Ontario. Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services - Eastern Ontario Region
Ontario Disability Support Program, Smiths Falls
- Description
- Income support
- monthly financial assistance and benefits such as a drug card for prescribed drugs
- mobility devices, batteries and repair
- dental care
- vision care benefit and hearing aids
- health related benefits
- extended health benefits Benefits also include assistive devices
- guide dogs
- utilities
- employment start-up benefit
- child care costs
- mandatory special necessities -- includes diabetic supplies, surgical supplies and dressings, transportation to medical treatment if cost exceeds $15 in a month
- provides services to remove barriers to competitive employment and to assist people with disabilities to attain competitive employment
- employment planning and preparation
- skills training
- job placement
- self employment assistance
- adaptive technologies for training/employment
- program is voluntary to all persons with disabilities
- Eligibility
- Income Support - to qualify for ODSP income support, the applicant must:
- be 18 years of age or older
- the application process can be started up to six months before the applicant's 18th birthday
- be an Ontario resident
- have assets no greater than the limits set out in the program
- $40,000 non-exempt assets for a single person
- $50,000 non-exempt assets for a couple
- be in financial need
- meet the program's definition of a person with a disability or be a member of a prescribed class. Being a person with a disability means :
- having a substantial mental or physical impairment that is continuous or recurrent, and is expected to last one year or more
- the direct and cumulative effect of your impairment results in a substantial restriction in the ability to work, care for oneself, or take part in community life
- your impairment, its likely duration and restrictions have been verified by an approved health care professional
- visit the Ministry website for the complete definition of a prescribed class
Employment Supports - to be eligible for ODSP employment supports, the applicant :- must be 16 years of age or older
- must be an Ontario resident
- must be legally allowed to work in Canada
- must have a substantial physical or mental disability that is expected to last a year or more, and makes it hard to find or keep a job
- does not have to be receiving income support from ODSP to be eligible for employment supports
- Application Process
- Applications for ODSP can be processed:
- online on the Ministry website
- over the phone by calling Social Assistance Support at 1-888-999-1142 (TTY: 1-800-387-5559)
- in-person by booking an appointment through the local ODSP office
- Documents Required
- ID and proof of residency of the applicant and members of their household, as well as proof of financial status
- Toll Free
- 1-800-267-7911
- Office
- 613-283-1165
- Office 2
- 1-888-999-1142 - Social Assistance Support Line
- TTY
- 1-800-387-5559 - Social Assistance Support Line
- Web Site
- Visit Website
- [email protected]
- Mailing Address
- 91 Cornelia St W
Suite A7
Smiths Falls, ON, K7A 5L3
Canada - Languages
- English, French
- Fees
- None
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- Agency Information
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- Copyright
- Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario / Navigation communautaire de l’Est ontarien
- Last Updated On
- May 1, 2025
- Address
- 91 Cornelia St W, Suite A7
Smiths Falls, ON, K7A 5L3Cross street: Elmsley St N and Cornelia St W
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- Fully Accessible
- Hours of Operation
- Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5 pmMon8:30 am to 5:00 pmTue8:30 am to 5:00 pmWed8:30 am to 5:00 pmThu8:30 am to 5:00 pmFri8:30 am to 5:00 pm
- Service Area(s)
- Elizabethtown-Kitley
- Lanark County
- Leeds and Grenville United Counties
- Rideau Lakes
