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Showing 7 of 174 programs for Ontario (federal + regional stacked) · plus 3 good-to-know notes ·
Works everywhere, including Ontario (3)
Federal programs layer on top of provincial money — apply for these first.
Canada-wide (federal) · Monthly · 2 versions
Child Disability Benefit
≤$290/mo per disabled child
≤$290/mo (income-tapered)
A tax-free monthly payment for families caring for a child under 18 with a severe and prolonged impairment.
Families & kids
Also filed as child-disability-benefit-ca — same program, different conditions.Canada-wide (federal)
Jordan's Principle (child-first funding)
24/7 line 1-855-JP-CHILD · broad scope
Can fund what other programs refuse — services, equipment, travel.
Families & kids
Canada-wide (federal) · Annual
KidSport / JumpStart kids' sports
$250–400 per kid per year
Both are charities covering sport registration fees (and some equipment) for kids from low-income families.
Families & kids
Only in Ontario (3)
Regional programs that stack with the federal ones above.
Ontario · Annual
Passport funding (developmental)
$5,500 base/year
For adults 18+ with a developmental disability to participate in the community and live as independently as possible; also respite for their caregivers:
Families & kids
Ontario · Monthly
SSAH / ACSD (children)
ACSD ≤$678/mo · SSAH respite
Monthly financial support for parents/guardians caring for a child with a severe disability living at home:
Families & kids
Ontario · Annual
Welcome Policy (rec fee subsidy)
75% off, up to $500/child · $250/adult per yr
An annual financial credit for City-operated registered recreation programs — instructional swim, sports, camps, after-school care — plus memberships and multi-use passes (includin
Families & kids
Good to know (3)
Not programs to apply to — notes and tools worth knowing about.
Note
OAS (residence rule check)
OAS payments adjust quarterly (January/April/July/October) with CPI; they never decrease if prices fall.
Helpful tool
Benefits Wayfinder + canada.ca Benefits Finder
Benefits Finder (Government of Canada) — a filter-based tool that matches you against the federal catalogue (157+ programs) by support type (retirement, disability, job loss, housi
Note
Gyms: GoodLife, Fit4Less, Movati
Honest finding: none of the big private gym chains offers a disability or income-based discount.
These pages give general facts, not a CRA or provincial decision. Amounts checked September 2026 — each program links to its official page, and amounts and rules can change.