Funding
- March of Dimes Canada
- Available for low-income individuals & families
- Ongoing/recurring disability that is anticipated to last more than one year
- Disability results in restrictions in activities of daily living
- Max Funding Up to $15,000
- Ontario Seniors Care at Home Tax Credit
- 70 years +
- resident in Ontario at the end of the tax year
- Up to $1,500/Year
- Home Accessibility Expenses Tax Credit
- 65 years or older, or medical practitioner must fill out and certify that you have a severe and prolonged impairment and must describe its effects
- Up to $10,000/Year
- Medical Expenses Tax Credit
- Eligible medical expenses for yourself, spouse/common-law partner & dependent children (Stairlift needs doctor’s prescription)
- Non-Refundable Tax Credit – Based on 3% net income or $2,479
- Easter Seals Canada
- Children and youth with physical disability
- Equipment authorized by health professional
- Max Funding Up to $3,000
- Ceridian Care
- Recipient must be 18+ and live in the home
- Qualification based on family income
- Up to $5,000/Year
- York Region Home Repair Program
- Critical repairs or accessibility modifications
- Total household annual income for you everyone living in the home aged 18 or older is $81,800 or less
- Up to $7,500 per year, lifetime max $15,000
- Family Caregiver Tax Credit
- Spouse or common-law partner, or a dependent with a physical or mental impairment
- Doctor complete form will be needed to qualify
- Up to $7,276/Year
- Toronto Renovates Homeowners Program
- Canadian Benefits Finder
Government Agencies
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
- Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services
- Canadian Securities Administrators
- Health Canada
- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
- Seniors for Seniors
Organizations
- ALS Society of Canada
- Registered with ALS Canada
- Accessed all other sources of financial assistance through private insurance
- Accessed the Assistive Devices Program (ADP) and other government and non-government sources before applying for this program
- Up to 100% of qualified claim, based on household income.
- MS Society Canada – MS Quality of Life Equipment Program
- Confirmation of diagnosis of MS or allied disease and assessment of need from a health care professional
- Up to $1,000/Year
- Muscular Dystrophy – Canada’s Equipment Program
- MS Society -Ontario Division
- Older Adult Centres of Ontario
- Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
- Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists
- Ontario Coalition of Senior Citizen Organizations
- Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy
- Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Association of Ontario
- Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Command
- Assistive Devices Program (ADP)
- Canada Pension and Old Age Security
- Alzheimer Society of Canada
- Arthritis Society
- Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
- Canadian Cancer Society
- Canadian Diabetes Association
- Canadian Hearing Society
- Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
- Canadian Pharmacist’s Association
- CARP
- Heart and Stroke Association
- Parkinson Society of Canada
- The Lung Association
- Lupus Ontario