According to the Human Resources and Social Development Canada’s newsletter, Staying in Touch (Newsletter No. 5, February 2006), you can work and volunteer while in receipt of CPPD benefits without consulting CPPD. People may volunteer or attend school and get training or upgrading without contacting CPPD to report these activities but at the end of your training, if you obtained a certificate or diploma CPPD requires you let them know. In terms of work, you may earn up to $4200 gross (before taxes) per year without having to report these earnings. Any earnings over $4200 must be reported to CPPD. CPPD stresses that reporting income over $4200 is not to stop one’s CPPD benefits but rather to talk about what help CPPD can offer you if you choose to return to work on a regular basis.
In consultation with CPPD you can also develop a return-to-work plan through their vocational rehabilitation services. People receiving CPPD can also take part in a three month paid work trial to determine if you are ready to re-enter the workforce on a regular basis.
