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# COVID-19 Disability Advisory Group
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/covid-19-disability-advisory-group/
- Published: 1999-01-02T14:25:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-20T03:56:53.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization, COVID-19, Organization

The **COVID-19 Disability Advisory Group** (CDAG) is a Canadian federal government advisory body convened by Employment and Social Development Canada.

## History

In April 2020, the [Government of Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Government-of-Canada) announced the creation of the COVID-19 Disability Advisory Group to "ensure an inclusive approach to its pandemic response and overall decision-making."[\[1\]](#fn1)

## Members

| Name              | Position           | Notes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| ----------------- | ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Krista Carr       | Chair[\[2\]](#fn2) | Inclusion Canada, Inclusion NB, Inclusion Canada Foundation, Inclusive Education Canada (IEC)                                                                                                                                                      |
| Bill Adair        | Member             | Spinal Cord Injury Canada, Canadian Cancer Society, Wellspring                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Neil Belanger     | Member             | British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS), Canada Post, Minister's Advisory Forum on Poverty Reduction, Minister's Council on Employment and Accessibility, Registered Disability Savings Plan Action Group, Inclusion BC |
| Diane Bergeron    | Member             | CNIB Guide Dogs, CNIB Foundation, Government of Alberta, City of Edmonton                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Bonnie Brayton    | Member             | DisAbled Women's Network Canada (DAWN), Minister's Advisory Council on Gender-Based Violence                                                                                                                                                       |
| Ellen Cohen       | Member             | National Network for Mental Health (NNMH), Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH), Consumer/Survivor Development Initiative (CSDI)                                                                                         |
| Maureen Haan      | Member             | Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW)                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Hélène Hébert     | Member             | Réseau québécois pour l'inclusion sociale des personnes sourdes et mal entendantes (ReQIS)                                                                                                                                                         |
| Heidi Janz        | Member             | John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, University of Alberta Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD)                                                                                                         |
| Rabia Khedr       | Member             | Disability Empowerment Equality Network Support Services, Muslim Council of Peel, Ontario Human Rights Commission, Race and Disability Canada (RDC), City of Mississauga                                                                           |
| Michael J. Prince | Member             | University of Victoria, Inclusion BC, Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), Community Living British Columbia (CLBC)                                                                                                                       |
| Josh Vander Vies  | Member             | Versus Law Corporation, Equipment and Assistive Technology Initiative (EATI), Minister's Council on Employment and Accessibility, 2012 Summer Paralympics, AthletesCAN, Canadian Paralympic Committee                                              |

## Publications

- [COVID-19 Disability Advisory Group Report](https://web.archive.org/web/20240513002801/https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/esdc-edsc/images/corporate/disability-advisory-group-/reports/2020-advisory-group-report/2607-layout-en-v03.pdf)

## External links

- [Website](https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/disability-advisory-group.html)

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1. Employment and Social Development Canada. (2020, December 4). *COVID-19 Disability Advisory Group will continue to help guide Government action on disability inclusion.* Government of Canada. <https://web.archive.org/web/20231206045538/https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2020/11/x2.html> [↩︎](#fnref1)
2. Employment and Social Development Canada. (2021, May 28). *COVID-19 Disability Advisory Group member biographies.* Government of Canada. <http://archive.today/2024.05.13-004745/https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/disability-advisory-group/members.html> [↩︎](#fnref2)