Funding & financial supports

This is the category families ask about first and understand least. Government programs come first, then charities that help pay for things. Each has its own application, and your child's care team can help with the forms.

Ontario programs

  • Special Services at Home

    Ontario

    Money for respite and for activities that build a child's skills, for children with a developmental or physical disability.

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  • Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities

    Ontario

    Monthly help with the extra costs of a severe disability, for lower and middle income families with a child under 18.

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  • Assistive Devices Program

    Ontario

    Provincial funding toward wheelchairs, walkers, orthoses, communication devices and more.

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  • Enhanced Respite for Medically Fragile and Technology Dependent Children

    Ontario

    Extra respite funding for children who need constant medical care.

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  • Complex Special Needs funding

    Ontario

    Support for children with several complex needs that regular programs cannot meet.

  • Northern Health Travel Grant

    Ontario

    Help with travel costs when a northern family must travel far for specialist care.

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In plain language

Two Ontario programs help with ongoing costs: Special Services at Home and Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities. A third, the Assistive Devices Program, helps pay for equipment. Charities can help with what those programs leave out.

Federal programs

Charities that help pay

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Programs checked October 2026 on Government of Ontario and Government of Canada pages and each charity's own website.

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