Resource collection

POSPH : Processus de demande, comment établir le handicap et les changements

Enregistré le 25 janvier 2023

Le Programme ontarien de soutien aux personnes handicapées (POSPH) offre un soutien aux personnes handicapées par le biais de prestations mensuelles, de médicaments, de soins de la vue et de soins dentaires, de subventions pour les dépenses liées à un régime alimentaire spécial et de subventions pour le transport...

Navigating the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP): Part 1: Income and Reporting Obligations

Recorded on November 24, 2022

The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) provides income and employment support to people with disabilities. Understanding the program's many rules and obligations can be difficult, particularly for those collecting other benefits like Canada Pension Plan (CPP) or who are working while on ODSP.

This...

Am I a Visitor Chart

This chart from West Scarborough Legal Services explains which immigration statuses in Canada are considered to be visitors by different immigration and social assistance bodies.

Status, Eligibility and Immigration Consequences Chart

This chart from West Scarborough Legal Services explains which newcomers can apply for Ontario Works (OW) or Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) and if there are potential consequences for their immigration status if they apply.

Immigration Status and Social Assistance Eligibility Chart

This chart from West Scarborough Legal Services explains which newcomers or citizens in Ontario are eligible for Ontario Works (OW) or Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).

Financial Assistance for Ukrainian Families

Ukrainian nationals and their spouses and children in Canada, regardless of their nationality, are eligible for the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET). This information sheet from Connecting Ottawa explains the financial assistance available to Ukrainians in Canada under CUAET.

Immigration et aide sociale

Enregistré le 14 juillet 2022

La présentation traite de l'incidence du statut d'immigrant sur l'admissibilité aux prestations d'aide sociale (Ontario au travail et Programme ontarien de soutien aux personnes handicapées - POSPH). Il couvrira également les impacts sur les demandes d'immigration lorsque vous recevez de l'aide sociale. Enfin,...

Transition Child Benefit Resource Sheet

Connecting Ottawa has updated this resource sheet on the Transition Child Benefit (TCB): for people who get money from Ontario Works (OW) or the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), but do not get the Canada Child Benefit, or get less than the full amount of Canada Child Benefit.

Canada Child Benefit Resource Sheet

Connecting Ottawa has updated this resource sheet on the Canada Child Benefit (CCB): a tax-free monthly payment to help with the cost of raising children under 18 years of age. 

Part 2: Newcomers and the Transition Child Benefit

Recorded on March 22, 2022

Part 2 in our lunch and learn series gives community workers an overview of the Transition Child Benefit (TCB) as it relates to newcomers. What is the Transition Child Benefit? How long can a client expect to get the benefit and how much will they be paid? These questions and others were answered during our...