Disability Financial Assistance

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If you're looking for disability financial assistance in Canada, you will find it - eventually. It is out there (though nowhere near enough), but the trick is to find it and see what applies to your situation.

To help you in your journey, I've created this page of funding resources for you. I'll add information that I know and add to it as I find it.

You can help too - just add in the disability funding resources that you know of below. Your tip can be about any funding resource related to disability or other special needs, from any Canadian source.

It can include things like grants, tax credits, reimbursements, wheelchair funding, special education funding, autism funding, respite funding, assistive technology funding, financial assistance from government, non-profit agencies, charities, you name it!

Note: To the best of our knowledge, the information below is accurate as at the time it's entered, but we have no way of staying on top of changes unless you tell us. So, if you know of a change to any program listed, please be sure to add a comment on the funding description page.

Also, if you have any tips to offer on how to best access the funding, or want to share your experience in getting the funding (or not!) feel free to share that in the comments area too. Share your funding resource tip

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Family Relief and Support (Ontario)
Special Services at Home (Ontario)
This provincial government program is designed to provide funds for respite / relief and is related to support services in or out of the home.

Application ...

Business start up fund, ODSP
I know that if you have a small business you are supposed to be able to apply each year for start up funds. These funds can be for show space, cloths,...

ADHD Financial assistance?
MY SON 6 YEARS OLD AND HAS ADHD I WAS WONDERING IF HE IS QUALIFIED FOR SOME SORT OF BENEFIT ABOUT HIS CONDITION

Disability Funding for Diapers (Ontario)
Special needs children in Ontario between the ages of 3 to 18 may qualify for a grant from Easter Seals Ontario to offset the cost of diapers.

Qualifying ...

opening my own business vs odsp
My wife and I would like to start your own business

But we need the money to do that

We are odsp and of these people are trying to cut us off ...

Mobility devices may be covered by ODSP Not rated yet
If you have a small business you can apply for ODSP to pay for mobility devices. ie: a mobility scooter to get you to and around at arts and craft shows....

Funding for disability equipment (Cerebral Palsy - Ontario) Not rated yet
The Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy has an excellent funding program to "assist with the purchase and lease of equipment".

It is available for ...

Special Needs Camps
and Vacation Funding Assistance
(Ontario - cerebral palsy) Not rated yet
This wonderful financial assistance program is offered by the Ontario Federation of Cerebral Palsy.

It is available to Ontarians "of all ages with cerebral ...

Respite Funding Availabilty By Province Not rated yet
While researching each province in Canada for information on funding for children with disabilities, I have come across the following information, which ...