Disability Without Poverty Updates

Provincial News (August 2026)

August 17, 2026 - Click on the Links Below

British Columbia Disability Alliance calls on B.C. MLA to resign, citing ‘harmful’ commentsTransLink says it can no longer provide HandyDART service for passenger after 28 years

Alberta ADAP recipients call for change to UCP’s new disability legislation, say funds delayed'Poorly designed': Thousands of Albertans receiving disability benefits receive incorrect payments — or none at all

Alberta disability recipients face payment problemsOPINION: Albertans with disabilities betrayed by Smith governmentOpinion: City council is making the housing crisis worse for people with disabilities

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan expands disability income program benefits

Manitoba

Fund Fair Pay for Disability Support Workers

Ontario

Ontario adjusted its return‑to‑office rules for FIFA World Cup traffic. Why are disability accommodations treated differently?

Months-long strike disrupts disability care, pushing Ontario families to the brink

Quebec

Accessibilité universelle : « On est en retard au Québec »

Certains patients sont exclus par les définitions du handicap du gouvernement

Sous le feu des critiques, Québec relance un programme pour les personnes handicapées

New Brunswick

Premiers, territorial leaders sign agreement to help disabled Canadians

Newfoundland and Labrador

OPINION: While employers search for talent, workers with autism or intellectual disabilities overlooked

Northwest Territories

N.W.T. non-profit makes plea for more gov't funding to support people with disabilitiesCharles Dent: Accessibility cannot be seasonal

Yukon

Whitehorse mother calls for Yukon gov't to write standalone disability legislation

National

The government has two definitions of disability. Advocates say it leaves people out.