Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press, February 5, 2017 Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, says removing accessibility barriers will be crucial to tackling long-standing high jobless rates among the country’s disabled population. Data has long shown that Canadians with disabilities are greatly under-employed compared to their non-disabled counterparts, with multiple studies finding…
Employment and Social Development Canada, SURREY, BC, Jan. 17, 2017 the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, visited the Centre for Child Development of the Lower Mainland to announce the approval of 573 Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) projects. The Minister highlighted how these projects will help strengthen the Government of Canada’s…
Let’s Talk Parks, Canada! invites all Canadians to share their views on Canada’s national parks, national historic sites, and national marine conservation areas and on the Parks Canada Agency. For the first time ever, all Canadians are being invited to participate in the Minister’s Round Table required by the Parks Canada Agency Act (1998). As…
Employment and Social Development Canada, Canada News Centre, December 3, 2016 The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, today issued the following statement: While this is a day to celebrate the vast contributions of people with disabilities, it also reminds us that many barriers to accessibility and inclusion still exist in…
HINA ALAM, Toronto Star Staff Reporter, December 2, 2016 Toronto lawyer David Lepofsky is highlighting Centennial College building’s accessibility problems. But that is not the complete picture. These accessibility issues are the symptoms of a bigger problem, Lepofsky says. The Centennial College building opened in late August of this year to accept student residents while…
The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti, CBC Radio, October 21, 2016 Carla Qualtrough is the first-ever federal minister of sport and persons with disabilities. She tells The Current’s special guest host Ing Wong-Ward that her appointment to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet as a legally blind person is sending a strong signal to Canadians just…
LAURIE MONSEBRAATEN, Social justice reporter, Toronto Star, August 27, 2016 Carla Qualtrough, who is legally blind, grew up learning alternative ways of doing almost everything. The human rights lawyer, former Paralympian and world championship swimming medalist is helping Canadians think about disability in a new way as she crafts the country’s first national accessibility legislation….
Employment and Social Development Canada, Canada News Centre, August 23, 2016 The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities announced the government in-person consultations to inform the development of planned accessibility legislation. The Minister visited the Abilities Centre in Whitby, Ontario, and hosted a panel with three young Canadian innovators to discuss…
Ottawa, Ontario, Employment and Social Development Canada, June 22, 2016 What does an Accessible Canada mean to you?, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities. The Government of Canada is committed to eliminating systemic barriers and delivering equality of opportunity to all Canadians living with disabilities. The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister…
Canadian Transportation Agency, June 6, 2016 As part of the Regulatory Modernization Initiative announced last week, the Agency is launching the first phase of its regulatory review, which focusses on accessible transportation.
