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2019 LA Charities Scholarship Recipient- Nigel Fernandez
INTERACT is Seeking Individuals to Participate in a Survey
For your information, the INTErventions, Research, and Action in Cities Team (INTERACT) is seeking individuals to participate in a research study starting this summer. This study will look at the impacts of public transit on wellbeing in Saskatoon as well as the impact of Covid-19 on transportation behaviour. There will be a gift card for…
How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted your experiences of discrimination?
Below is an invitation from Statistics Canada to participate in a crowdsourcing initiative to collect data on how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting people’s experiences of discrimination. We encourage you to share your insights. Invitation from Statistics Canada: This questionnaire will ask if you have experienced discrimination based on race, sex, gender identity or expression,…
Day of Giving Regina and Area Thursday August 27, 2020
In partnership with Jack 94.5 FM SCI Sask presents the Annual Day of Giving Regina and Area, ensuring individuals and their families of SCI Sask receive emotional and service support during these uncertain times. “To assist individuals living with spinal cord injuries & other physical disabilities to ensure safety, physical and mental wellbeing, and access…
Minister Qualtrough announced that she intends to propose new legislation that would make the $600 benefit available to more people.
Here’s a quick update to let you all know that today Minister Qualtrough announced that she intends to propose new legislation that would make the $600 benefit available to more people. The new legislation will expand the one-time payment to include approximately 1.7 million Canadians with disabilities, who are recipients of any of the following…
Help the CHRC monitor the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in Canada.
The Canadian Human Rights Commission is Canada’s human rights watchdog, with a responsibility to both promote and protect human rights. As a part of that role, the Commission was recently given a new responsibility to monitor the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in Canada. In order to do…
Seniors Across Southern Saskatchewan Supported Though the United Way of Regina Seniors Response Fund
SCI Saskatchewan recently received funding through the United Way Regina Seniors Response Fund funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program. The following video highlights our organization as well as a few of the other 20 non-profit recipients from across Southern Saskatchewan that benefited from the fund. View the full video here:…
Saskatchewan allows motorized wheelchairs for disabled hunters
Carla Qualtrough Speaks about creating the Accessible Canada Act
“I was a human rights lawyer before I got into politics and became really frustrated by having to wait until people were discriminated against before we could help them…”The Honourable Carla Qualtrough See the whole interview [less than 5 mins], plus insights on the Accessible Canada Act from The Honourable Senator Jim Munson, Frank Folino…
