Federal programs

The benefits, one at a time.

Five federal programs. One of them opens three of the others; the fifth needs none of them. Each guide says what it is, who it is for, what it needs, and where the official page is.

A Latinx disabled woman and an Asian disabled genderfluid person sit on a couch talking and laughing, both holding coffee mugs. A lightweight mobility scooter rests beside them.
Photo: Disabled And Here (opens in a new tab), by Tojo Andrianarivo.

Start with the Disability Tax Credit. It is the doorway — the other three all require it first.

How the four fit together
The doorway Disability Tax Credit (DTC)
  1. Canada Disability Benefit (CDB)
  2. Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)
  3. Child Disability Benefit

The five guides

And what your province runs — all thirteen