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Compassionate care benefits
Compassionate care benefits are paid to workers who have to be away from work temporarily to provide care or support to a member of their family who is gravely ill with a significant risk of death.
Source : Social Development Canada
Employment Insurance (EI) Compassionate Care Benefits
Compassionate care benefits are paid to persons who have to be away from work temporarily to provide care or support to a family member who is gravely ill with a significant risk of death.
Source : Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Facts about the Child Rearing Drop-out Provision, Canada Pension Plan
This Web page gives information on the Child Rearing Drop-out Provision. Months of low or zero earnings spent caring for your child under the age of seven may be excluded from the calculation of your pension. This ensures that reduced earnings during the first seven years of your child's life will not result in lower pension benefits in the future.
Source : Service Canada
GST/HST Credit
The GST/HST credit is a tax-free quarterly payment that helps individuals and families with low and modest incomes offset all or part of the GST or HST that they pay.
Source : Canada Revenue Agency
Yukon Territory
Benefits & Medical Aid
Workers are entitled to compensation for work-related injuries, illnesses, diseases or disabilities that cause a need for medical treatment, or cause the worker to miss time from work. Each claim is considered on an individual basis.
Source : Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board
Canada Benefits: Dealing with death in Yukon
This Canada Benefits Web site provides an overview of all government benefit programs and services for individuals related to dealing with death in Yukon.
Source : Government of Canada
Lending Programs
This web site gives you a list of all available programs from the "Housing Corporation of Yukon" to help you get a loan. There are programs such as, The home ownership programs, Home and repair upgrade programs, and other lending programs.
Source : Government of Yukon. Yukon Housing Corporation.
Seniors Services
This Web page lists seniors services provided by the Yukon government, including: Home Care, the Pioneer Utility Grant, Pharmacare, and the Yukon Income Supplement.
Source : Government of Yukon.
Social Housing Programs
This web site gives you information on the Housing Corporation's social programs. You will find information such as, private nonprofit housing, rent supplement program and public nonprofit housing.
Source : Government of Yukon. Yukon Housing Corporation.
Contact Information :
- Toll-Free: 1 800 661-0408 ext. 5759
- Whitehorse: 1 867 667-5759
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Yukon Council on Disability
A non-profit society with a volunteer board that has cross-disability representation. We are organized to be a resource for Yukoners with disabilities on issues of equity, community awareness, government policy and employment.
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Aboriginal Outreach Project - Veterans Affairs Canada
Created by Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), the Aboriginal Outreach Project develops new ways for the department to connect with Aboriginal communities, consults with stakeholders on Aboriginal issues, and increases awareness of VAC's programs and services among Aboriginal Veterans who may be eligible for them.
Source : Aboriginal Veterans Outreach
Allowance for the Survivor
If you are between 60 and 64, have a low or modest income, and your spouse or common-law partner (same sex or opposite sex) has died, you may qualify for the Allowance for the Survivor.
Source : Social Development Canada
Allowance for the Survivor Program
The Allowance for the Survivor Program provides a monthly non-taxable benefit to low-income widowed spouses who are not yet eligible for the Old Age Security pension.
Source : Service Canada
Allowance Program
The Allowance is a monthly benefit for low-income seniors (aged 60-64) whose spouse or common-law partner is eligible for, or currently receiving, the Old Age Security (OAS) pension and the Guaranteed Income Supplement.
Source : Service Canada, Processing and Operations
Allowance Program
If you are between 60 and 64, and your spouse or common-law (same sex or opposite sex) partner receives the Guaranteed Income Supplement, you may be eligible for the Allowance. The Allowance is a monthly benefit that helps bridge the income gap until you reach 65.
Source : Social Development Canada
Application for War Veterans Allowance
Application for War Veterans Allowance from Veterans Affairs Canada.
Source : Veterans Affairs Canada.
Attendant Care Expenses Paid to a Retirement Home
Starting with the 2002 tax year, seniors who are eligible to claim the disability amount and who live in a retirement home can claim attendant care expenses as a medical expense.
Source : Canada Revenue Agency
Being a Caregiver
A list of programs, services and information to assist you in being a caregiver.
Source : Service Canada
Canada Benefits: I am a senior in Prince Edward Island
This Canada Benefits Web site provides an overview of all government benefit programs and services concerning seniors in Prince Edward Island.
Source : Government of Canada
Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefits
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability benefit is available to people who have made enough contributions to the CPP, and whose disability prevents them from working at any job on a regular basis. The disability must be long lasting or likely to result in death. People who qualify for disability benefits from other programs may not qualify for the CPP disability benefit.
Source : Social Development Canada
Contact Information :
- Toll-Free: 1 800 277-9914
- TTY: 1 800 255-4786
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Canada Pension Plan Retirement Pension
The Canada Pension Plan Retirement Pension provides a monthly taxable benefit to retired contributors.
Source : Service Canada
Canadian Bankers Association
The Canadian Bankers Association is a professional industry association that provides its members - the chartered banks of Canada - with information, research and operational support and contributes to the development of public policy on financial services. The CBA also provides information, statistics and publications to help individual and small business consumers manage their financial affairs.
Source : Canadian Bankers Association
Canadian Consumer Information Gateway
The Canadian Consumer Information Gateway allows Canadians to quickly and confidently search for consumer information and services on the Web.
Source : Canadian Consumer Information Gateway
Child Disability Benefit (CDB)
The Child Disability Benefit (CDB) is a tax-free benefit of up to $137.75 per month ($1,653 per year) for low- and modest-income families, who care for a child under age 18 with a severe and prolonged mental or physical impairment.
Source : Government of Canada. Canada Revenue Agency.
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