Canada Disability Benefit Act

The Canada Disability Benefit Act aims to reduce poverty and support the financial security of working-age persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit. The Act recognizes that persons with disabilities face economic and social exclusion, including barriers to employment and additional challenges due to their gender, racialized or Indigenous status, or other intersecting statuses. To achieve its purposes, the Minister is authorized to collect and use Social Insurance Numbers for the administration and enforcement of this Act. The Minister must also provide persons with disabilities from a range of backgrounds with meaningful and barrier-free opportunities to collaborate in the development and design of regulations, including regulations related to eligibility criteria and the appeal process.