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Resources: Ontario Disability Support Program

The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) provides financial and other benefits to people with disabilities. To be eligible for ODSP income support, a person must show that they qualify financially and, in most cases, must meet the definition of disability set out in the ODSP legislation.

A project of Community Living Ontario, the Administrative Justice Support Network supports people who are making an appeal before an administrative board or tribunal whether or not they have legal representation. Their website has information on...

Available in:
English
Produced In:
2013
Format:
Web

This booklet provides information to help health professionals complete the forms in the Ontario Disability Support Program's disability determination package. It explains the application process, how decisions are made, and what kind of information...

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2013
Format:
Booklet/PDF

This webinar from the ODSP Action Coalition provides an overview of the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) and covers applying for ODSP, ODSP rates, income, earnings, assets and changes, the different types of ODSP Benefits, appeals and tips,...

Available in:
English
Produced In:
2013
Format:
Webinar

Recorded on December 3, 2012 - In this webinar, Jennefer Laidley of the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) provides an understanding of

  • the content of the report of the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario;
    • ...
Available in:
English
Produced In:
2012
Format:
Webinar

This online tool was created to help women learn about their economic rights when entering and leaving common law relationships or marriages. It includes information about different legal definitions of spouse in Ontario, spousal and child support,...

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2012
Format:
Audio, Booklet/PDF, Web

This article in the Spring 2012 issue of the West End Legal Services newsletter reminds people receiving benefits from the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) that they need to seek permission from ODSP if they need to leave the province for...

Available in:
English
Produced In:
2012
Format:
Booklet/PDF

This fact sheet explains that you may now be eligible for the Special Diet Allowance if you are pre-diabetic and receive Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program benefits. There are links to help filling out an application for an SDA and to...

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2012
Format:
Web

This booklet explains under what circumstances a person on social assistance is expected to try to get support payments from someone who is or was their spouse or same-sex partner, or who is the other parent of their children, and what they are...

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2012
Format:
Booklet/PDF

This booklet provides information on the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability pension for workers who can no longer work because of a physical or mental disability. Topics include who can get a disability pension, how to apply, other available...

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2012
Format:
Booklet/PDF

This booklet explains who qualifies for benefits from the Ontario Disability Support Program, how to apply, and how to appeal a refusal.

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2012
Format:
Booklet/PDF

The home repairs benefit for people on social assistance is being cancelled as of January 2013. This article in the September 2012 Northwest Community Legal Clinic newsletter describes two other Ontario government programs that may help people on...

Available in:
English
Produced In:
2012
Format:
Booklet/PDF

Subtitled "A guide for Kingston and Area physicians completing the ODSP application package," this pamphlet looks at what the ODSP application is, what physicians need to know about it, an explanation of the terms used in the application, some...

Available in:
English
Produced In:
2012
Format:
Booklet/PDF

This rate table reflects the 1 per cent increase to Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program rates announced in the 2012 Ontario budget.

Available in:
English
Produced In:
2012
Format:
Booklet/PDF

This brochure outlines the process to follow when a person disagrees with decisions about their right to social assistance from Ontario Works or the Ontario Disability Support Program. It describes how to request an internal review, file an appeal...

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2011
Format:
Booklet/PDF

A recent court decision has determined that adult children with disabilities whose parents are receiving child support should not have the child support counted as their income for the purposes of...

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2011
Format:
Booklet/PDF

This booklet deals with the rule that spouses who live together must qualify for social assistance as a couple. It explains how Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) decide whether two adults who live together are...

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2011
Format:
Booklet/PDF

This booklet is intended to address the potential legal issues, statutes, and policies that currently affect people living with epilepsy. Topics include:

  • Epilepsy and Ontario Disability Support Program
  • Discrimination and...
Available in:
English
Produced by:
Epilepsy Ontario
Produced In:
2011
Format:
Booklet/PDF

This booklet provides information about the Ontario Disability Support Program's extended health benefit and transitional health benefit. It explains who is eligible for these benefits, how to apply for them, and how to appeal if the extended health...

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2011
Format:
Booklet/PDF

Henson Trusts are designed to protect the assets, such as an inheritance, of people with disabilities, while preserving their right to collect government benefits. This webinar, presented by Sallie Hunt of by Northwest Community Legal Clinic, gives...

Available in:
English
Produced In:
2011
Format:
Webinar

This resource has updated information for people living with HIV about eligibility for the Ontario Disability Support Program Special (ODSP) Diet Allowance. It includes a poster about HIV and Special Diet Allowance changes in 2011, and further...

Available in:
English
Produced In:
2011
Format:
Booklet/PDF