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Designation Application


Overview: August 17, 2007

Effective: August 17, 2007

The BC Employment and Assistance Program for Persons with Disabilities provides disability assistance and supplements to provide greater independence for people with disabilities, including security of income, enhanced well-being, and participation in the community.

To be eligible for disability assistance, a person must meet the criteria for the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) designation and be designated as such by the ministry.  PWD is not a permanent designation and the ministry has the authority to rescind an individual’s designation in exceptional circumstances.