Browse our collection of helpful links about applying for various provincial/territorial and federal services and other common application processes.
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FROM: British Columbia
Organization: BC Transit
The Victoria Regional Transit System offers a full range of accessible transportation options for seniors and people with disabilities. These options include low-floor buses, community shuttle buses...
Keywords: accessible transportation, Disability, HandyDart, Seniors and Elders, taxi services, transportation
FROM: Alberta
Organization: Alberta Ministry of Employment and Immigration - Alberta Works
Income Support provides financial benefits to individuals and families who do not have the resources to meet their basic needs, like food, clothing and shelter.
Keywords: income support, Welfare
FROM: Alberta
Organization: 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...
Keywords: Seniors and Elders, seniors benefits
FROM: All of Canada
Organization: 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...
Keywords: appeal, Applying For..., CPP, oas, old age security, pension plan, review tribunal, Seniors and Elders
FROM: Nova Scotia
Organization: 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...
Keywords: Applying For..., income assistance, income support, social assistance, Welfare
FROM: All of Canada
Organization: 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.
Keywords: bankruptcy, Debt and Consumer Law
FROM: British Columbia
Organization: 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.
Keywords: Applying For..., Disability, volunteer, Welfare
FROM: British Columbia
Organization: The Co-operative Housing Federation of BC (CHF BC)
The Co-operative Housing Federation of BC (CHF BC) is a co-operative association whose members are housing co-ops and related organizations in British Columbia.
As a co-op member, you have security...
Keywords: co-op housing, Housing, subsidized housing
FROM: British Columbia
Organization: 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...
Keywords: Disability, parking permits
FROM: British Columbia
Organization: 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...
Keywords: Disability, emergency assistance, hardship assistance, Welfare
FROM: British Columbia
Organization: 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.
Keywords: Homelessness, Housing, single room occupancy, sro hotels, subsidized housing
FROM: British Columbia
Organization: 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-...
Keywords: co-op housing, Housing, non-profit housing, public housing, social housing, subsidized housing
FROM: British Columbia
Organization: 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...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, aboriginal housing, affordable housing, Applying For..., Housing, low income housing, rental assistance, social housing
FROM: British Columbia
Organization: BC Hydro
BC Hydro and Fortis BC partnered to provide free energy saving kits for low income households. The free kit offers a variety of simple ways to help you save energy including Compact fluorescent light...
Keywords: electricity, hydro, low-income, Utilities
FROM: British Columbia
Organization: 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...
Keywords: Disability, Immigrants and Refugees, immigration, refugee, temporary resident, Welfare
FROM: British Columbia
Organization: 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...
Keywords: Housing, intent to rent form, renting
FROM: British Columbia
Organization: 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...
Keywords: Applying For..., Health, healthcare, MSP, premium assistance, temporary premium assistance
FROM: British Columbia
Organization: United Native Nations
BCNH provides subsidized rural Native housing to families with a limited income. Rental units are available and managed throughout BC.
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Housing
FROM: British Columbia
Organization: BC Ministry of Housing and Social Development
For those with disabilities who are not able to work, the ministry provides income assistance along with enhanced medical coverage under Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities.
The...
Keywords: Applying For..., Disability, disability assistance
FROM: British Columbia
Organization: BC Ministry of Housing and Social Development
The Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers (PPMB) category recognizes individuals who are unable to achieve financial independence because of specific barriers to employment.
The Persons with...
Keywords: Applying For..., Disability, disability assistance, Welfare
