5.1 Disability Resources

How to Use This Page

This page is designed to help you quickly find contact information and access points for disability benefit programs across Canada.

At the top of the page, you will see expandable sections labeled Federal Programs and each Province or Territory. These sections organize programs by region so you can easily locate the services that apply to you.

To use the page, simply click on the heading for the region you want. For example, click Federal Programs to view nationwide disability programs, or click your province (such as Alberta, Ontario, etc.) to see programs available in that specific region.

When you click a heading, it will expand and display detailed information, which may include:

Review the listed programs and use the provided contact details or links to reach the appropriate government department or service. These contacts will guide you on eligibility, applications, and accessing disability benefits available to you.

You may open and close different regions at any time to compare programs or find additional supports.


5.2 Programs and Contacts

Federal

Disability Tax Credit (DTC) — CRA

Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPP-D) — Service Canada

Canada Child Benefit (CCB) and Child Disability Benefit (CDB) — CRA Child and Family Benefits

Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) — ESDC / O-Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) — Disability Benefits

Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) — Indigenous Services Canada

Alberta

Alberta Supports (general intake line for many programs)

  • Link: Alberta Supports
  • Phone: 1-877-644-9992
  • Email: No public direct email (uses an email contact form)

AISH (Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped)

  • Link: Contact AISH — Alberta.ca
  • Phone: Varies by office (listed on the page). Example: 1-833-698-9959 and other regional lines.
  • Email: Varies by office (listed on the page)

AADL (Alberta Aids to Daily Living)

Disability Related Employment Supports (DRES)

  • Link: DRES — Alberta.ca
  • Phone (Alberta Supports line): 1-877-644-9992
  • Email: Not provided as a direct email (uses Alberta Supports contact channels)
British Columbia

Disability Assistance (PWD)

My Self Serve (Income and Disability Assistance online)

  • Link: My Self Serve
  • Phone (help line): 1-866-866-0800
  • Email: Not listed

BC PharmaCare

  • Link: BC PharmaCare Contact
  • Phone (toll-free): 1-800-663-7100
  • Phone (Lower Mainland): 604-683-7151
  • Email: Not listed on the official PharmaCare contact page

MSP Supplementary Benefits (MSP)

Manitoba

Employment and Income Assistance (EIA)

  • Link: EIA — Manitoba.ca
  • Phone (toll-free): 1-855-944-8111
  • Email: Not listed on the main program page

EIA for Persons with Disabilities

Manitoba Pharmacare

Manitoba Supports for Persons with Disabilities

New Brunswick

Disability Support Program (Social Development)

Social Supports NB (program hub)

  • Link: Social Supports NB
  • Phone/Email: Use the program pages for the specific service (hub page is informational)
Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador Disability Benefit (NLDB)

Disability Policy Office (NL)

Northwest Territories

Income Assistance — Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT)

Nova Scotia

Disability Support Program (DSP)

Department of Opportunities and Social Development (OSD)

  • Link: OSD Contact — Nova Scotia
  • Phone (toll-free in NS): 1-877-424-1177
  • Email: Not listed for disability intake (uses office contacts/online options)
Nunavut

Income Assistance — Government of Nunavut

Ontario

Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)

  • Link: ODSP — Ontario.ca
  • Phone (social assistance contact): 1-888-789-4199
  • Email: No single province-wide ODSP email (local office emails vary — use the office locator from the ODSP page)

Assistive Devices Program (ADP)

Trillium Drug Program (TDP)

Special Services at Home (SSAH)

Prince Edward Island

AccessAbility Supports

Quebec

Social Assistance and Social Solidarity (financial assistance programs)

Retraite Québec (QPP disability and other pension services)

Revenu Québec (individual general information line)

RAMQ (health insurance and public drug plan administrator)

  • Link: RAMQ — Contact
  • Phone (toll-free): 1-800-561-9749
  • Email: Not listed as a direct email (RAMQ provides "write to us" channels)
Saskatchewan

SAID (Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability)

SAID Client Service Centre

SAIL (Saskatchewan Aids to Independent Living)

SAIL — Government Directory Entry (includes email)

Yukon

Yukon Social Assistance