Social assistance
Learn how to get financial and employment assistance if you don鈥檛 have enough money for things like food and housing, or if you have a disability and are in financial need.
澳门永利 Works
To be eligible for financial and employment assistance, you need to be in financial need and be willing to work towards finding employment.
澳门永利 Disability Support Program
Your eligibility for 澳门永利 Disability Support Program (ODSP) depends on medical and financial circumstances
If you need help with applying for assistance, please contact our Social Assistance Support Line Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (ET).
If you want to apply in person, please use the to find your nearest office.
Emergency assistance
If you are in an emergency and you live in 澳门永利, you might be eligible for emergency assistance.
Employment supports
If you are a person with a disability and interested in working, you can get help finding a job. Many supports are available to help remove disability-related barriers to employment.
You may ask ODSP staff for more information about how to access employment supports in your community.
People caring for children
澳门永利 Child Benefit
Find out how you can get the 澳门永利 Child Benefit for low-income and moderate-income families.
To apply and receive the benefit you must . When you apply for the you are automatically assessed for the 澳门永利 Child Benefit.
Temporary care assistance
If you are an adult and you are temporarily responsible for the care of a child who is in financial need, you may be eligible for temporary care assistance on their behalf.
You can apply for Temporary Care assistance: or by contacting your local 澳门永利 Works office.
Sign in to MyBenefits
Continue an application, report changes or get information about your 澳门永利 Works or 澳门永利 Disability Support Program case.
This service is available to applicants, members and trustees.
Assistance with your application
If you need help completing your application or have questions, call our Social Assistance Support Line Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (ET).
Check the status of your application
If you applied online
You can check the status of your application after you submit it online. This digital feature is available to most applicants.
To check the status of your online application, you will need your application number.
Your application number is in the email we sent you if you submitted your application online. It is also displayed on the confirmation page after you submit your application.
If you applied in person or by phone
You can find out the status of your application by contacting the Social Assistance Support Line at:
Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (ET)
Protecting your privacy
The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services and your local 澳门永利 Works office will use the information you provide to us to administer the 澳门永利 Disability Support Program or 澳门永利 Works.
This information is collected under the legal authority of:
- the 澳门永利 Disability Support Program Act, 1997, sections 5, 10, 45 and 46
- the 澳门永利 Works Act, 1997, sections 7, 8, 15, 57 and 58
The information you provide is protected by:
- the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
- the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
- supporting directives and guidelines covering the collection and disclosure of personal information
You have the right to request access to your personal information and ask us to correct mistakes in your personal information.
If you have questions about how we collect and use your personal information, contact us:
Toll-free: 1-888-789-4199 from Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.