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Article

Leading by Example

Canadians with disabilities are becoming increasingly interested in financial literacy.  
By Raymond D. Cohen
October 2009

Article

Canada Helps Canadians Benefit From Registered Disability Savings Plan

The Government of Canada has launched an advertising campaign to promote the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) and its matching grant and bond, which encourage people with disabilities and their families to save for their long-term financial security.  
July 2009

Article

Employment Equity Act: Annual Report 2008

Employment Equity Act: Annual Report 2008. Report highlights the commitment and efforts made by federally regulated employers toward inclusive and diverse workplaces.  
June 2009

Article

The Rewards of Giving

Three of the organizers of Vacation for Vision (from left), Fred Stam, Avril Rinn and Terry Hoddinott, at the school for blind students they visited in Cuba Last February, while a snowstorm raged back home in south- western Ontario, I was sweating profusely in shorts and a T-shirt in Holguin, Cuba. I wasn’t hanging out at the beach, though – I was sitting on a child-sized chair in the atrium of a home that had been converted into a school for blind children. While trucks roared by outside and the odour of diesel fuel drifted in through the windows, the young students enthusiastically performed a play for their delighted guests.   
By Avril Rinn
December 2008

Feature

RDSP Contributions

TODAY, March 2nd. is the deadline for RDSP contributions for 2008 - Registered Disability Savings Plan   
December 2008

Article

Planning Ahead

Financial Security   
December 2008

Article

Opportunity Knocks

  
By Cindy Rehberg
February 2006

Article

Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime?

  
By Raymond D. Cohen
May 2005

Article

Neglected or Hidden

  
By Alar Prost and David Redmond
January 2005

Article

Pursuing a Paycheque

  
By David Redmond and Alar Prost
January 2005

Article

A Creative Employment Solution

  
January 2005

Article

Odd Jobs

  
By Anna Quon
April 2004

Article

Disability Tax Credit

  
April 2004

Article

Making It Work

  
By Wayne Forster
April 2004

Article

Unique Employment Opportunities

  
April 2004

Article

Dr. Charles Laszlo Receives Gold Medal

  
April 2004

Article

Adventures in Entrepreneurship

  
By Deborah Debord
April 2004

Article

Technology Trends

  
By Andy Shaw
April 2004

Article

Job Postings on the Internet

  
April 2004

Article

On the Road to Regeneration

  
September 1999

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