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Economic inequality
Recommendation 7:
The Government of Canada should increase access to employment benefits (e.g. employment insurance and paid sick leave) for self-employed workers, workers in the gig economy and part-time workers.
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Recommendation 6:
The Government of Canada should collaborate with provinces and territories to build on its COVID-19 response and strengthen existing strategies, programs and policies. This would ensure a coordinated and robust social safety net in Canada by collectively providing income support that is at least at the level of Canada’s Official Poverty Line.
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Recommendation 5:
The Government of Canada increase investments in the important social programs and benefits that allow people to meet their needs and keep them from falling into poverty. This includes investments in transportation, health, mental health, food security, educational attainment, skills development, support for families, and for people going through transition periods.
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Recommendation 18:
The federal, provincial and local governments should scale up their funding to build thousands of new social and affordable rental housing units and maintain existing affordable housing stock to reduce the number of families in core housing need and to eliminate homelessness. This should include designating additional housing, created by BC Housing, for youth leaving care so they can find an affordable, safe dwelling as opposed to homelessness.
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Recommendation 8:
The federal government should work with the Canada Revenue Agency to reduce barriers that prevent eligible families from receiving the CCB, Canada Education Savings Grant and the Child Disability Benefit.
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Recommendation 12:
The federal government should seek the cooperation of the provinces and territories to consider the creation of a program that will provide incentives to the private sector for the purchase of accessible assistive technology to help offset the costs of hiring people with seeing disabilities.
A Needs Report on Accessible Technology: Summary Report
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Canadian Council of the Blind
Canadian Council of the Blind
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2019
2019
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Recommendation 11:
The federal government should seek the cooperation of the provinces and territories in creating a national program to provide affordable and relevant accessible assistive technology for those with seeing disabilities to assist in their education, employment, and quality of life.
A Needs Report on Accessible Technology: Summary Report
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Canadian Council of the Blind
Canadian Council of the Blind
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2019
2019
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Recommendation 10:
The federal government should provide resources to appropriate notfor-proft agencies and those working in the career transition space to develop and implement effective, measurable, and sustainable youth targeted intervention programs aimed at enhancing the self-advocacy skill sets of youth with visual disabilities – particularly with regard to countering employer attitudes and myths and providing accommodations as necessary. such programs could include training workshops and mentorship activities.
A Needs Report on Accessible Technology: Summary Report
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Canadian Council of the Blind
Canadian Council of the Blind
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2019
2019
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Recommendation 15:
The federal government should immediately cancel all outstanding refugee transportationloan debt and cease seeking repayment of transportation costs for all new refugees coming to Canada. This budget adjustment should not reduce the number of refugees targeted for resettlement.
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Recommendation 7:
The federal government should ensure the Canada Child Benefit, in combination with other income measures, raises all families with children above the CFLIM after-tax poverty lines calculated from tax filer data.
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