Browse our collection of helpful links about applying for various provincial/territorial and federal services and other common application processes.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Housing Authority - Public Housing - This government website provides information on applying for subsidized housing.
Housing Subsidy Application form
Manitoba Housing Authority Office...
Applying For..., Housing, Government information
Alberta
Alberta Ministry of Employment, Immigration and Industry - Income Support - This is the department responsible for welfare (income support) in Alberta.
Guide to Services for Lower-Income Albertans...
Applying For..., Welfare
Alberta
Alberta Government
The Alberta Seniors Benefit program provides support in addition to the federal benefits received under Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement, Federal Allowance and the GST credit. It is...
Applying For..., Seniors and Elders
British Columbia
Prepared by Mark Redgwell
The following are a collection of resources for PWD advocacy that was prepared for The Law Centre Clinical Program in Victoria, BC and are reproduced here with The Law...
Applying For..., Disability, General resources
All of Canada
Office of the Commissioner of Review Tribunals
According to the Office of the Commissioner of Review Tribunals, a person who has received a Reconsideration decision from HRSDC concerning their application for CPP or OAS benefits, may initiate an...
appeal, Applying For..., CPP, oas, old age security, pension plan, review tribunal, Seniors and Elders
All of Canada
Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is a social insurance program. The website has information on how to apply for:
disability benefits (which include benefits for disabled contributors and benefits for their...
Applying For..., Children and Youth, Disability, Seniors and Elders
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Ministry of Community Services
Nova Scotia's welfare program is called the Employment Support and Income Assistance (ESIA) program. The government says it is to help you by giving you money for living costs, or providing other...
Applying For..., income assistance, income support, social assistance, Welfare
All of Canada
Service Canada - Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada
The Bankruptcy Assistance Program helps individuals seeking to file for bankruptcy hire a bankruptcy trustee if they do not have the means to do so on their own.
Applying For..., bankruptcy, Debt and Consumer Law
British Columbia
BC Ministry of Housing and Social Development
The Community Volunteer Supplement is a monthly payment of up to $100 to assist eligible income assistance clients who volunteer a minimum of 10 hours per month with a non-profit agency.
Applying For..., Disability, volunteer, Welfare
British Columbia
The Co-operative Housing Federation of BC (CHF BC)
According to the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC (CHF BC), any group of people can form a co-operative. The members own the co-operative and the co-operative provides a service they need....
Applying For..., co-op housing, Housing, subsidized housing
British Columbia
SPARC BC
SPARC BC issues and administers parking permits for people with disabilities in many municipalities across British Columbia, including Vancouver and the GVRD, Victoria, and many other municipalities...
Applying For..., Disability, parking permits
British Columbia
BCPIAC has released a fact sheet on the Emergency Needs Assessment (in PDF). The Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance usually requires people applying for welfare to complete a 3-week work...
Applying For..., Welfare
British Columbia
BC Ministry of Housing and Social Services
Hardship assistance is intended to meet the essential needs of persons or families who are not eligible for income assistance under the Employment and Assistance Act or disability assistance under...
Applying For..., Disability, emergency assistance, hardship assistance, Welfare
British Columbia
BC Housing
SROs are Single Room Occupancy hotels that provide short-term or long-term accommodation in single rooms, typically without private bathrooms or kitchens.
Applying For..., Homelessness, Housing, single room occupancy, sro hotels, subsidized housing
British Columbia
BC Housing
According to BC Housing, subsidized housing encompasses all types of housing whereby the provincial government provides some type of subsidy or rent assistance, including public, non-profit and co-...
Applying For..., co-op housing, Housing, non-profit housing, public housing, social housing, subsidized housing
British Columbia
BC Housing
BC Housing doesn't have specific applications for aboriginal people but they say aboriginal people may be eligible for some of their other programs including, the Rental Assistance Program and...
Aboriginal and First Nations, aboriginal housing, affordable housing, Applying For..., Housing, low income housing, rental assistance, social housing
British Columbia
BC Ministry of Housing and Social Services
As of June 1st, 2008 a regulation change allows people that did not previously meet the citizenship requirements and who were formerly restricted to hardship assistance to receive income assistance...
Applying For..., Disability, hardship assistance, Immigrants and Refugees, immigration, refugee, Welfare
British Columbia
BC Office of Housing and Construction Standards
From TRAC's Tenant Survival Guide:
The Residential Tenancy Act requires that your landlord provide you with a written tenancy agreement. The reason for this is that when an agreement is written, you...
Applying For..., Housing, intent to rent form, renting
British Columbia
BC Ministry of Health Services
In B.C., you are required to pay monthly premiums for Medical Service Plan (MSP) coverage. They are based on family size and income.
The following comes from the BC Ministry of Health Services, see...
Applying For..., Health, healthcare, MSP, premium assistance, temporary premium assistance
British Columbia
United Native Nations
BCNH provides subsidized rural Native housing to families with a limited income. Rental units are available and managed throughout BC.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Applying For..., Housing
