Built for the Canadian benefits system
You may be missing benefits you qualify for
Browse the directory whenever you're ready. Or take the 4-minute check — about 15 questions, asked the way a social worker would ask them — and get a shortlist built for your life, not a generic one.
Personalized · about 4 min
Check if I qualify →
Answer about 15 questions, get your shortlist.
Complete list
Browse A–Z ↓
All 178 programs, alphabetically.
Start the check with your region preselected
Region picks fill in the region question in the check — everything still runs on your device.
Showing 5 of 174 programs for British Columbia (federal + regional stacked) · plus 3 good-to-know notes ·
Only in British Columbia (5)
Regional programs that stack with the federal ones above.
British Columbia
BC Hydro income discounts (ECAP/ESK)
rate credits + free upgrades
BC Hydro — free income-based programs: - Energy Saving Kit: free do-it-yourself efficiency products (LED bulbs, high-efficiency showerhead, etc.) mailed to you.
Housing
British Columbia
Property tax deferment (BC)
loan at low rate vs equity
Lets eligible BC homeowners defer current-year property taxes as a low-interest loan registered against the home, repayable when the home is sold/transferred.
Housing
British Columbia
RAP rent help (working families)
ceilings $1,950–$2,200
Both are BC Housing rent subsidies paid by direct deposit on the last working day of each month, in arrears, and both require annual reapplication and filing of income tax.
Housing
British Columbia
SAFER
gap-based
Both are BC Housing rent subsidies paid by direct deposit on the last working day of each month, in arrears, and both require annual reapplication and filing of income tax.
Housing
British Columbia · Monthly
SAFER rent subsidy (60+)
gap-based, min $50/mo
Both are BC Housing rent subsidies paid by direct deposit on the last working day of each month, in arrears, and both require annual reapplication and filing of income tax.
Housing
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.