Disability Income

Definition


Disability Income (Canada): A monthly payment—usually pegged at 55–85% of your gross salary—that an insurance policy sends directly to you if an illness or injury leaves you unable to work and you satisfy the insurer’s definition of “total” or “partial” disability. Payments begin after you have been off work for the length of the policy’s waiting (elimination) period and continue while you remain disabled, up to the benefit period stated in the contract (two years, to age 65, or lifetime, depending on the plan). The income is designed to replace the paycheque you lose and is normally taxable unless you paid the premiums yourself with after-tax dollars.

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