| A disability of any kind, irrespective of the fact that it is | | | | required to know the eligibility criteria and necessary |
| physical or mental restricts the normal functionality of a | | | | conditions. |
| person. Any mental illness or physical impairment | | | | In case, if a family member or any other individual |
| poses certain hindrances to the routine life of an | | | | having a disability is below 18 years of age, he/she |
| individual. In the beginning, the diagnosis of your disability | | | | may be eligible to receive the Child Disability Benefit |
| would cause considerable stress to you as well as | | | | that is available with the Canada Child Tax Benefit. |
| your family members. In addition, you need to shoulder | | | | Child Disability Benefit (CDB) is available to the families |
| the burden of your treatment. Besides this, you must | | | | that are taking care of a disabled child below 18 years |
| have learnt that having a disability strains the personal | | | | of age. Similarly, if a disabled child is below the age of |
| as well as professional life of an individual. You must | | | | 18 years and qualifies for Disability Tax Credit, he/she |
| be really worried about the conditions that have | | | | may also be eligible for Child Disability Benefit. Such |
| developed in your life. However, you need not lose | | | | benefits are extremely useful for lower as well as |
| hope. | | | | middle income families that are caring for a child with a |
| The government of Canada entitles you to several | | | | serious and prolonged physical or mental impairment. |
| disability benefits. Having a physical or mental disability | | | | Likewise, depending on a specific condition and case, |
| makes you eligible to various benefits. These benefits | | | | an individual can avail other disability benefits like |
| could be in the form of disability tax benefits, disability | | | | Disability Tax Credit. Otherwise, you are also available |
| tax credits and several other benefits. However, | | | | with the alternative of Savings' plan for disabled people, |
| primary among the benefits are the disability tax | | | | like the Registered Disability Savings Plan. |
| benefits which can be availed by disabled people. | | | | An individual must always remember that the disability |
| Always remember that claiming the disability tax | | | | tax benefits are created exclusively to alleviate the |
| benefits is the right of an individual. Therefore, nothing | | | | difficulties of disabled people. Not only do the benefits |
| must stop you from receiving the benefits you | | | | decrease the financial burden associated with a |
| deserve and require. As a complete range of disability | | | | condition, but also help in providing emotional relief. |
| benefits exists, you would be required to find out the | | | | Therefore, it is sheer commonsense to enlighten |
| benefits you are eligible for. Moreover, you are also | | | | yourself about the different disability benefits. |