June 10, 2021
Why does Canada need a Disability Inclusion Action Plan? Canadians with disabilities have been disproportionately affected by the health, social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has worsened the long-standing inequalities persons with disabilities face on a daily basis.
The reality is that Canadians with disabilities are more likely to be financially insecure than other Canadians. Canadians with disabilities are also more likely to be unemployed or underemployed. And persons with disabilities often face barriers to accessing government programs and services.
Canadians with disabilities who are racialized, Indigenous, women, LGBTQ+ often
experience worse outcomes than other Canadians with disabilities. That is why the Government of Canada wants to engage with Canadians to develop an
ambitious Disability Inclusion Action Plan.
The goal of engagement with you on this Plan will be to tell us what actions the Government needs to take to improve the lives of
Canadians with disabilities.
You have an important role to play in shaping the Disability Inclusion Action Plan.
We invite you to share your thoughts. Your insights will be an invaluable contribution to the Disability Inclusion Action Plan and will help us as we think about designing and delivering the measures under each pillar.
Your participation is key to making this work!