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Showing 7 of 174 programs · plus 4 good-to-know notes ·

Canada-wide (federal) (6)

  • Canada-wide (federal)

    Auto insurance accident benefits

    ICBC Part 7 / Ontario SABS treatment+income

    Claim through the insurer promptly — deadlines are short.

    Work & injury

  • Canada-wide (federal) · Monthly

    CPP-D (CPP disability)

    ≤$1,741.20/mo + children's benefit

    A monthly payment for contributors under 65 with a severe and prolonged physical or mental disability that prevents them from working regularly at any substantially gainful occupat

    Work & injury

  • Canada-wide (federal)

    EI Family Caregiver benefits

    weeks at 55% of wages

    All pay 55% of earnings up to $729/week (2026) and can be shared among eligible family members, taken together or sequentially within the claim window:

    Work & injury

  • Canada-wide (federal)

    EI Sickness Benefits

    up to 26 weeks at 55% of wages

    Duration: up to 26 weeks if unable to work for medical reasons (illness, injury, quarantine or any medical condition preventing work); medical certificate required.

    Work & injury

  • Canada-wide (federal)

    Veterans Affairs disability benefits

    pain-and-suffering compensation + allowances

    Start with a VAC case manager — service attribution decides.

    Work & injury

  • Canada-wide (federal)

    Workers' compensation claim

    wage-loss + permanent awards

    Time limits apply — file with your provincial board promptly.

    Work & injury

Alberta (1)

  • Alberta

    DRES employment supports

    coaches · ASL · tech · workplace mods

    Funding under the *Income and Employment Supports Act* (Disability-related Employment Supports and Services Regulation) for disability-related barriers to employment, education or

    Work & injury

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.