An Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit and making a consequential amendment to the Income Tax Act
Canada Disability Benefit Act. Royal assent June 22, 2023 (S.C. 2023, c. 17). Creates the legislative framework for the Canada Disability Benefit, the first federal income benefit dedicated to working-age Canadians with disabilities. The Act itself is enabling: monthly amount, eligibility, and clawback rules were set by regulation. First payments began July 2025 at a maximum of $200 per month, with disability-advocacy groups calling the amount inadequate; advocates had pushed for legislation for over a decade. Carla Qualtrough was the responsible minister.
Status
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Creates a monthly federal payment for working-age Canadians with disabilities who have low incomes. The first payments went out in July 2025, though many advocates say the amounts are too small.
Issues this bill touches
- Cost of Living
Canada Disability Benefit framework. Actual benefit amount ($200/month max) set in 2024 regulations.
- Disability & Senior Care
Creates the framework for the Canada Disability Benefit (the actual benefit amount, $200 per month maximum, was set in 2024 regulations).
Legislative history
- Introduced
Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
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First reading in the House of Commons.
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Second reading in the House of Commons.
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Third reading in the House of Commons.
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First reading in the Senate.
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Second reading in the Senate.
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Third reading in the Senate.
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Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
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Royal assent received.
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Approved by both chambers and granted royal assent; now law.
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Bill formally introduced; printed text becomes available.
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Mark CarneyLIBERALOfficial source
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