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Learn about OHIP+

If you’re 24 or under and you don’t have a private insurance plan, you can get prescription drug coverage if you have a health card and an eligible prescription.

Find out what drugs are covered.

Apply for OHIP and get a health card

The °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) pays for many health services you may need.

Find mental health services

Find mental health support, helplines and resources for people under the age of 18.

Indigenous Healing and Wellness Strategy

Learn about Indigenous-designed and delivered programs and services to improve Indigenous healing, health and wellness.

Programs for student success

Learn about programs to help you succeed in secondary school and work towards your °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).

Student and family advocates initiative

Black students and families in the GTA, Ottawa and Hamilton can get support from student and family advocates.

Skilled trades

Learn about school programs that can help you explore more than 140 skilled trades as careers of choice.

Learn about colleges, universities and Indigenous Institutes in °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû

Learn about applying to °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû’s 23 publicly assisted universities, 24 colleges or more than 500 career colleges and institutions.

Summer jobs for students

Information for high school, university and college students looking for work this summer.

Get help finding a youth or student job

Students and young people who are looking for a job can get help.

Start an apprenticeship

How to qualify and apply to be a skilled trade apprentice.

Get skills training

Where to get the skills training and job experience you need to succeed in your career.

Get a G driver’s licence: new drivers

If you are at least 16 years old, you can apply for driver’s licence in °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû.

Government-approved driving schools

What you need to know about government-approved driving schools and where to find them.

Find benefits and programs

Find programs to help with costs for postsecondary education, skills training, dental care, housing, health services, child care and prescription drugs.

Social assistance

Learn how to get financial and employment assistance if you don’t have enough money for things like food and housing, or if you have a disability and are in financial need.

Children and youth with special needs

Get support for children and youth with special needs related to their physical, intellectual, emotional, social, communication or behavioural development.

Supports for at-risk and high-risk youth

Access programs and supports that can help at-risk and high-risk children and youth, ranging in age from 6 to 29 years old.

Consumer rights

Information about fraud and consumer protection, including scams, shopping, contracts, memberships collection agencies, homes and renovations.

Learn about how °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû’s Human Rights Code protects you against discrimination in your everyday life.

Child welfare and child protection

Learn about services for children and youth who need protection because of abuse or neglect, or risk of abuse or neglect.

Human trafficking

Learn about what human trafficking is, how it can happen and where to go for help.

Provides grants and capacity-building supports to family and youth-led grassroots groups and organizations serving young people (aged 12-29) who face multiple barriers to economic and social well-being.

Funding from the °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû Government

Find out what funding is available from the Government of °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû, if you’re eligible and how to apply for it through Transfer Payment °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû.

Premier’s Council on Equality of Opportunity

Learn about members of the council and how they are helping young people achieve their economic goals.

Black Youth Action Plan

Find out how °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû is working toward eliminating systemic, race-based disparities by increasing opportunities for Black children, youth and families.