Hi List Members;

In the last 24 hours I've been asked (off-list) several questions
about disability in Canada.  Now I turn on the Sunday e-mail and read
Barb's post & Shari's post re: qualifying for disability and red
tape.  I looked up the following information yesterday and earlier
today and in light of all the queries decided to post the body of one
of my responses.

SNIP
Since I got your e-mail yesterday I was astounded to find the Govt. of
Canada had moved or altered virtually every web site I had in my
notes.   My  brain works even when I'm asleep and this morning I was
able to locate things that evaded my efforts yesterday.  The answers
to your questions are available through Human Resources search engine.
 See below.

SNIP
> I'm
> familiar with Social Security Disability Income in the USA. What is
> Canada's equal and how could I find out who can qualify? Is there a
> web site on the internet that you could direct me to?
>
> Thanks,
SNIP
>
>

It seems the questions of who qualifies and how much might one expect
are somewhat akin to asking "How big is a fish?????"

There are a host of programs both national (federal) and provincial
(state) as well as municipal (county) and civic (city).  I believe US
Social Security is the Federal Program so I concentrated on the
Canadian equivalent:  Canada Pension Plan Disability

I tried to look at some sites I looked at last year but they've
changed their sites and most come back "Could not locate the server
etc."

Through search engines and a little dogged perserverance I found these
sites which may give you the info. you are seeking.........

Canada Pension Plan Basic Facts
http://www.cpp-rpc.gc.ca/fact/facte.htm

Canada Pension Plan Homepage
http://www.cpp-rpc.gc.ca/homepage.htm

Pending CPP Draft Legislation
http://www.fin.gc.ca/newse97/97-010e.html

From this I gathered Finance Canada is responsible for the money for
social services so I searched their site and found they have: Finance
Canada HotLinks http://www.fin.gc.ca/access/linkse.html

This leads one to believe actual monies are paid by:
Human Resources Development Canada Income Security Programs
http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/isp/common/home.shtml

Income Security Programs Overview
http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/isp/common/ispove_e.shtml

Search the HRDC Web Site
http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/search/query.shtml

Use the above Search Site and type in one word: disability
This search rewards you with 30 documents including:
Canada Pension Plan - Legislative Changes
Facts About Changes To CPP Disability
Disability Benefits
(These sites seem to answer your questions)

Interesting Reading (Social Policy of Opposition NDP Party)
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/ip/government/fedelect/nat/ndp/leader/nyst
rom.social.policy

Of Interest in General is the Govt. of Canada Primary Internet Site
http://www.gc.ca/main_e.html

Programs and Services - Canada Site
http://www.gc.ca/programs/pgrind_e.html
Here you can find genealogy sites; request a congratulatory letter
from the queen.......................boggles the mind.

There is a "New" Health Canada Site
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/links/english.html

Health Canada also has a Search Engine
http://www.HC-SC.GC.CA/query.htm
Just type in    burden of illness    for instance.

Another Interesting Link Site
Intergovernmental On-Line Information Kiosk
http://www.intergov.gc.ca:80/index.html

I hope some of the chaos available at these sites will offer an
answer to anyone's questions.

Best regards.............Murray
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