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Income Support can help you and your family with basic living costs and other necessities. Depending on your needs and situation you may be eligible to receive assistance through Albertas Income Support program.

Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH), is a provincial program that provides financial assistance and health benefits to eligible adults with permanent medical conditions or disabilities that prevent them from earning a sustainable income.

Lorna Selig and Kelsey Kryski, both Commissioners for Oaths, have been preparing Guardianship and Trusteeship applications for more than 15 years, collectively. They are well experienced with the forms, the preparation, the consultation, and the questions families have. Lorna and Kelsey can guide parents to access the forms and documents needed prior to starting the applications, then support throughout the process to the end when the documents are ready for the Court. In-person services available at their office, the families home, or online if preferred. Offered across Alberta.

Canadians living with a disability could be eligible for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) which reduces the tax amount the caregiver of someone under 18 or the individual themselves has to pay. This is based on how much the disability impacts the person’s daily living. To determine eligibility, a health care provider must fill out a form to validate the disability

Jordan’s Principle is funding from the Government of Canada to help First Nations Children under 18 living on or off reserve. This funding can help with the cost of assessments, therapies, educational related needs and more. Contact the First Nations Health Consortium for help with applications and payments.

A government program that assists families with matters regarding legal decision making, co-decision making, supported decision making, adult guardianship, and trusteeship.

The Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) is a provincial program that provides funding for adults with developmental disabilities in home living, community access, employment supports, and other specialized community services so that they can live as independently as possible in their communities.

Canadians who qualify for the DTC can open a Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP). The RDSP is a long-term savings plan meant to support disabled individuals in their futures. RDSPs can be created and added to until the individual living with a disability turns 59, and the government may add grants and bonds to the RDSP until the individual turns 49.