Category: Ontario

Of the 127 142 first-time eligible students who wrote the test, 102 530 (81%) were successful and 24 612 (19%) were unsuccessful. The overall success rate on the OSSLT has remained relatively high and stable for many years. Is the literacy test Hard Ontario? But while the test might be easy enough for most students […]

How many e-Summer School courses can I take? You can take one full credit course per session during e-Summer School. How long is a summer school course in Ontario? Summer School runs for 5.5 hours per day for 20 days (i.e., the requisite 110 hours to offer a credit). Two-week sessions (i.e., 55 hours) are […]

Elementary school bell times will occur between 9:15 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., while all secondary school bell times will occur at 8:00 a.m. How long is a high school period in Ontario? A return to the more traditional schedule of four 75-minute classes per day is welcome; the timing, however, has given students and educators […]

After you have been receiving Ontario Works for three months in a row, you can make up to $200 profit per month without a reduction to your financial assistance. We apply this $200 earnings exemption to your monthly net profit. How much can you make on welfare in Ontario? $733 a monthThe amount you can […]

Related Apply for social assistance. Ontario Works and COVID-19. Access and update your case information through MyBenefits. Ontario Disability Support Program ( ODSP ) Ontario Drug Benefit Program. Social assistance caseload statistics. What is considered social assistance in Ontario? Social assistance payments are payments made to beneficiaries or third parties based on a means, needs, […]

ServiceOntario pays a set commission rate to privately operated centres, which are typically small businesses that keep their overhead costs, including wages to staff, at levels that enable their owners to make a profit. Is ServiceOntario Government owned? A private ServiceOntario centre is operated by an independent business owner (a service provider) who is under […]

Personal services encompass services from hairdressing and barbering to invasive procedures such as tattooing, piercing and other body modification. What is classified as personal care services? Personal care services means assistance with activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and health-related tasks through cueing, monitoring, reassurance, redirection, set-up, hands-on, standby assistance, and reminding. […]

OAS/GIS/GAINS Partners of GIS recipients who are between 60 and 64 can apply for the GIS Allowance, while widows may be eligible for the GIS Allowance for the Survivor. GIS recipients who live in Ontario may be entitled to the Guaranteed Annual Income System (GAINS), a non-taxable top-up. Can seniors get welfare in Canada? The […]

Figure 8ON – Yearly social assistance data for Ontario, 1997 to 2021 Ontario Works Total Cases Cases 2015-16 250,640 586,573 2016-17 252,247 598,317 2017-18 250,292 609,622 What percentage of Ontario is on welfare? The Ontario social assistance system is the third- largest provincial expenditure, after health and education spending. In 2018, Ontario provided income support […]

If you’re receiving ODSP you may be wondering if you can even take out a loan. The simple answer is yes, you can. In fact, the ODSP you’re receiving may help you qualify to borrow more money. That’s because the ODSP income you’re receiving is usually counted as income for loan qualification purposes. Can I […]