As Canada launches its new disability benefit payments in July, medical and disability experts are raising alarms over barriers to obtaining
When Kathy Meyers heard she could get money back from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) through the disability tax credit, she was excited — but the prospect of filling out forms alongside her doctor felt like another burden to her already demanding days. Meyers, a Port Coquitlam, B.C., resident, has Crohn's disease. Her condition is severe — even with an ileostomy and the removal of her colon, she frequents the hospital for months at a time, and is on permanent disability as she is unable to work. So when a friend recommended True North Disability Services to handle the disability tax credit (DTC) applications for Meyers and her 14-year-old son, it felt like a perfect fit.
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