Offers basic financial assistance to eligible community residents requiring basic needs and shelter

Monthly allowance based on family size, housing costs and income * monthly drug benefit card 

Community Start-Up Benefit - Help with housing or moving costs * covers costs related to starting a job or work placement

Employment Start-Up Benefit - Covers costs related to starting a job or work placement

Families with Children - Newborn child allowance, back to school allowance for dependent children, child care start-up costs, basic dental care for children

Employment Assistance - Clients 18-65 years must participate in employment assistance activities unless they are living with a serious disability or illness or caring for preschool children

Community Participation - Volunteer placements

Job Search Programs - Based on skills, experience and circumstances

Employment Placement - Job matching service

Basic Education - Basic adult upgrading, high school upgrading, literacy and basic skills

Job Skills Training - Development of skills for specific jobs, on-the-job training

Supports to Self-Employment - Referrals to self-employment programs

Discretionary Benefits - May include dentures, emergency dental services, eyeglasses, special diet allowance, health care supplies, medical transportation funds, prosthetic devices, funerals and burials

Programs may vary by city or municipality and may be available to non-Ontario Works recipients upon income assessment