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The advisory committee provides a voice for parents of children with disabilities whose families receive assistance from the FSCD program.
The Provincial Parent Advisory Committee (PPAC) provides a voice for parents of children with disabilities whose families receive Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) assistance. The committee ensures there are ongoing discussions between the FSCD program and families. PPAC is made up of a parent from each Regional Parent Advisory Committee (RPAC) across the province, along with government representatives from the Program, Policy and Improvement Division responsible for the FSCD program.
PPAC is guided by the mandate to provide a collective voice that advises on FSCD-related policies and procedures, and to ensure that FSCD legislation and supports continue to have a positive impact on families and their children with disabilities. It does this by:
PPAC’s Mandate and Roles (PDF, 661 KB) outline:
PPAC’s Code of Conduct (PDF, 1.2 MB) provides a framework for ethical behaviour to support PPAC’s integrity and reputation by:
PPAC is linked to RPACs that:
Any parent of a child with a disability who is receiving support through the FSCD program may apply to become a member of their local RPAC. Please contact your FSCD case worker for more information.
PPAC consists of parents from the RPACs and FSCD program representatives. PPAC is publicly accountable and provides its membership, mandate, roles and code of conduct through the list of public agencies.
View current membership: Public agency member biographies.
When there are vacancies, the Alberta government recruits and appoints new committee members for up to a 3-year term. Committee members may be reappointed up to a maximum of 10 years based on performance and mutual agreement.
The committee consists of up to 12 parent representatives, including:
The committee also includes:
Review the Alberta boards web page to find out:
The Provincial Parent Advisory Committee developed its 2021-23 Strategic Plan after careful consideration of issues currently affecting families who have children with disabilities in Alberta.
Read the 2021-23 Strategic Plan
View the Committee’s annual reports.
Public sector bodies are required to post online the names and compensation paid to:
This is a requirement under the Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act. The postings are required by June 30 each year and will be maintained for 5 years.
Download the PPAC’s compensation disclosure (CSV, 11 KB).
Connect with the PPAC Secretariat:
Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Toll free: 1-800-272-8841
Email: [email protected]
Address:
Suite 1110
10055 106 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2Y2
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