Hi Anika. I was denied BC disability but accepted for CPP disability. I don't remember why the province denied me. I had applied for both hoping one would fly. I'd heard from people that CPP was hard to get; it would take at least 1 or 2 appeals. I was approved the first go round; I didn't wait long and its been a smooth sailing.

CPP is taxable. That is the only down side. BC isn't taxable. A portion of the allowance is a Child Benefit. When my son turned 18 while still in school and still living at home the child benefit is given to him directly every month. I guess it is a bonus for having to live with a crazy mum. Kinda weird how it works. Either way he is paying for his own gym pass from now on. lol

I know others on BC Disability and it does seem a little stricter. I understood it was a 3 year cycle for re-assessments. 7 years, no re-assessment - count your blessings I guess. Being cut off is a real threat but it depends on many factors. Even then it seems very few are cut off so long as their doctor indicates they are still not well enough to return to steady employment. If an attempt to return to work doesn't pan out reinstatement is immediate.

As for compliance..... I think there are a lot of definition being applied. Basically compliance means remaining under a doctor's care. I don't think it has to mean taking meds if alternative treatments have proven effective and the doctor is in agreement. Until a doctor declares you fit and ready your assistance will continue.

All of our safety nets in Canada revolve around employability. If you can work than you must work. If you can't for legitimate reasons we will help but the goal always is to be fit for work.

Compliance to me means following a treatment plan agreed to with your doctor. Meds may or may not need to be in the equation if the treatment plan without meds is effective. Depends on the doctor I expect. Depends on the assessor. I think there is more flexibility than we are led to believe sometimes. Still it is always really scary when your life is in someone else's hands. Just that alone kept me in my room for years. History had taught me the so called helping hands could drop me like a hot potatoe at any second. Trust in my world has always proven to be a naive illusion.

I wouldn't stir the pot if you can help it.... 7 years no assessment.... leave sleeping dogs lie. But see if you can't find someone to talk to in the system that might be able to give you enough answers to calm your anxiety. The more info you can find the more likely the anxiety will ease up. Its the unknowns let loose in my imagination that is always scores worse than reality. The sooner I get a real fix on the issue the better for me.

PS... maybe your doctor can be a source of info. No doubt he has a lot of other patience on BC disability and has a better understanding of how the system operates and what compliance really means. Or in my case..... ask the office nurses because they are the ones that really know what is going on.