Registry of Lobbyists
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Budget, Child Services, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
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Access to Healthcare. Advance a coordinated federal health equity strategy by promoting evidence-based guidelines for inclusive health care delivery for people with an intellectual disability and their families. These include working with Public Health to make public health information easier to understand; working to make sure that people with an intellectual disability are included in initiatives that improve access to maternal healthcare, sexual and reproductive healthcare, and mental healthcare; and fighting for the lives of people with disabilities to be equally valued and protected in Canadian healthcare systems and laws. Advocate for adequate funding to ensure equal access and treatment as well as to fund and implement a national intellectual disability mental health strategy.
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Aboriginal Affairs, Constitutional Issues, Economic Development, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Housing, Justice and Law Enforcement
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Access to Healthcare. Influence the repeal of assisted suicide based on disability and prevent the expansion of assisted suicide.
This includes advocacy relating to existing and forthcoming legislation, bills and parliamentary studies of the issue such as: the AMAD Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying, the March 2027 sunset clause relating to MAiD and mental illness, Bill C-218, and any new government legislation.
We also advocate for measures to address the root causes of suicidality including social services, health supports, access to housing and full inclusion in all aspects of society.
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Aboriginal Affairs, Budget, Child Services, Justice and Law Enforcement
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Access to Justice. We advocate for the federal government to take all necessary measures, including through regulation, policy or law reform, to ensure equal access to justice for persons with an intellectual disability. These include advocating for the federal government to 1. Develop and implement a comprehensive, multi-year strategy rooted in Article 13 of the CRPD, ensuring equal access to justice for persons with an intellectual disability.
2. Recognize and address the systemic discrimination faced by persons with an intellectual disability in the justice system, dismantling the barriers rooted in ableism.
3. Recognize and address the intersectional discrimination faced by Indigenous persons with an intellectual disability in the justice system, taking steps to dismantle the compounded barriers rooted in ableism and systemic racism.
4. Ensure the provision of tailored and accessible legal information, representation, and support services to all persons with an intellectual disability, embracing the diversity of their communication methods and acknowledging the spectrum of their disabilities.
5. Guarantee that persons with an intellectual disability are treated with dignity and respect in the criminal justice system.
6. Involve persons with an intellectual disability in the development of policies and practices related to access to justice.
7. Challenge stereotypes and prejudices about persons with an intellectual disability, promoting understanding and inclusion.
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Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
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Child Services, Economic Development, Education, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Housing, Justice and Law Enforcement
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Advancing Human Rights.
Provide technical support and consultation to the implementation of the Accessible Canada Act, and associated regulations.
Advocate for Canada's fulfillment of its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and monitor that implementation.
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Regulation, Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Economic Development, Education, Employment and Training
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Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative.
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Budget, Economic Development, Federal-Provincial Relations, Government Procurement, Housing, Infrastructure, Municipalities, Taxation and Finance
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Inclusive and Affordable Housing. Advocate for the transformation of congregate, segregated housing into inclusive living. Stop federal investment in congregate housing and advocate for these funds to instead be used for inclusive community options. Change the Registered Disability Savings Plan to better support housing needs. Advise policymakers on development of inclusive community housing. Engagement with existing and forthcoming legislation on housing policy, including the Build Canada Homes Act and the National Housing Strategy Act.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation, Policies or Program
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Child Services, Education, Employment and Training
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Inclusive Education. Develop and launch a national strategy to support and enhance inclusive education. Influence reform on the barriers to accessing quality inclusive education at all levels.
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Budget, Child Services, Economic Development, Federal-Provincial Relations, Taxation and Finance
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Income Security. Influence improvements to the Canada Disability Benefit and the Child Disability Benefit, focusing on raising benefit amounts, simplifying access, and expanding eligibility. Advancing policy reform on the Disability Tax Credit and the Registered Disability Savings Plan to remove access and program barriers. This will included engagement on the Canada Disability Benefit Act, and associated regulations, and advocacy to ensure adequate funding to these benefits.
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Regulation, Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Federal-Provincial Relations, Justice and Law Enforcement, Privacy and Access to Information
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Legal Capacity. Influence the adoption by the federal government of consistent guidelines and policies that explicitly recognize and support the use of supported decision making as a primary alternative to guardianship. Grounded in the recognition of legal capacity - and the right to access support to exercise that right - contained in article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Inclusion Canada advocates for law reform and a national framework to enshrine and safeguard the right of people with intellectual disabilities to make decisions for themselves (legal capacity, supported decision making...).
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Policies or Program, Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Inclusion Canada is the national federation of people with an intellectual disability, their families, allies, and organizations working to advance the full inclusion and human rights of people with an intellectual disability and their families. Inclusion Canada drives social change by strengthening families, defending rights, and transforming communities into places where everyone belongs. By strengthening our federation, building a movement for inclusion, and transforming communities and systems, we're working to build a more inclusive Canada – one in which people with an intellectual disability and their families are equally valued and fully included in every aspect of community life.
Krista Carr, Chief Executive Officer
End date of the last completed financial year: 2025-06-30
| Government Institution | Funding Received in Last Financial Year | Funding Expected in Current Financial Year |
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| Accessibility Standards Canada | $122,999.00 | Yes |
| Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) | $8,471,333.00 | Yes |
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