatchewan Voice of Persons with Disab
CCD Chairperson's Update: March 2010
Canada Ratifies United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
A Voice of Our Own: January 2010
Volume 28, Issue 1
Absent Citizens: Making Citizenship Accessible
Slide 1
Michael J. Prince
Presentation at York University
Vanier College
March 18, 2010
Slide 2
Outline
- My locations
- Absent citizens and related concepts
- What is citizenship
- Making citizenship accessible
- Continuing thoughts
Slide 3
My locations
CCD Perspective on Canada At 150
22 March 2010
An Open Letter to the Federal Liberal Caucus
by
Council of Canadians with Disabilities
