Why MyEligible?

Canada runs benefit programs at the federal level, in the provinces and territories, and sometimes locally. Each program has its own eligibility rules, application process, and source of authoritative information. If you're new here, short on time, or already stretched thin, knowing where to start and what applies to your situation can be a real challenge.

A lot of benefit dollars never get claimed. In practice that hits newcomers in their first year, households on a tight budget, refugees, and people living with disability hardest, because those are often the same people who cannot spend an afternoon piecing together eligibility from a handful of sites and phone lines.

MyEligible models about 249 benefit programs spanning federal, provincial, and territorial rules across Canada's 13 jurisdictions (10 provinces and 3 territories), with municipal-level detail for 62 communities, available in 19 languages. It is a short quiz in your browser. It points to programs that might fit your situation, gives rough dollar amounts where we can, and links to where you apply. It is free to use, and I plan to keep it that way.

You do not need an account. The quiz runs on your device. Your answers are not stored on my server, sold, or used for advertising. They are folded into the results URL if you want to bookmark or share your own summary.

The rules behind each estimate come from public Government of Canada, provincial, territorial, and municipal sources. Open the sources page for every link we relied on. Each benefit also shows when we last checked the rule or amount.

What you see here are estimates based on what you told me and the public rules I have on hand. Only the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), a province, a territory, a municipality running a program, or another responsible agency can say for sure. If a number matters for a real-life decision, confirm it with them.

The quiz asks whether you are a veteran **or the surviving spouse of one** for Veterans Affairs Canada. CPP and QPP survivor pensions still appear when a partner has died regardless of military service; VAC survivor cards also use your answers on the deceased spouse’s veteran status.

If you work in settlement, social services, or community navigation, you might use this as a quick first pass before a longer conversation, something a client can take home, or a way to notice a program that was not on your radar.

I am still improving the individual experience and I welcome notes from organizations. Reach me by email.