Alberta minister calls for automatic enrolment in Canada's new disability benefit

Alberta Social Services Minister Jason Nixon has urged Ottawa to eliminate the separate application for the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), advocating for automatic enrollment for those receiving provincial benefits like AISH. He highlighted that federal application requirements, including costly medical examinations, pose significant barriers, and the province will reimburse such costs for AISH recipients applying for the CDB.

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