Selfadvocatenet.com Federal Election Coverage 2025
Federal Election is called it is now on April 28th,2025
This page we keep you posted but start with who parties are what stand for and try to pull out those with disabilities issues that about self advocates in our country so this preparing for election and make sure what voting for with facts not fake news can get you on
So first we have a new Prime Minister Mark Carney took over his predecessor Justin Trudeau of Federal Liberal Party of Canada
Opposition Leader is Pierre Polievre Conservative Party of Canada
Other Parties are
NDP Party Leader Jagmeet Singh
Green Party Leader is Elizabeth May
Vote Compass is a tool developed by political scientists to help you explore how your views compare with those of the parties.
CBC poll Tracker
388canada Poll Tracker
Here is the parties what stand for and platforms
Highlighting issues Disabilities in Federal Liberals platform
1. Nation-building Projects Make buildings more accessible by increasing funding to the Enabling Accessibility Fund to
ensure that workplaces are accessible and incorporating more barrier-free and barrier-free
ready designs into upcoming housing catalogues and into Canada’s building efforts so that
new housing is accessible to all Canadians
2.Party of the Charter, Party of Equal Rights Review and reform the process to apply for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) now that the
DTC has become the gateway to key federal programs like the Canada Disability Benefit, the
CCB for children with disabilities, the dental benefit, and various other programs. We will also
consider expanding the eligibility criteria to include additional impairments.
● Guarantee equal access to justice for people with disabilities by developing a Disability
Justice Framework to address long-standing inequities, biases, and systemic discrimination
against persons with disabilities within the justice system and before the law.
3.Build Canada Homes Support affordable homebuilders by injecting $10 billion in low-cost financing and
capital for homes that support middle- and low-income Canadians. This will include
housing for students, seniors, Veterans, people with disabilities, and Indigenous
housing, shelters, and more.
4.Skilled Trades Uphold the Apprenticeship Service program to support employers in hiring new apprentices
in Red Seal trades, with $5,000 for first-year apprentices and $10,000 for women, people
with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups.
5.Applying a GBA+ Lens
People need to see themselves reflected in the government they are being asked to elect. Every
measure in this platform has been reviewed through an equity lens using a GBA+ analysis. This
includes identifying direct and indirect benefits of programs – such as increased job opportunities,
access to programs and services, and other benefits – and considering how these benefits will be
distributed across diverse groups. Some measures include efforts to target specific underrepresented
communities within that policy or program. These included, but are not limited to:
• Standing up for the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, protecting the values it was
founded on – which are under threat – and ensuring the protection of women, people with
disabilities, racialized and Indigenous communities, and 2SLGBTQI+ people
Highlighting issues Disabilities in Federal Conservative Party platform
1.Support Family Caregivers and Canadians with Special Needs
Every family deserves support. We will provide real help for caregivers and Canadians with disabilities
so no one is left behind by:
• Making the caregiver tax credit refundable.
• Renaming and streamlining the Disability Tax Credit to “Certification of Disability” and make
access automatic for related benefits.
• Funding 1,000 Autism Support Worker training spots annually to better support students,
families, and schools.
• Doubling the reach of the Ready, Willing and Able program, helping 4,000 Canadians with
autism or intellectual disabilities find and keep jobs.
Highlighting issues Disabilities in Federal New Democratic Party platform
Put in place emergency income supports, as was done during the COVID-19 pandemic, to help people, including seniors and people with disabilities.
This could include a boost to the GST credit, the Canada Child Benefit and GIS.
A tax cut for the middle class
Boost supports for vulnerable Canadians, by doubling the Canada Disability Benefit and increasing the Guaranteed Income Supplement to lift all seniors out of poverty.
Strengthening our democratic institutions
We will ensure that Canada’s government is representative of our country as a whole, including by restoring dedicated Ministries for Women and Gender Equality, for people with disabilities, and for diversity.
Highlighting issues Disabilities in Federal Green Party platform
1.ENSURE A LIVABLE WAGE & ECONOMIC STABILITY
Raise the Federal Minimum Wage to $21/hr and index it to inflation and
productivity growth.
Establish a National Livable Wage Index to set wage floors by region
based on the cost of housing, food, and essentials.
2.RURAL AND DISABILITY HOUSING INITIATIVES
� Expand accessibility retrofitting grants for existing housing, ensuring
barrier-free homes for people with disabilities.
� Require universal design in all federally funded housing, ensuring new
homes are accessible for people of all ages and abilities.
� Develop a dedicated rural housing strategy, ensuring federal funding
supports housing affordability and availability in remote communities.
� Leverage modular housing production to expand affordable housing in
rural and remote communities, overcoming high construction costs and
labor shortages that have historically limited development.
3.STRENGTHENING INCOME SUPPORTS
Fully fund the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) and expand eligibility.
Ensure recipients receive the maximum amount they are eligible for
under the legislation that created the benefit.
Expand eligibility to remove restrictive barriers, ensuring broader
access without excessive means-testing or clawbacks.
4.MAKING BENEFITS MORE ACCESSIBLE
Implement automatic tax filing to ensure all low-income Canadians
receive the benefits they are entitled to.
Automatically enroll recipients of the Guaranteed Income
Supplement (GIS), Canada Child Benefit (CCB), Canada Disability
Benefit (CDB) and other federal/provincial benefits into tax-based
income supports.
» Expand automatic filing to include low-income workers, seniors, and
people with disabilities who do not regularly file taxes.
Expand free, community-based tax clinics to assist those with gig
work, informal income, or missing documentation.
Ensure that newcomers, caregivers, and people with disabilities can
access the benefits they qualify for.
Implement a one-month benefit guarantee, ensuring fast delivery of
income supports.
Require the CRA to process and deliver federal benefits within
one month of major life changes (job loss, disability onset, family
changes).
5. STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC JUSTICE
� Raise the federal income tax floor to $45,000.
� Establish a $21/hour federal minimum wage, indexed to inflation.
� Provide free tax-filing assistance as a backup for those not covered by
automatic filing.
� Implement a one-month benefit guarantee, ensuring fast delivery of
income supports.
» Automatically enroll recipients of the Guaranteed Income
Supplement (GIS), Canada Child Benefit (CCB), Canada Disability
Benefit (CDB) and other federal/provincial benefits into tax-based
income supports.
» Expand automatic filing to include low-income workers, seniors, and
people with disabilities who do not regularly file taxes.
» Expand free, community-based tax clinics to assist those with gig
work, informal income, or missing documentation.
» Ensure that newcomers, caregivers, and people with disabilities can
access the benefits they qualify for.
» Ensure that low- and middle-income earners pay no federal income
tax on the first $45,000 of earnings, increasing take-home pay for
millions of Canadians.
» Prevent taxation from pushing vulnerable workers back into poverty
as they transition to full employment.
» Work with provinces to implement regionally appropriate living
wages that reflect local cost-of-living realities.
6. REPLACING OUTDATED INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Simplify and consolidate existing welfare, provincial disability assistance,
Old Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), and
Canada Worker’s Benefit (CWB) into a single, unconditional income
support framework.
� Maintain separate programs such as Employment Insurance (EI),
Canada Pension Plan (CPP), childcare subsidies, social housing, and
health benefits.
7. SUPPORTING CANADIANS WITH DISABILITIES
� Guarantee that no member of the disability community lives in poverty,
ensuring they have adequate income to live with dignity.
8.MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN DYING (MAiD)
Create an independent federal oversight body to regulate MAiD,
investigate complaints, ensure accountability, and guarantee accessible
reporting and appeals processes.
� Mandate that no person be offered or approved for MAiD without first
being provided access to appropriate health care, social services,
housing, and income supports.
� Pause the planned expansion of MAiD to cases where mental illness is
the sole underlying condition, until meaningful mental health care and
social supports are in place.
Ensure robust consultation with Indigenous governments and
communities on MAiD policy, consistent with the principles of free, prior,
and informed consent.
9. Disability Support and Rights
We will not tolerate a Canada where people with disabilities are forced
to live in poverty, and we believe it’s time to fully fund and fix the Canada
Disability Benefit (CDB). That means automatic enrollment, no more hoops
and no more gatekeeping through unfair tax credits. We will tie benefits to
individual income, protect against clawbacks, and ensure the benefit cannot
be undermined by private insurance or provincial cutbacks.
But we’re not stopping there. We would work with provinces to build a
guaranteed livable income to ensure financial security for all, including those
with disabilities. The Disability Tax Credit will finally be reformed with clear
rules, plain language and no more fees for basic medical forms. We would
create a system that works for people, not against them. And we’ll make it a
refundable credit, so low-income Canadians can benefit.
Our vision is to transform accessibility from an afterthought into a guarantee.
The Accessible Canada Act would be strengthened to cover all federally
funded projects, from housing to health. A national equipment fund would
be established to ensure people have the wheelchairs and assistive devices
they need. Universal design will be the standard in every new federally-
funded home.
We’ll reform CPP-Disability to align with modern realities and support
employment for working-age recipients, not punish it through clawbacks.
And we’ll enforce workplace equity so disabled workers are no longer the
last hired and first fired.
Transit, websites, services — everything must be made more accessible,
because inclusion isn’t optional, it’s a right.
10. ECONOMIC SECURITY AND INCOME SUPPORT
� Fully fund the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) to lift all Canadians with
disabilities out of poverty.
� Work with the provinces to implement a Guaranteed Livable Income,
ensuring financial security for all, including people with disabilities.
� Reform the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) to ensure it is accessible,
automatic, and fair, including:
» Fix the CDB to ensure automatic enrollment for those already
receiving provincial, territorial or federal programs.
» Strike down the use of the Disability Tax Credit to block access.
» Tie CDB to individual income rather than household income.
» Legislate protections from private insurance and provincial or
territorial clawbacks.
» Clear, simplified eligibility rules and plain-language application
materials.
Expanding the list of healthcare providers who can certify
applications.
» Removing financial and administrative barriers (e.g., free medical
form processing).
» Ensuring automatic eligibility for people already receiving provincial
disability benefits.
Convert the Disability Tax Credit into a refundable credit, ensuring
accessibility for low-income individuals.
� Redesign CPP-Disability eligibility to ensure it does not exclude working-
age people with disabilities who seek employment, aligning with the DTC
where appropriate.
ACCESSIBILITY AND DISABILITY RIGHTS
EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE EQUITY
INCLUSIVE PUBLIC SERVICES AND SUPPORTS
� Strengthen and enforce the Accessible Canada Act (ACA), expanding its
scope to cover all federally funded projects, including housing and social
programs.
� Establish a national equipment fund to provide wheelchairs and other
essential accessibility tools.
� Mandate universal design in federally funded housing, ensuring
accessible rental and ownership options.
� Direct federal health transfers to provinces for rehabilitation services,
ensuring consistent access to therapy and assistive devices.
� Enforce the Employment Equity Act to improve job opportunities for
people with disabilities.
� Ensure people with disabilities are not the last hired and first laid off
through stronger workplace protections.
� Expand employment support programs to assist people with disabilities
in securing and retaining meaningful work.
� Expand public transit accessibility, ensuring barrier-free buses, rail
services, and transit stations.
� Increase funding for home care and community-based disability support
programs, ensuring personalized care options.
� Ensure digital accessibility of government websites and online services,
mandating compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
(WCAG) 2.1 standards.
14. PREVENT AND CRIMINALIZE COERCIVE CONTROL
IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS
Amend the Criminal Code to make coercive control a distinct offence,
including patterns of psychological abuse, isolation, surveillance, threats,
and control over finances, movement, or personal expression.
� Prohibit personal cross-examination by abusers and ensure coercive
control is considered in bail, sentencing, and custody decisions. Train
police, judges, and service providers to respond with a trauma-informed
approach.
� Ensure coercive control is recognized under the federal Divorce Act and
support cooperation with provinces to improve how family courts handle
these cases.
� Direct funding to services for those at highest risk of coercive control,
including Indigenous women, women with disabilities, migrant women,
and 2SLGBTQIA+ people.
� Invest in prevention and support through public education, legal aid,
housing, counselling, and culturally safe services, in partnership with
survivors and advocates.
� Expand training for immigration officers, RCMP, and federally funded
service providers. Work with provinces to extend training to frontline
workers in family services and child welfare.
� Monitor how coercive control is addressed in the justice system through
disaggregated data and public reporting, to identify gaps and prevent
misuse.
Highlighting issues Disabilities in Federal Bloc Quebecois Party platform
Highlighting issues Disabilities in Federal Libertarian Party platform
Nothing on disabilities here in their platforms
Highlighting issues Disabilities in Federal People’s Party platform
Here is their platform if interested few things do but nothing really disability issues
BCSALN Federal Election ask your local candidates questions. BCSALN came up with some questions help you ask on to candidates in your local communities.
Questions
- What immediate steps will Canada take to address the UN committee’s call for action regarding disability rights and following the CRPD?
- How does the government plan to address the regional differences in the Canada Disability Benefit, and when can we expect improvements?
- The CDB amount is not enough, what specific measures will the government take to ensure people with disabilities are lifted out of poverty?
- What are the timelines for developing a national inclusive education action plan and transitioning sheltered workshops to inclusive employment opportunities?
- What measures will be taken to ensure the cancellation of Track 2 MAID, and how will the government address the concerns raised about ableism?
- How will future policies on MAiD ensure they are inclusive, respectful, and protect the rights of individuals with disabilities?
- How does the government plan to transition from guardianship systems, which often take away independence and go against international law, to a supported decision-making model that empowers individuals with disabilities to have more control over their lives?
Read Inclusion Canada’s “Stronger Together: 2025 Federal Election Priorities”
We have five priorities:
- Enhancing Financial Security
- Reforming Canada’s Discriminatory MAiD Law
- Investing in Inclusive Employment Opportunities
- Increasing Access to Inclusive Affordable Housing for All
- Strengthening Families: Support Children and Youth with Disabilities
These are the commitments we want political parties to make. We want this document to get into the hands of every candidate in the country.
We’re working with our provincial and territorial member organizations to meet with as many candidates as possible before the election.
I Am Voting Federal Election useful info from Self Advocates election
All Candidates Meetings dates time in your area
Electors with disabilities
Research shows that electors with disabilities face barriers when they go to vote. Elections Canada wants to make it as easy as possible for them to participate in the electoral process. We make every effort to choose accessible polling places and offer many voting tools and services.
Poll Tracker
Voter Contact Registry
What you need to know about participating in federal elections: A webinar series
