On October 7, 2022, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, released Canada’s first-ever Disability Inclusion Action Plan. This Action Plan consists of current and future actions, including programs, policies and investments that aim to improve the lives of persons with disabilities in Canada.
Persons with disabilities face physical, financial, attitudinal and other barriers to participating in society. Many of these barriers are systemic and long-standing. Our government is working with the disability community to remove these barriers, and to create a more inclusive country. The work required to achieve this is extensive, and it requires meaningful and sustained action.
In the spirit of Nothing Without Us, we are working in close partnership with the disability community on this Action Plan. It is a blueprint for change that will challenge the Government of Canada to be more inclusive of persons with disabilities, and to create a more inclusive country for everyone. It will also evolve over time to respond to ongoing engagement with persons with disabilities and will reflect the realities of persons with disabilities in an ever-changing world.
The Action Plan consists of four initial pillars:
Action Plan: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2.html
Infographic: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2/infographic.html