Government Benefits

Provides financial support to older adults living at home with ongoing care needs to pay for their unpaid caregiver. A primary caregiver could be a family member, friend, or neighbor. To enroll, both the care recipient and the primary caregiver must be eligible.

Once enrolled, the care recipients will receive between $250 to $1500 per month, depending on their household income. Once enrolled, no need reapply each year.

Note: Applicant is the care recipient. If the care recipient is unable to participate in the financial assessment due to illness, age, or another reason, an agent such as a family member or an attorney can act on their behalf.

Two types of funding are available to help parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders pay for specific services related to their child's support and education. Includes:

• Preschool Funding: Available for parents of a child who has been enrolled in the Early Years Autism Service to hire an Autism Assistant.
• School-Age Funding: Available through the AccessAbility Supports program to help parents offset the costs of hiring one-on-one tutors and aides in home and group settings.

Provides an instant rebate offered for a bicycle purchase at the cash register of participating retailers. The rebate amount is up to $100 with retail prices from $150 to $2,000 (before tax). Limited to five rebates per transaction.

Eligible types are new and non-powered (i.e. non-electric; powered by rider) bicycles includes:

• Children and adult bicycles
• Cargo bicycles
• Tricycles

See website for participating retailers.

Issues a tax-free monthly payment to eligible families to help them with the cost of raising children age 18 years and younger.

The CCB might include the child disability benefit and any related provincial and territorial programs.

Provides monthly direct financial support of up to $200 to individuals with disabilities aged 18 to 54.

A tax-free quarterly payment that helps individuals and families with low or modest incomes offset all or part of the GST or HST they pay. The benefit amount will increase by 25% for five years starting in July 2026.

In addition, a one-time extra payment of the newly named Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (formerly the GST/HST credit) will be issued to eligible individuals by June 2026. This bonus payment will equal 50% of their total annual benefit amount for the 2025 to 2026 period.

• A disabled contributor's child benefit: A monthly payment for a child of the person receiving a CPP disability benefit.
• A surviving child's benefit: A monthly payment for a child of the deceased contributor. For the benefit to be paid, the deceased contributor must have made sufficient contributions to the CPP.