MentorAbility – Community of Practice News!!

A Community of Practice can be a place to share ideas, to come together, and to build upon one’s unique strengths within their profession…
The 50 – 30 Challenge

Innovation, Science and Industry has been working with stakeholders, partners, and diversity organizations in a bottom-up approach to create the 50 – 30 Challenge.
Deadline to apply for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC)

The deadline to apply for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC), and determine eligibility for the one-time payment to persons with disabilities, has been extended to December 31, 2020.
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD)

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is annually observed on 3 December to promote the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities and to take action for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society and development.
What is a Provincial Hub?

Provincial Hubs are the first connection point for employers, site partners and protégés.
October is Disability Employment Awareness month in Canada

October is Disability Employment Awareness month in Canada.
Building community, one DEAM at a time!

When Kem Young first started working in supportive employment services, she had never dreamed what the future would hold.
Moving Forward Together

What if one story could change a person’s life for the better? What if one story could inspire someone in a way that nothing else has or ever will?
Join Stephen Wright, Renate Burwash and Chantelle Painter

Join Stephen Wright, Renate Burwash and Chantelle Painter on September 10, 2020, 12 p.,m. – 1 p.m. EST.
Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians: Living with Long-term Conditions and Disabilities.

Over the summer of 2020 there were 13,000 Canadians with long-term conditions or disabilities that participated in an online questionnaire from Statistics Canada, “Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians: Living with Long-term Conditions and Disabilities.”