The deadline to apply for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) to receive the one-time payment has been extended from September 25, 2020, to December 31, 2020. To learn more about the Disability Tax Credit and how it applies to people living with an ostomy, visit this page.
Our friends over at Nurses Specialized In Wound, Ostomy And Continence Canada [NSWOCC] (formerly called The Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy (CAET)) have renamed their handy look-up page on their website. It was formerly called “Find An ET Nurse” and is now called “Find a NSWOC“. Click on the image to the left or link…
The Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) is a long-term savings plan to help Canadians with disabilities and their families save for the future. If you have an RDSP, you may also be eligible for grants and bonds to help with your long-term savings. You should consider opening an RDSP if you have a long-term disability…
Jessica Grossman is celebrating a special anniversary this month. It’s not for a friend or family member’s birthday or a wedding anniversary — it’s been 16 years since she underwent ostomy surgery. “Why not? I’m alive because of it,” she told White Coat, Black Art host Dr. Brian Goldman. Click here to listen to the 27 minute…
DID YOU KNOW? That any person living with an ostomy is eligible for the Disability Tax Credit when a qualified medical practitioner certifies the Disability Tax Credit certificate and Canada Revenue Agency approves your application. DID YOU KNOW? That the existing Disability Tax Credit Committee which is an Ad-Hoc Committee of Ostomy Canada Society’s Advocacy…
Click here to download file 1) BC has not updated their Pharma-care program on the web. (line 108) Improvements in the basic deductible has been increased from $15,000 to $30,000 (Announcement made January 3rd, 2019) 2) Nunavut Non-Insured Health Benefits has announced some updates. One of them is in regards to the Medical Supplies and…
The Government of Canada now has a website where you can diagnose your Disability Tax Credit application problems. Follow this link CRA disability resolution link
Good news for people living with an ostomy in Prince Edward Island: A new Ostomy Supplies Program is being established by the province, to support individuals living with an ostomy. “This new program will have a major impact on the lives of hundreds of Islander currently living with ostomies,” said Health and Wellness Minister Robert…
News September 7, 2018 Modification of the reimbursement program for ostomates From 1 st October 2018, the Assistive Devices Program Ostomy will change. As the new name implies, the ostomy appliance program will cover people who have had a temporary stoma just like those who have had a permanent stoma. The announced changes will provide an indexable annual lump…
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We have recorded April 26, 2018, as the date for a great opportunity to ask the Federal Government to ADD “A Nurse Specializing in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada (NSWOCC), formerly an ET, to the mandatory certification section of the T2201 form – application for the Disability Tax Credit. Ann Ivol, President of Ostomy Canada Society,…
CTV video of the Stoma Stroll in Regina, Saskatchewan
The Disability Tax Credit Committee consists of members from Ostomy Canada Society and the Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy. They have been meeting monthly to discuss and plan the implementation of a strategy to inform the medical community, pharmacies, patients, and the general public about how people living with an ostomy can qualify for the…
The Disability Tax Credit Committee consists of members from Ostomy Canada Society and the Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy. They have been meeting monthly to discuss and plan the implementation of a strategy to inform the medical community, pharmacies, patients, and the general public about how people living with an ostomy can qualify for the…