Ontario Works: monthly money plus dental, special diet, newborn, child care, LEAP, job, medical travel and guide dog help
Ontario Works: monthly money plus dental, special diet, newborn, child care, LEAP, job, medical travel and guide dog help is a program run by the City of Toronto. You likely qualify if: Not enough money for basic living costs; Live in Toronto with status in Canada; Aged 18 or over, or 16 or 17 in special cases (checked on the official page on October 8, 2026).
You likely qualify if: Not enough money for basic living costs; Live in Toronto with status in Canada; Aged 18 or over, or 16 or 17 in special cases.
Next payment October 30, 2026in 21 daysAdd to calendar
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Provincial social assistance delivered by the City of Toronto: money for "food, shelter and other costs to people in financial need". Once you are on Ontario Works, your caseworker can add emergency dental and denture care, a special diet allowance, newborn and pregnancy help, child care start-up, LEAP for young parents, job and transportation costs, medical travel, a guide dog benefit, and extended health benefits when you leave for a job. Apply online 24/7, by phone, or at the Employment and Social Services office for your postal code; a caseworker then follows up and asks for documents.
Who qualifies
You likely qualify if:
- Not enough money for basic living costs
- Live in Toronto with status in Canada
- Aged 18 or over, or 16 or 17 in special cases
How to apply
- Online application at ontario.ca/page/social-assistance; Social Assistance phone line Mon-Fri 8:30-5 (number and TTY on page); local TESS office; 311
- Tell them what you need.
- Come back here and tell us if they answered.
Other ways, if that one is quiet
Where else they are
Their website is toronto.ca/community-people/employment-soci....
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- Their stepsApply online, by phone, or at your local Employment and Social Services office. A caseworker follows up and asks for your documents. Once you are on Ontario Works, ask your caseworker for the extras you need.
- Their own advicePublic institutions work through programs and forms, not favours. Find the program that already exists for your purpose, then ask the named contact what they need from you.
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Dates
Next payment October 30, 2026.
Source
Checked on October 8, 2026 on the official pageRun by City of Toronto.
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