BC’s Minimum Wage Hikes Address Working Poverty
Minimum wage increase tied to inflation, significantly impacting working poor.
Minimum wage increase tied to inflation, significantly impacting working poor.
This blog post was originally published on the Disability Without Poverty Bill C-22 blog on June 22, 2023.
Today, after tireless advocacy from Canadians living with disabilities Bill C-22, the Canada Disability Benefit Act, received Royal Assent. The Canada Disability Benefit Act creates a new supplemental income for people living with a disability, which seeks to support financial security for a community that is twice as likely to live in poverty.
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Written by John Stapleton and Yvonne Yuan from Open Policy Ontario
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