Canada. Indigenous Services Canada

On-reserve Income Assistance Program

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Description

last resort assistance for eligible on-reserve residents and Status Indians in Yukon

cover daily living costs
access pre-employment supports

Program funding is managed by the following administrations that are responsible of providing the resources to eligible individuals

First Nations communities
organizations
other service providers

Includes funds for

basic needs

food
clothing
rent
utilities allowance

special needs

essential household items
personal incidentials
doctor-recommended diets

pre-employment and employment supports to improve self-sufficience

life skills
job training

Eligibility

The program is available on reserves in all provinces and Yukon, and delivered in accordance with the income assistance rates and eligibility criteria of the individuals' province of residence or Yukon.

To be eligible for income assistance, an individual must:

be ordinarily resident on-reserve or Status Indians in Yukon

demonstrate that they are eligible for basic or special financial assistance as defined by the province of residence or Yukon and confirmed by an assessment covering employability, family composition and age, and financial resources available to the household

show that they have no other source of funding to meet their basic needs

For the purpose of providing Income Assistance services, "ordinarily resident" means that a client:

lives on reserve and doesn't maintain a primary residence off reserve or;

is off reserve for the primary purpose of obtaining required medical care or social service support because there is no reasonably comparable service available on reserve and lived on reserve immediately prior to receiving the medical care or social service support

Details for eligibility criteria can be found on the website

Application Process