Employment – Inclusion Canada

PRESS RELEASE: FEDERAL BUDGET EXPANDS READY, WILLING AND ABLE ACROSS CANADA

April 7, 2022

For Immediate ReleaseApril 8, 2022 OTTAWA, ON – Federal Budget 2022 commits a $20 million investment to the Ready, Willing, and Able program (RWA). RWA is a national employment program jointly sponsored by Inclusion Canada and the Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance (CASDA) for persons with an intellectual disability or on the autism spectrum. This … Continued

PRESS RELEASE: Accessible Canada Act & Enhancement to Opportunities Fund Offers Significant Progress for Persons with an Intellectual Disability & Their Families

June 21, 2018

By CACL Comms

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2018 Toronto, ON – Inclusion Canada is greatly encouraged by the introduction of the Accessible Canada Act (Bill C-81). The Bill has many promising components, and Inclusion Canada looks forward to participating in the legislative review to ensure strong and effective legislation that makes real progress in building an inclusive … Continued

Only 25% of people with an intellectual disability are in the regular workforce, despite government and corporate commitments to employment equity and inclusive workplaces.

Working-age adults with an intellectual disability need to be employed at the same rate as the general population.

Ready, Willing & Able

Ready, Willing & Able Business Case

Federal Policy Forum on Inclusion: “Advancing the Employment of People with Intellectual Disabilities”

Submission to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Study of Bill C-44, Helping Families in Need

Achieving Social and Economic Inclusion: From Segregation to Employment First

CACL - National Report Card 2009

Category: Employment