CPP-D overview

Recorded on October 19, 2021
Presentation materials: https://legalaid.bc.ca/community_work...

A session from the 2021 Provincial Advocates Training Conference.

This is the presentation portion of session on CPP-D.

00:00 Introduction
02:10 Session overview
03:15 What CPP-D isn't
06:03 What the CPP-D benefit is
09:20 Eligibility criteria for CPP-D benefits
11:39 Definition of "severe"
14:45 Definition of "prolonged"
16:48 Definition of "substantially gainful"
20:52 Minimum qualifying period (MQP)
23:51 Child rearing provisions
24:44 Credit splitting provisions
26:05 Living or working outside Canada
26:53 Late applicant provision

Speakers:
Ashley Silcock, Advocate, Disability Alliance BC
Caitlin Wright, VDAP coordinator and legal advocate, Together Against Poverty Society
Sohrab Rezaei, Advocate, MS Society of Canada

Disability Alliance BC: https://disabilityalliancebc.org/
MS Society of Canada: https://mssociety.ca/
Together Against Poverty Society: https://www.tapsbc.ca/

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