Administrative hurdles to disability benefits are barriers to survival

All nursing designations must be recognized as health professionals qualified to sign off on the federal Disability Tax Credit.
Health Minister Marjorie Michel. Ottawa has an opportunity to modernize how we assess disability and relieve the health-care system of wasted time and additional costs, write Rabia Khedr and Gurjit Kaur Toor.

Applying for disability supports in Canada often feels like running a bureaucratic marathon. For people already struggling with serious health conditions, the process of proving their disability to qualify for the federal Disability Tax Credit can be exhausting and demoraliz...

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