MyEligible

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Sources & Methodology

How MyEligible verifies benefit information

Where this information comes from

MyEligible pulls benefit details from official government sources: the Canada Revenue Agency, provincial and territorial governments, and city websites. We don't make eligibility decisions ourselves. Federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal agencies do that. We help you find the programs that might apply to you.

How current the information is

We track when each benefit was last verified. When a government changes a rule or dollar amount, we update the affected modules and revisit related ones. Currently we cover 249 programs across:

  • Federal benefits (CRA-administered and Service Canada)
  • All 10 provinces and 3 territories
  • 62 municipalities: Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, London, Ottawa, Hamilton, Windsor, Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph, Oshawa, Ajax, Milton, St. Catharines, Barrie, Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray (Wood Buffalo), St. Albert, Strathcona County, Airdrie, Leduc, Peace River, Slave Lake, Spruce Grove, Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, Coquitlam, Abbotsford, Kelowna, Victoria, Montréal, Québec City, Laval, Gatineau, Longueuil, Lévis, Sherbrooke, Terrebonne, Winnipeg, Halifax, Cape Breton (CBRM), Truro, Kentville, New Glasgow, Bridgewater, Bathurst, Moncton, Dieppe, Saint John, Saskatoon, Regina, St. John's, Iqaluit, Whitehorse, Yellowknife

Why estimates may differ from what you actually receive

The quiz can't capture every detail that affects your final benefit amount. Things that can change estimates:

  • Medical assessments (for disability benefits)
  • Asset tests beyond income
  • Recent life events not yet reflected in tax data
  • Case-specific decisions by program staff
  • Documentation reviews

Some benefits require qualification from the program itself, like the Disability Tax Credit's medical certification, or provincial disability programs such as ODSP, AISH, and BC PWD. These show as pending verification and aren't included in your total estimated amount. Always confirm specifics with the agency that runs the program.

If you're Indigenous

This page lists Indigenous-serving organizations as referrals rather than calculated benefits. Indigenous benefits often involve community-specific programs that work best through direct contact with the right organization. Expand the Indigenous-serving organizations section below to find pan-Canadian groups, regional contacts, and urban Friendship Centres.

If your spouse or common-law partner has died

CPP survivor pensions (and QPP in Québec) appear in your results whether or not your spouse was a veteran. For Veterans Affairs Canada benefits specifically, the quiz asks about surviving spouses as part of the same question about veterans. Some VAC programs only apply when the deceased spouse was a Canadian Armed Forces or RCMP veteran.

Found something out of date?

Government program rules change frequently. If you're a caseworker or settlement worker and you spot something incorrect, please email us. We aim to verify within 48 hours.