Trillium Drug Program (help with high prescription drug costs)
Trillium Drug Program (help with high prescription drug costs) is a free service run by the Ministry of Health. You likely qualify if: Ontario residents with a valid health card; Not already on the Ontario Drug Benefit; No plan covering 100% of drug costs (checked on the official page on October 2, 2026).
You likely qualify if: Ontario residents with a valid health card; Not already on the Ontario Drug Benefit; No plan covering 100% of drug costs; High drug costs for your income.
Apply any time; the program year runs August 1 to July 31. To be paid back for eligible drugs from the previous program year, apply by September 30. Enrolment renews automatically every year if your household files taxes on time.
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Ontario helps households whose prescription drug costs are high for their income: after a yearly deductible of about 4% of after-tax household income, split into four quarterly parts, you pay $2 for each prescription filled or refilled.
Who qualifies
Ontario residents with a valid health card who do not already qualify for the Ontario Drug Benefit program and have no insurance covering 100% of their drug costs, usually spending about 4% or more of after-tax household income on prescriptions.
You likely qualify if:
- Ontario residents with a valid health card
- Not already on the Ontario Drug Benefit
- No plan covering 100% of drug costs
- High drug costs for your income
How to apply
- Apply on their application form.
- Questions? [email protected]
- Come back here and tell us if it worked.
Other ways, if that one is quiet
Where else they are
Their website is ontario.ca/page/get-help-high-prescription-....
Good to know
- CostFree to apply; yearly deductible of about 4% of after-tax household income, then $2 per prescription
- LanguagesEnglish, French
- Their stepsFill out the Trillium Drug Program Application on the Ontario Drug Benefit Program Online Applications and Forms website (forms.ontariodrugbenefit.ca), including your spouse and dependants who live with you. Prefer paper? Call 416-642-3038 (Toronto area) or 1-800-575-5386, or email [email protected], and mail the form to Trillium Drug Program, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 337, Station D, Etobicoke ON M9A 4X3. Pay each quarter's part of the deductible; after that you pay $2 per prescription for the rest of the quarter. File your household's taxes on time every year so your enrolment renews automatically.
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What to bring
- The application, with your spouse and dependants
- Household taxes filed on time every year
Dates
Apply any time; the program year runs August 1 to July 31. To be paid back for eligible drugs from the previous program year, apply by September 30. Enrolment renews automatically every year if your household files taxes on time.
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