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 programs or benefits:

A Disability Tax Credit certificate provided by the Canada Revenue Agency

Canada Pension Plan disability benefit or Quebec Pension Plan disability benefit

Disability supports provided by Veterans Affairs Canada

You can find out more here: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2020/07/x.html