Inclusion Canada, formerly the Canadian Association for Community Living, is a non-profit organization founded in 1958[1] to assist in training and socialization of people with intellectual disabilities, then known as Mental Retardation.
[3] In 1963, the organization established the "Canadian John F. Kennedy Memorial Fund for Retarded Children".
In 1972, "L'institut National Canadien Francis" merged with the organization to provide French-language services.
The organization rebranded from the "Canadian Association for Community Living" to Inclusion Canada on September 14, 2020.
[14] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization received a $416,883 grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada's Immunization Partnership Fund to increase uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among people with intellectual disabilities and their families.