March 15, 2017
Women with disabilities in Canada are the poorest and most economically excluded group, particularly when intersecting with identities such as being mothers, seniors, or racialized. In this brief prepared for the Standing Committee on the Status of Women in Canada (FEWO), DAWN Canada calls for an equity-first approach in addressing economic security, emphasizing the need for accurate data and long-term strategies that include policy and fiscal commitments to support this vulnerable population.
Women with disabilities in Canada are the poorest and most economically excluded group, particularly when intersecting with identities such as being mothers, seniors, or racialized. In this brief prepared for the Standing Committee on the Status of Women in Canada (FEWO), DAWN Canada calls for an equity-first approach in addressing economic security, emphasizing the need for accurate data and long-term strategies that include policy and fiscal commitments to support this vulnerable population.
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DAWN (DisAbled Women’s Network) Canada is pleased to present its pre-budget submission to the Minister of Finance for the federal budget 2025-26. As a national organization that works to address systems of oppression, we welcome the opportunity to provide these insights to help build a new, inclusive Canadian economy.
Established in 1985, DAWN Canada is a national feminist, cross-disability human rights organization that works to address systems of oppression. We focus on addressing issues of disability through our four pillars: research, learning, policy and advocacy. DAWN’s mission is to end the poverty, isolation, discrimination and violence experienced by women, girls and gender-diverse people who live with disabilities and/or are Deaf in Canada.
