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Explore calculators, estimators, and step-by-step civic guides verified against official sources.
Recommended starting point
2-minute benefits quiz
Answer a few questions to see benefits you may qualify for, what they're worth, and how to apply.
Topic
Disability and accessibility
DTC, CDB, RDSP, provincial disability programs, and how benefits stack together.
- ONEstimator
Ontario Disability Support Program earnings estimator
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) earnings and income calculator for employment clawback only. Does not estimate full ODSP payment or eligibility.
- Models ODSP employment clawback only: $1,000 exemption, 75% deduction, and Work-Related Benefit.
- Requires: monthly take-home employment income.
- Immediate estimate.
- All of CanadaGuide
Disability Tax Credit application guide
Step-by-step Disability Tax Credit (DTC) guide for Form T2201 (official certificate) and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) process. Information only.
- Walks through Form T2201 steps and what the Canada Revenue Agency reviews.
- Requires: no dollar amounts; review medical and practitioner details.
- 10 to 15 minute read with checklists.
- BCEstimator
B.C. disability assistance: earning room left this year
Track remaining Annual Earnings Exemption (AEE) room, the 75% warning letter point, and a simplified over-limit assistance estimate for B.C. disability assistance. Estimate only.
- Tracks remaining Annual Earnings Exemption room for B.C. disability assistance recipients.
- Requires: year-to-date work income.
- Immediate estimate.
- All of CanadaEstimator
Registered Disability Savings Plan grant estimator
RDSP grant calculator: estimate matching grants, bonds, and optional carry-forward. Requires Disability Tax Credit (DTC) approval. Estimate only.
- Estimates RDSP grant matching (up to $3,500/yr) and bond (up to $1,000/yr) with DTC and income inputs.
- Requires: beneficiary age, DTC status, and family net income (or unknown).
- About 2 minutes.
- All of CanadaGuide
Canada Disability Benefit guide
What the new benefit is, who it may help, and how it fits with the Disability Tax Credit (DTC).
- Explains adult disability benefit rules and how they link to DTC approval.
- Requires: age band and rough household income.
- 7 minute read.
- ABEstimator
Alberta Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) vs Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP) comparison when working
Side-by-side Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) and Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP) estimates after July 2026. Use with Alberta's official estimator to confirm your file.
- Side-by-side AISH vs ADAP comparison under July 2026 rules (not Alberta's official single-stream estimator).
- Requires: monthly employment income and household size.
- About 2 minutes.
- All of CanadaGuide
How Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) stack with provincial programs
Map how the Disability Tax Credit, Canada Disability Benefit, and provincial programs like the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH), or Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP) fit together. Structure only.
- Maps how DTC, CDB, and provincial programs interact by province.
- Requires: province and income type for clawback context.
- 10 minute interactive read.
- All of CanadaGuide
Autism & neurodiversity benefits stacking
See how provincial autism therapy funding, the Disability Tax Credit (DTC), Child Disability Benefit, Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) grants, and adult disability income stack without reducing provincial child therapy grants.
- Shows how therapy funding, DTC, CDB, and RDSP can combine without clawbacks.
- Requires: child or adult path and your province.
- 12 minute read.
- AB, BC, ONGuide
Turning 18 disability navigator
Milestone checklist and program links for the move from pediatric to adult disability and healthcare systems.
- Milestone checklist for pediatric-to-adult disability, healthcare, and benefit changes at 18.
- Requires: province, age band, and whether DTC or provincial disability support is in place.
- 10 minute navigator with linked guides.
- All of CanadaExplore
Provincial disability support guides
Browse province and territory disability income guides, with Ontario, New Brunswick, and Quebec navigators on MyEligible.
- Links to provincial and territorial disability income guides and benefit stacking context.
- Requires: select province or territory.
- About 2 minutes to find your guide.
Families and children
Child benefits, education savings bonds, and family-focused program guides.
- All of CanadaGuide
Canada Learning Bond guide
For low-income families with children. Covers eligibility, retroactive back-pay, and how to claim without Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) contributions.
- Shows if your child may qualify for bond payments and retroactive amounts.
- Requires: family income range and child's age.
- 5 minute read plus official links.
- All of CanadaGuide
Canada Child Benefit guide
For families with children under 18. Covers who may qualify, Form RC66 for newcomers, tax filing, and how payments are calculated.
- Covers who may qualify, payment timing, and RC66 filing for newcomers.
- Requires: residency, children's ages, and tax filing status.
- 6 minute read.
- All of CanadaGuide
Bereavement and estate settlement guide
Chronological checklist for notifications, CPP or QPP claims, probate, and Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) final return after a death in Canada.
- Organizes urgent notifications, survivor benefits, and estate tax steps after a death.
- Requires: province, death certificate, and executor or next-of-kin role.
- 15 minute guided checklist with official links.
- All of CanadaGuide
Having a Baby or Adopting
EI maternity and parental leave, Canada Child Benefit, adoption tax credit, QPIP, and provincial child benefits when welcoming a child.
- Stacking overview plus six program cards with official links for birth and adoption.
- Requires: province and whether you are expecting, recently welcomed, or adopting.
- 10 minute read with links to Service Canada, CRA, and Quebec RQAP.
- All of CanadaGuide
Cancer treatment & recovery
Income, workplace leave, drug and travel costs, provincial cancer pathways, caregiver support, and disability programs during treatment.
- Section-by-section roadmap with support rows, provincial pathways, checklists, and official links.
- Work status, province, travel needs, caregiver situation, and whether impairment may last.
- 20 minute read plus links to Service Canada, provincial agencies, and MyEligible quiz tools.
- All of CanadaGuide
Housing & Essentials Navigator
Canada-wide civic guide for housing stability, emergency assistance, and municipal supports.
- Links 211, shelter contacts, provincial programs, and municipal rent and transit help by city.
- Requires: province or territory and optional municipality search.
- 8 minute browse with city filter.
Seniors and retirement
OAS and GIS income security guide, GIS clawback modeling, and CPP timing scenarios.
- ON, BC, QC, NSGuide
Planning for more care
Province-specific guides for Ontario, B.C., Quebec, and Nova Scotia, plus a guided concern-routing tool for Ontario and B.C.
- Province-specific care-planning guides for Ontario, B.C., Quebec, and Nova Scotia, plus a guided concern-routing tool for Ontario and B.C.
- Requires: province where care is received and the type of setting.
- About 12 minutes to choose a province and review official pathways.
- All of CanadaGuide
OAS, GIS, and seniors income security guide
Map Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement, CPP timing trade-offs, provincial top-ups, and GIS clawback planning in one civic guide.
- Maps OAS, GIS, CPP timing, provincial top-ups, and GIS clawback planning.
- Requires: general retirement income planning context.
- About 15 minute read with embedded GIS estimator.
- All of CanadaEstimator
GIS income and clawback estimator
Compare RRIF, TFSA, and work income to see how each choice may affect your Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS). Estimate only.
- Compares how RRIF, TFSA, or job income may change GIS monthly payments.
- Requires: taxable income sources and OAS/GIS baseline.
- About 3 minutes.
Caregiving and life maps
Caregiver hubs, life-stage benefit maps, and supportive reading.
- All of CanadaExplore
Benefits over your life
See when federal and provincial programs become relevant across your life. A general map, not personalized.
- Maps when federal and provincial programs often matter by life stage.
- Requires: none; general educational map only.
- 5 minute browse.
- All of CanadaExplore
Comfort: steadying words
Free, no-account page with plain-language texts by emotional state or wisdom tradition. Links to 988 (Canada). Not therapy.
- Curated calming quotes by mood or tradition with crisis line links.
- Requires: pick how you feel or a tradition filter.
- Immediate; no account needed.
- All of CanadaExplore
Caregiver benefit hubs
Provincial and territorial guides for unpaid family and friend caregivers.
- Links to province-specific respite, home care, and caregiver navigation.
- Requires: select province or territory.
- About 2 minutes to find your hub.
- All of CanadaGuide
Young Carer Navigator
School accommodations, bursaries, peer support, and crisis lines for youth caring for family.
- Linear guide with school, money, peer support, urgent help, and a weekly action checklist for young carers.
- Requires: age range and whether you are in school or post-secondary.
- 10 minute guide with official and charity links.
- All of CanadaGuide
Dementia Care & Planning
DTC, RDSP, caregiver leave, tax credits, home care navigation, and Alzheimer Society First Link resources.
- Dual-pathway guide with personal planning and caregiver benefit cards plus official links.
- Requires: whether you are planning after a diagnosis or supporting someone with dementia.
- 15 minute read with links to MyEligible tools and canada.ca programs.
Reference and methodology
Payment dates, program links, and methodology.
- All of CanadaReference
Canadian benefit dates
Payment dates, application openings, and reminders with official links and add-to-calendar options.
- Federal and provincial payment dates with add-to-calendar exports.
- Requires: filter by program or benefit type.
- Quick lookup reference.
- All of CanadaReference
Sources and methodology
Official program links, last-reviewed dates, and how MyEligible verifies benefit information.
- Official program links, last-reviewed dates, and verification notes.
- Requires: search by program or jurisdiction.
- Reference browsing.
- All of CanadaReference
For settlement workers
Appointment workflow, privacy talking points, print handouts, and newcomer tips for frontline staff.
- Step-by-step guide for using MyEligible in a 20-minute client appointment.
- No client data needed. Optional demo via sample results.
- About 8 to 10 minutes to read. Share with intake teams.
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