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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.

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.

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.