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Apply for Ontario Works
If you don’t have enough money for food and housing, or are in financial need, you can apply for financial assistance through Ontario Works.
The Ontario Works Act and regulations set the social assistance rates. How much money you could receive depends on your family size, housing costs and income. Refer to the Ontario Works rates for basic needs and shelter.
While receiving Ontario Works
- Access and update your case information
- Rights and responsibilities
- Ontario Works information video
- Status in Canada
- Cultural interpreter or Sign Language interpreter
- Learning, Earning and Parenting (LEAP)
- Help to prepare for employment
- Participation Benefits
- Health Benefits
- Other Benefits
- Overpayments
- Internal reviews and appeals
- Report Ontario Works fraud