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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...

Part 1: Newcomers and the Canada Child Benefit

Recorded on March 8, 2022

This lunch and learn clarifies some common misconceptions about the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) as it applies to newcomers. There are grave consequences for clients who apply for this benefit without understanding the eligibility criteria. This webinar provides community workers, particularly those who are new to the...

John Howard Society Learning Hub

An online platform for frontline workers serving justice-involved people in Ontario with skills-based training, resources on housing, income assistance, employment and accessing legal aid and a referral map.

 

Benefits wayfinder

Prosper Canada launched the Benefits wayfinder, an online tool that simplifies the search for government benefits for people seeking ways to boost their incomes and/or reduce their expenses.

Prosper Canada offers an online tool with four ways to search for government benefits:

• 'Starting Points' suggests benefits for people in...

Appealing a Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPPD) Decision to the Social Security Tribunal – a legal literacy activity

With the support of the Canadian Bar Association Law for the Future Fund, the Community Law School (Sarnia-Lambton) Inc., in cooperation with the Organization for Literacy in Lambton, has created a series of Legal Literacy Activities.

This legal literacy activity, one in a series on the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), covers how to appeal a...

Reconsideration of a Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPPD) decision – a legal literacy activity

With the support of the Canadian Bar Association Law for the Future Fund, the Community Law School (Sarnia-Lambton) Inc., in cooperation with the Organization for Literacy in Lambton, has created a series of Legal Literacy Activities.

This legal literacy activity, one in a series on the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), covers how to apply for a...

Overview of Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Retirement Benefits – a legal literacy activity

With the support of the Canadian Bar Association Law for the Future Fund, the Community Law School (Sarnia-Lambton) Inc., in cooperation with the Organization for Literacy in Lambton, has created a series of Legal Literacy Activities.

This legal literacy activity, one in a series on the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), covers applying for CPP...

Understanding the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Vocational Rehabilitation Program – a legal literacy activity

With the support of the Canadian Bar Association Law for the Future Fund, the Community Law School (Sarnia-Lambton) Inc., in cooperation with the Organization for Literacy in Lambton, has created a series of Legal Literacy Activities.

This legal literacy activity, one in a series on the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), covers where to apply for a...