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Ontario Disability Support Program


The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) is a means-tested government-funded last resort income support paid for qualifying residents in the province of Ontario, Canada, who are above the age of 18 and have a disability. ODSP and Ontario Works (OW) are the two main components of Ontario's social assistance system. Like most social programs in Canada, the program is funded by the government of the province. The Ministry of Community and Social Services is responsible for ODSP and OW.

This is unlike Social Security Disability in the United States which is a federally funded program under the umbrella of an Old Age Pension, but provides similar benefits—regardless of the state of residence.

The ODSP is defined by provincial legislation, the ODSP Act, and its supporting regulations. It is managed through policy directives.

Unlike Ontario Works, ODSP does not require recipients to undertake employment-related activities like job searching, or vocational training. This is determined through a subjective evaluation of four criteria that are defined within the ODSP Act:

For recipients wishing to work, an optional component provides employment support funding, such as referral to a specialized employment counsellor.

ODSP is meant to replace the income lost due to the recipient's disability making them unable to work enough to gain self-sufficiency and thus has a higher rate of assistance and asset limits than Ontario Works does.

The Disability Determination Package is used to collect information about your disability.

The two main parts of the Disability Determination Package must be completed by an approved health care professional. These parts are:

Health Status Report - collects information about the applicant's medical condition, its impairments, restrictions and expected duration, as well as treatments Activities of Daily Living Index - collects information about the impact of your impairment on the ability to work, care for oneself and participate in the community Health care professionals who are approved to complete both the Health Status Report and Activities of Daily Living Index:


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