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Tips for Making a Will – For Caregivers and People with Disabilities
October 1-7, 2023 is Make a Will Week in British Columbia, dedicated to encouraging people to create or update their wills. As an organization that works to empower people with disabilities to live good …
Read MoreWe’re Hiring: Communications Manager
About the Position: Type: Permanent, full-time position Reports to: Executive Director Position Description: We are looking for a dynamic and self-led individual who has a strong background in communications, and whose values align with …
Read MoreCanada Disability Benefit Act is Law — What Happens Now?
Bill C-22 achieved Royal Assent and became law on June 22. The Canada Disability Benefit Act is a new supplemental income for people living with a disability. We achieved this historic milestone in Canada, …
Read MoreIntroducing our Interim Executive Director, Franceska Grantzidis
We are delighted to welcome Franceska Grantzidis to the team as Plan Institute’s Interim Executive Director! Franceska will be taking over from Stephanie Debisschop while she is on maternity leave. Franceska comes to Plan …
Read MoreRemembering Vickie Cammack
It is with heavy hearts that we commemorate the life of Vickie Cammack who passed peacefully, surrounded by family, on December 27th, 2022. A prominent and indelible figure in our community, Vickie was one …
Read MoreWe’re Hiring: Communications Manager
Job Description Type: Permanent, full-time position Reports to: Executive Director We are looking for a dynamic and self-led individual who has a strong background in communications, and whose values align with our mission and …
Read MoreWe’re looking for Community Outreach Volunteers!
Plan Institute is looking for committed and passionate individuals to join us as Community Outreach Volunteers. Community Outreach Volunteers will represent Plan Institute at events across the lower mainland. Volunteers will provide information to …
Read MoreCRA’s Disability Advisory Committee makes 10 recommendations for the DTC
On December 2, 2022, the Canada Revenue Agency’s Disability Advisory Committee submitted 10 new recommendations for its third annual review. The purpose of the committee is to suggest improvements to tax legislation that affects …
Read MoreNovember is Indigenous Disability Awareness Month
Guest Post Written by our friends at British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS) In November 2015, Indigenous Disability Awareness Month (IDAM) was first recognized and officially proclaimed by the Métis Nation of British Columbia, …
Read MoreYou can help protect the legal rights of people with a disability in Ontario
After 2023, a person living with a developmental disability in Ontario, who does not have legal capacity, will have to apply for guardianship and relinquish ALL THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS simply to open an RDSP. …
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