As Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland prepares to deliver the federal government's budget next week, new data indicates overwhelming support for the Canadian Disability Benefit, a form of financial support for people with disabilities that was signed into law last June.

According to a study conducted by the Angus Reid Institute, 91 percent of participants claim they support the proposed Canadian Disability Benefit.

The research indicates that this support spans the political spectrum, with 83 percent of former Conservative voters and 98 percent of former Liberal voters backing the benefit.

According to the survey, up to 99 percent of former New Democratic Party voters and 98 percent of Bloc Québécois voters also share support for the disability resources included in the federal budget.

During an interview with CTV News last September, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities Kamal Khera described the program as a "generational national program."

Saying, "I really think it’s important that we find the balance between, of course, the benefit and the care that you need to make sure we do it right, with community engagement, that’s exactly what I’m committed to in this new role."

Khera’s comments came against the backdrop of criticism from Canadians regarding the government's slow implementation of disability resources.

According to Angus Reid, only one in 20 (five percent) of participants expressed they were "confident the federal government will follow through, while 45 percent doubted it would, and 13 percent said they were sure the benefits would never be distributed."

This benefit, titled Bill C-22, was approved by Parliament on June 20, 2023. The federal government estimated its establishment would take more than a year.

Data shows that Canadians across many political spectrums believe the current resources available to those with disabilities are largely insufficient, with 58 percent of former Conservative voters, 66 percent of former Liberal voters, and 77 percent of New Democratic Party voters describing disability support as critical and "inadequate."

"While the Canadian Disability Benefit provided by the federal government was being discussed, the province considered how to handle the new benefit and whether to recover its own support for people with disabilities," according to the Angus Reid report highlighting the survey results.

"Advocates are concerned this would conflict with the federal benefit’s goal of lifting Canadians with disabilities out of poverty."