Removing Barriers to Work

Flexible Employment Options for People with Disabilities in BC
February 2008
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives BC Office www.policyalternatives.ca
Authors: Marcy Cohen, Michael Goldberg, Nick Istvanffy, Tim Stainton, Adrienne Wasik and Karen-Marie Woods

This study includes:

• An examination of disability benefits and employment incentives provided through the Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance since 2000;
• A comparative analysis of employment incentives and policies for persons with disabilities from other Canadian provinces and industrialized countries; and
• A review of eight BC community and college-based supportive employment programs,
  seven BC social enterprises, and three coordinating groups that have been relatively
  successful in helping people with disabilities gain paid employment.