disabilityinfo.caThe Virtual Resource Centre is your link to over 1100 listings for goods, services, facilities, programs and other resources currently available to people with disabilities living in or visiting the City of Ottawa.
Financial Support
For Equipment and Supplies
City of Ottawa – Essential Health and Social Support Program
Medical Supply Subsidies
Canadian Paraplegic Association
Easter Seals Society
Direct Financial Assistance
Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada
Equipment Loan Program
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Equipment Purchase or Loan
Ontario March of Dimes
Assistive Devices Program and Recycled Rental Equipment Program
Elizabeth Bruyère Continuing Care
Helpline
The War Amputations of Canada
Adult Prosthetics Program
For Renovations and/or Modifications
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Financial assistance to undertake accessibility work to modify dwellings occupied or intended for occupancy by low-income persons with disabilities.
Ontario March of Dimes
Home and Vehicle Modification Program
Income Programs
Social Development Canada
Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Disability Benefits
Ministry of Community & Social Services
Ontario Disability Support Program
Rebate Programs
Canada Revenue Agency - Disability Program
Deductions and credits that may be claimed by people with a disability and those who support them.
Ontario Ministry of Finance
How to apply for a refund of Ontario retail sales tax paid on a motor vehicle purchased to transport a person with a permanent physical disability and includes a listing of equipment that may be purchased exempt from Ontario retail sales tax
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care - Trillium Drug Program
The Trillium Drug Program helps people who have high drug costs in relation to their income.
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