Federal Financial Services
PFC Federal Financial Services Project
People First of Canada is working on a new project. We are doing a research project about federal financial services. 
Our organization has 6 priorities and one of those is the belief that people with a disability shouldn’t have to live in poverty. They deserve an equal standard of living. Last year, we started a project that looks at this issue.
This is a research project about federal or national financial services. The project includes these financial services:
- Disability Tax Credit
- Registered Disability Savings Plan
- Banking services
- Canada Disability Benefit
Our Project Partners
Our partners for this project are Community Living Ontario and L’Arche Canada. They are both working to make sure that we connect with people who are labeled with an intellectual or developmental disability.
Our Project Funder
The funder for this project is Accessible Standards Canada and the Government of Canada. We also call them ASC. They are a government department that helps set the standards or rules and guidelines to help make things fair and equal for Canada.
How are Self Advocates Involved?
We have an advisory committee for this project with 6 self advocates from across Canada. They are members of People First of Canada, Community Living Ontario and L’Arche Canada.
The advisory committee is helping us make sure that we find useful information. They are giving us their feedback to help make this project strong. We also have self advocates co-facilitating all of the public research activities.
How Can YOU Get Involved?
We are looking for people with an intellectual or developmental disability to be part of a focus group or an interview. The topic we’re discussing is federal financial services like the Disability Tax Credit and the Registered Disability Savings Plan.
We want to talk to self-advocates who have applied for either of these services and received them. We’re also looking for people who applied for either of these services and did not receive them or get very far. Or people who gave up for any reason. Your feedback is really important for us to have.
If you want to join a focus group or be interviewed, please send an email to pfcfocusgroups@gmail.com
More Information About the Project
In the future, we will be having focus groups and interviews with self-advocates.
Please contact monica@peoplefirstofcanada.ca for more information about how to get involved in this project.
For more information about the project, you can also download this flyer: