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ODSP Appeal Handbook

This 24-page handbook From Waterloo Community Legal Services helps a person prepare for an ODSP hearing at the Social Benefits Tribunal (SBT). It includes definitions, timelines, and points to consider.

Most SBT hearings are now virtual. Tribunals Ontario has a guide to help people prepare for a videoconference: Guide to Videoconferencing |...

Challenging CERB and CRB overpayment notices

Recorded on April 4, 2023

We are pleased to share that Pro Bono Ontario has now started a CERB/CRB Overpayment Program for eligible Ontario residents. In the last year, the federal government has been demanding that thousands of recipients pay back their CERB or Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB). Many of these recipients are low-income people...

Navigating the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Part 2: Eligibility and the Application Process

Recorded on February 16, 2023

This follow-up webinar gives community workers information about the application and eligibility process, what is needed to prove a disability, as well as what forms and information are required during this initial stage.

Update July 2024: The application process has been updated since the recording of this...

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,...