Canada Disability Benefit
The Canada Disability Benefit provides direct financial support to people with disabilities who are between 18 and 64 years old. The program is administered by Service Canada.
The first month of eligibility for the Canada Disability Benefit is June 2025. Payments began in July 2025.
If you qualify for payments, you will begin receiving payments the month after your application is received and approved. You may receive back payments for up to 24 months from when we get your application, but not for any previous months of eligibility prior to June 2025.
Your first payment will be on the third Thursday of the month following your approval and will include back payments if applicable.
This link can tell you how much you could receive: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/disability/canada-disability-benefit/amount.html
The first month of eligibility for the Canada Disability Benefit is June 2025. Payments began in July 2025.
If you qualify for payments, you will begin receiving payments the month after your application is received and approved. You may receive back payments for up to 24 months from when we get your application, but not for any previous months of eligibility prior to June 2025.
Your first payment will be on the third Thursday of the month following your approval and will include back payments if applicable.
This link can tell you how much you could receive: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/disability/canada-disability-benefit/amount.html
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Disabilities
Acquired Brain Injury, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autonomic Dysfunctions/Dysautonomia, Behaviour Disorders and Conditions (ie. ADHD), Blind / Visual Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Pain, Deaf / Hard of Hearing, Deaf-Blind, Down Syndrome , Dual Diagnosis, Epilepsy / Seizure Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Spectrum Disorders , Intellectual / Developmental Disability, Learning Disorder / Disability, Mental Health , Neuromuscular Disorders, Other / I don't know, Paraplegia / Quadriplegia, Physical Disability / Mobility Impairment, Speech Impairment / Social / Communication Disorders, Spina Bifida
Age
18-64
Eligibility
To qualify for the Canada Disability Benefit:
-you must be between 18 and 64 years old
If you're outside of these ages
-you must have been approved for the Disability Tax Credit
-you and your spouse or common-law partner (if applicable) must have filed your 2024 federal income tax return
-you must be a Canadian resident for income tax filing purposes
-you must be one of the following: a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, an individual registered or entitled to be registered under the Indian Act, a protected person, a temporary resident who has lived in Canada throughout the previous 18 months
-you must be between 18 and 64 years old
If you're outside of these ages
-you must have been approved for the Disability Tax Credit
-you and your spouse or common-law partner (if applicable) must have filed your 2024 federal income tax return
-you must be a Canadian resident for income tax filing purposes
-you must be one of the following: a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, an individual registered or entitled to be registered under the Indian Act, a protected person, a temporary resident who has lived in Canada throughout the previous 18 months
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