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All 178 programs, alphabetically.
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Showing 7 of 174 programs for Alberta (federal + regional stacked) · plus 4 good-to-know notes ·
Works everywhere, including Alberta (4)
Federal programs layer on top of provincial money — apply for these first.
Canada-wide (federal)
Free support-person fares (air/rail/ferry)
OPF domestic flights · VIA free attendant · BC Ferries 50%
No single national pass exists — each city's system runs its own discounted pass or free-companion rule, from TransLink's HandyCard to the TTC Fair Pass, OC Transpo's Community pas
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Canada-wide (federal)
Intercity coaches
No published disability discounts — assistance varies by operator
Practical note:* for Ebus/Red Arrow/Rider Express, the attendant's seat is not advertised as free — ask at booking whether the ATPDR support-person seating obligation applies to…
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Canada-wide (federal)
Rail — VIA Rail
Support person travels free with approval
Support person travels free. Once VIA validates a support-person request, it confirms that "a support person will be available to accompany you on future trips with VIA Rail at…
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Canada-wide (federal)
Subsidized taxi programs
Vancouver's TaxiSaver for HandyCard holders ($100 face value for $50 each month) and…
Two cities run taxi coupon programs for paratransit registrants: Vancouver's TaxiSaver for HandyCard holders ($100 face value for $50 each month) and Ottawa's 55%-off coupon…
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Only in Alberta (3)
Regional programs that stack with the federal ones above.
Alberta
Calgary Fair Entry
sliding-scale transit · recreation · property-tax credit
Fair Entry is The City's single application process that qualifies lower-income Calgarians for several subsidized services at once; eligibility rests on Calgary residency, income (
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Alberta
DATS para-transit
door-to-door service
DATS is ETS's door-to-door shared-ride service within Edmonton for residents who cannot use regular transit for some or all trips because of a physical, cognitive, mental-health, o
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Alberta
Edmonton Ride Transit + Leisure Access
passes $36/$51 tiers · one shared application
A single application assesses applicants for both the Ride Transit transit subsidy and the Leisure Access recreation subsidy.
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Good to know (4)
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.
Note
Alberta claws back the federal CDB
Only province that offsets it — factor into budgeting.
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.