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The researcher-author, David McClelland, discusses the institutional bias of the Canadian Assistance Plan, and ways it could contribute to individualized rehabilitation funding models in community living. The Rehabilitation Individualized Funding Model of the Western World being proposed at the time
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Mental Retardation, Parliamentary Task Force, 1984). Two associated programs for the disabled were: The Vocational Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons for Vocational Training and Education, and the established program funding (EPF) to block grant funds for relatively stabilized programs and services.
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was a federal-provincial cost sharing arrangement and "supports the provision of adequate assistance to persons in need, and to encourage the development of welfare services that prevent and remove the causes of poverty, child neglect and dependence on social assistance" (Canadian Association of
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One of Calgary, Alberta's Rehabilitation Research Institutes cited the Government of Canada: In 1986 there were over 302,000 children and 2,448,000 adults with developmental disabilities alone in Canada (Profile of Disabled Persons, Ottawa Ministry of Supply and Services, 1986). The
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Part I (General Assistance and Welfare Services) under which the federal government would cover 50% of eligible costs for social programs (notably financial assistance programs, homes for special care, some health care costs not already covered under the
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From its inception the Canada Assistance Plan was under scrutiny from the federal government. As the arrangement was a cost-sharing program and open-ended in nature, the federal government was concerned about an escalation of costs it could not control.
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starting in 1996-97 fiscal year. Payments with respect to fiscal years ending on March 31, 1996 or before could be made until March 31, 2000. The Canada Assistance Plan therefore officially remained under existence until March 31, 2000.
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capped the annual growth of the Canada Assistance Plan at 5% for provinces who did not receive equalization payments for 1990-91 and 1991-92 fiscal years. That decision was incorporated into the
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froze CAP payments to their 1994-95 levels for the 1995-96 fiscal year. Unlike the 1990 freeze it applied to all the Canadian provinces, including those who received equalization payments.
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Part III (Work Activity Projects) under which the federal government would cover 50% of eligible costs for improvement of employability of unemployed people.
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Part II (Indian Welfare) was never enacted as no agreement had been signed between the federal government and the provinces
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As of the early 1990s, the Canada Assistance Plan consisted of 3 parts (of which only 2 have ever been enacted):
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Racino, Julie Ann. (2014). Public and individual budgeting and financing (pp.209-234).
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The government of British Columbia challenged that provision in courts and the
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decision, ruled on 15 August 1991 that the capping was indeed constitutional.
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on Program Review found that no serious alternative could replace the CAP.
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Canada Assistance Plan : Final annual report 1994-1995, 1995-1996
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would be combined into a new block-fund fiscal arrangement called the
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Relevance to Individuals with Disabilities and Families
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announced that both the Canada Assistance Plan and the
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Canada Assistance Plan : Annual report 1992-93
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Index

Transfer payments
in Canada

Canada
Canada Health Transfer
Canada Social Transfer
Equalization payments
Territorial Formula Financing
Canada Health and Social Transfer
Established Programs Financing
Canada Assistance Plan
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French
financing
Pearson government
1995 Canadian federal budget
Established Programs Financing
Canada Health and Social Transfer
Canada Health Act

Liberal
Progressive-Conservative
1990 Canadian federal budget
1991 Canadian federal budget
Supreme Court of Canada
Reference Re Canada Assistance Plan (BC)
1994 Canadian federal budget
Nielsen Task Force

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