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Resources and Links
If you are a parent with a disabled child, read the following to explore options and programs offered by the Federal and Provincial governments:
Primary Caregiver Tax Credit
Provides recognition and financial support to individuals who serve as primary caregivers for more than three consecutive months. This program builds upon the Manitoba Home Care Program and is intended to help care-recipients remain independent as long as possible.
http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/homecare
Applying for federal Child Disability Benefit (CDB)
This is a tax-free monthly benefit for families who care for a child under age 18 with a severe and prolonged impairment in mental or physical functions.
www.cra-arc.gc.ca
Applying for federal Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB)
This is a tax-free monthly payment made to low- and modest-income families to help them with the cost of raising children under age 18.
www.cra-arc.gc.ca
Starting a Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)
This is intended to help parents and others to save for the long-term financial security of a child with a disability. There is also a new Canada Disability Savings Bond for individuals with lower family net incomes.
www.cra-arc.gc.ca
Applying for Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB)
This provides direct financial support to families with children under the age of 6 years. You enroll for the UCCB through the Canada Child Tax Benefit application.
www.cra-arc.gc.ca
Applying for Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) credit for children under 19
This is a tax-free quarterly payment that helps individuals and families with low and modest incomes offset all or part of the GST or HST that they pay. Your child is already registered for the GST/HST credit if you have applied for the Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) for your child.
www.cra-arc.gc.ca
Applying for Medical Expenses Tax Credit
This allows individuals with a disability or their representatives to claim a nonrefundable tax credit to be applied against basic federal tax.
www.cra-arc.gc.ca
Applying for Refundable Medical Expense Supplement
This is a refundable tax credit available to low income working Canadians with above average medical expenses.
www.cra-arc.gc.ca
Applying for the incremental costs of purchasing gluten free (GF) products. Canada Revenue Agency
Persons with celiac disease may apply for the incremental costs of purchasing gluten free (GF) products as an eligible medical expense.
www.cra-arc.gc.ca
Applying for Child Care Expense Deduction
Expenses incurred may be deducted. The limit does not apply if the child was dependent on you or your spouse or common-law partner and was mentally or physically infirm.
www.cra-arc.gc.ca
Applying for Disability Supports Deduction
Persons with impairment in physical or mental functions may be able to deduct certain disability supports expenses incurred in the year to work, go to school, or to do paid research.
www.cra-arc.gc.ca
Applying for financial assistance to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) for Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program for Persons with Disabilities
This offers financial assistance to homeowners and landlords to undertake accessibility work to modify dwellings occupied or intended for occupancy by low income persons with disabilities.
www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca
Researching Private medical and life insurance policies
Insurance Bureau of Canada. www.ibc.ca
Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc. www.clhia.ca
National Disability Organizations
Canadian AIDS Society
The Canadian AIDS Society is an organization which strengthens the response to HIV/AIDS across all sectors of society, and to enriches the lives of people and communities living with HIV/AIDS www.cdnaids.ca (English and French)
Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL)
The Canadian Association for Community Living is Canada's national association dedicated to promoting the participation of people with intellectual disabilities in all aspects community life.
Canadian Association of the Deaf (CAD)
The CAD mandate is to protect and promote the rights, needs and concerns of Deaf Canadians.
Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB)
The Canadian Council of the Blind is a national self-help consumer organization "of" persons blind, deaf-blind and visually impaired.
Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD)
CCD is a team of people with disabilities, who are deeply committed to the principles of self-help and consumer advocacy. CCD works for the personal empowerment of all people with disabilities both in Canada and around the globe. CCD works at the international level through its participation in the activities of Disabled Peoples' International (DPI) and through development projects initiated by the CCD International Committee.
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA)
CHHA is Canada's only nation-wide non-profit consumer organization run by and for hard of hearing people.
Canadian Mental Health Association of Canada (CMHA)
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) exists to promote the mental health of all people and to serve mental health consumers, their families and friends.
Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) is a national voluntary agency providing services to individuals across Canada to whom loss of vision is a central problem in personal and social adjustments. The CNIB also acts as a consultant and resource agency to the helping professions, government departments and private industry.
Canadian Paraplegic Association (CPA)
The CPA assists persons with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities to achieve independence, self-reliance and full community participation.
DisAbled Women's Network (DAWN)
DAWN Canada is a national organization controlled by and comprised of women who self-identify as Women with disAbilities. They are from all backgrounds and all disAbilities. DAWN is a feminist organization working to achieve control over their lives and to end the stereotype that labels them dependent burdens on society.
Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC)
The organization's mission is to be the national voice for persons with learning disabilities and those who support them. LDAC is dedicated to a level playing field for individuals with learning disabilities to enable them to function as citizens with equitable opportunities and to develop to their chosen potential.
National Education Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
The National Educational Association of Disabled Students is a consumer organization, with a mandate to encourage the self-empowerment of post-secondary students with disabilities. NEADS advocates for increased accessibility at all levels so that disabled students may gain equal access to college or university education, which is their right.
National Federation of the Blind: Advocates for Equality (NFBAE)
The National Federation of the Blind: Advocates for Equality (NFB:AE) is a consumer group of blind, partially sighted and deaf-blind adults, parents of blind, partially sighted and deaf-blind children, and other interested individuals who have joined together for the purposes of preserving and enhancing the rights of blind, partially sighted and deaf-blind people in Canada through public education, advocacy, and other initiatives.
National Network on Mental Health (NNMH)
The purpose of the National Network for Mental Health, which is run by and for mental health consumer/survivors, is to advocate, educate and provide expertise and resources that benefit the Canadian consumer/survivor community. The focus is to network with Canadian consumer/survivors and family and friends of consumer/survivors to provide opportunities for resource sharing, information distribution and education on mental health issues.
Neil Squire Foundation
The Neil Squire Foundation is a Canadian national non-profit organization committed to providing education, technology and career development for people with physical disabilities.
KC Dyslexic Learning Centre
The KC Dyslexic Learning Centre is committed to giving dyslexics and their families the tools and training they need to control and overcome the hurdles they face. Our tutors employ the renown and proven Susan Barton Reading System and our one-on-one sessions are provided in a caring and nurturing learning environment.