Sources & Methodology

Where this information comes from

MyEligible pulls benefit details from official government sources: the Canada Revenue Agency, provincial and territorial governments, and city websites. MyEligible does not make eligibility decisions. Federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal agencies do. The tool helps you find programs that might apply to you.

How current the information is

I track when each benefit was last reviewed. Most programs are reviewed individually; some were last checked as part of a batch update of related programs. When a government changes a rule or a dollar amount, I update the affected modules and revisit related ones. A review date tells you when I last checked a program, not that the official program page is unchanged since then. If you spot something out of date, please email me.

MyEligible currently covers 1267+ benefit and support programs across:

• Federal benefits (CRA-administered and Service Canada)
• All 10 provinces and 3 territories

• 212 municipalities across 13 provinces and territories

  Ontario(55)

  Ajax, Aurora, Barrie, Belleville, Brampton, Brantford, Burlington, Caledon, Cambridge, Chatham-Kent, Clarington, Cornwall, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, Guelph, Halton Hills, Hamilton, Innisfil, Kawartha Lakes, King, Kingston, Kitchener, Leamington, London, Markham, Milton, Mississauga, Newmarket, Niagara Falls, Norfolk County, North Bay, Oakville, Orangeville, Orillia, Oshawa, Ottawa, Owen Sound, Peterborough, Pickering, Richmond Hill, Sarnia, Sault Ste. Marie, St. Catharines, Stratford, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Timmins, Toronto, Vaughan, Waterloo, Welland, Whitby, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Windsor, Woodstock

  British Columbia(31)

  Abbotsford, Burnaby, Campbell River, Chilliwack, Colwood, Coquitlam, Cranbrook, Delta, Kamloops, Kelowna, Langford, Langley (City), Maple Ridge, Mission, Nanaimo, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Penticton, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Richmond, Saanich, Squamish, Surrey, Vancouver, Vernon, Victoria, West Kelowna, West Vancouver

  Quebec(30)

  Alma, Blainville, Brossard, Châteauguay, Drummondville, Gatineau, Granby, Joliette, Laval, Lévis, Longueuil, Mascouche, Mirabel, Montreal, Québec City, Repentigny, Rimouski, Rouyn-Noranda, Saguenay, Saint-Eustache, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Jérôme, Shawinigan, Sherbrooke, Terrebonne, Trois-Rivières, Val-d'Or, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Victoriaville

  Alberta(21)

  Airdrie, Beaumont, Brooks, Calgary, Camrose, Chestermere, Cochrane, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Fort Saskatchewan, Grande Prairie, Leduc, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Okotoks, Peace River, Red Deer, Slave Lake, Spruce Grove, St. Albert, Strathcona County

  Saskatchewan(14)

  Estevan, Humboldt, Lloydminster, Martensville, Melfort, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Warman, Weyburn, Yorkton

  Manitoba(13)

  Brandon, Dauphin, Flin Flon, Morden, Neepawa, Niverville, Portage la Prairie, Selkirk, Steinbach, The Pas, Thompson, Winkler, Winnipeg

  Nova Scotia(12)

  Amherst, Antigonish, Bridgewater, Halifax, Kentville, Lunenburg, New Glasgow, Sydney, Truro, Windsor, Wolfville, Yarmouth

  Newfoundland and Labrador(11)

  Clarenville, Conception Bay South, Corner Brook, Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador City, Mount Pearl, Paradise, St. John's, Stephenville

  New Brunswick(8)

  Bathurst, Dieppe, Edmundston, Fredericton, Miramichi, Moncton, Riverview, Saint John

  Nunavut(6)

  Arviat, Baker Lake, Cambridge Bay, Iqaluit, Pond Inlet, Rankin Inlet

  Northwest Territories(5)

  Behchokǫ̀, Fort Smith, Hay River, Inuvik, Yellowknife

  Yukon(4)

  Dawson City, Haines Junction, Watson Lake, Whitehorse

  Prince Edward Island(2)

  Charlottetown, Summerside

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

Federal and community-specific Indigenous programs are listed in a separate directory organized by need, location, and organization type. MyEligible does not determine Indigenous identity or community eligibility.

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.