Ontario exempting Canada Disability Benefit as income
May 28, 2025
Global Korean Post
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The Ontario government intends to exempt the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) as income so that social assistance recipients would receive the benefit without seeing a reduction in their provincial social assistance payments or entitlements.
The changes would help recipients of the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works and the Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities (ACSD) program receive their maximum entitlements.
The CDB offers up to $200 each month ($2,400 each year) for eligible low-income, working-age Canadians with disabilities. By exempting the CDB, social assistance recipients will be able to fully benefit from the new program.
This announcement furthers Ontario’s commitment to protect families by building a more effective and efficient social assistance system that supports those who need it most.
This change would build on work the government has done to strengthen social assistance, such as tying ODSP and ACSD rates to inflation and increasing the earnings exemption for people with a disability receiving ODSP. Ontario continues to call on the federal government to amend its Income Tax Act so this new benefit has the broadest possible reach.
