Alberta Ministry of Employment, Immigration and Industry is the department responsible for welfare (income support) in Alberta.

BC Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance - This is the BC government's site for welfare. It has information on how to apply, how much you are eligible for, what you need to apply, and other information.

• Applying for BC Employment and Assistance (BCEA) - Translations of this information are available in Chinese, French, Hindi, Persian, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
• BC Employment and Assistance Web Orientation - You must complete an orientation session no more than 60 days before applying for BC Employment and Assistance. You can attend a session at an office, or complete a web session.
• Income Assistance Estimator - You can estimate how much you may receive on welfare.
• Enquirer's Checklist - The things you need to apply for welfare.
• Assistance Rate Table - Rates for welfare, disability, child in care of a relative, hardship assistance, general supplements, health supplements and programs, and the seniors supplement.
• Information for Persons with Disabilities
• Information on Child Care Subsidies
• Cheque Issue Dates
• Factsheets and Brochures
• BC Employment and Assistance Online Ressource
• Latest updates to this BC Government wesite

Find out the 2007 Social Assistance rates from the BC government's website.

The Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance has replace its BCEA manual for a new kind of information provider, entitled, the MEIA Online Resource. You can also access the Ministry Reports and Publications Online.

Individual Regulations are online as follows:

• Income Assistance Regulation
• Disability Benefits Program Regulation
• BC Benefits (Child Care) Regulation

The BC Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance website has information on employment, welfare, and disability.

Saskatchewan Community Resources and Employment - This is the department responsible for welfare (social assistance) in Saskatchewan.

• Saskatchewan Assistance Plan - General information on welfare and other programs for low-income families in Saskatchewan.
• Social Assistance Handbook (in PDF) - How to apply, what you need to apply, your rights and responsibilities, health services, how to appeal etc.
• Financial Assistance Handbook (in PDF) - A booklet on social assistance in Saskatchewan by the Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan.
• FAQ on Social Assistance - Common questions about welfare in Saskatchewan.

Manitoba Employment and Income Assistance Program - This website has information on applying for welfare in Manitoba.

• Employment and Income Assistance Facts - General information, assistance rates, and shelter assistance.
• Financial Assistance - Information on services and publications on financial assistance.
• Employment and Income Assistance Administration Manual - The EIA Act and Regulations.

Financial Assistance and Support Services - This website has information on welfare and other social services in Ontario.

• Ontario Works - This is the website for welfare in Ontario. Ontario Works provides financial and employment assistance to people in temporary financial need.
• FAQ on Ontario Works - Frequently asked questions about Ontario Works.
• Ontario Works Contacts - A list of welfare offices across Ontario.

MESS provides financial support to economically-disadvantaged people, and it combats poverty and social exclusion. Visit the English MESS website.

• Financial Assistance - Welfare information for community organizations, families, individuals, and youth.
• L'aide finacière - L'information d'assistance sociale pour les organismes communautaires, les familles, les individus et la jeunesse.

The InfoPEI: Financial/Social Assistance Program webpage has the links to Social Assistance Act (in PDF) and a list of access sites for applying for welfare.

Human Resources, Labour and Employment - Income Support Programs and Services Branch is the ministry responsible for welfare in Newfoundland. This site has information on income support, health services, appeals etc. It's website contains a lot of useful information, such as:

• Income Support - Frequently Asked Questions - How and where to apply for welfare and other information.

Education, Culture and Employment Home Page is the online site for the ministry responsible for welfare in the Northwest Territories.

Education, Culture and Employment Home Page is the online site for the ministry responsible for welfare in the Northwest Territories.

• Income Security Division - Information for students, children, seniors and adults on applying for and receiving income support.
• Guide to NWT Income Support Programs for Adults (in PDF) - Information on applying income assistance and other resources.

Yukon Health and Social Services is the department responsible for welfare in the Yukon.

BC Income Assistance and Shelter Rates are posted on Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance website, in the form of an easy to read table.