Personal Finance

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  • Ontario Benefits Directory
    Search the Ontario Benefits Directory for a wide range of provincial benefit and tax credit programs designed to meet the unique needs of all Ontarians.
  • Ontario Child Care Supplement for Working Families
    The Ontario Child Care Supplement for Working Families (OCCS) is a tax-free monthly payment to help with the costs of raising children under the age of seven.
  • Guaranteed Annual Income System (GAINS)
    This system provides a monthly income supplement to seniors (aged 65 and over) who receive full or partial Old Age Security and/or Guaranteed Income Supplement benefits and whose income falls within provincial guidelines.
  • Interactive Rate Comparison Tool
    Many considerations come into play when insurance companies set auto insurance rates.The following information is designed to provide you with a basic overview of some of the factors that affect the cost of auto insurance. As well, helpful tips on how you can save money on your auto insurance are also provided.
  • What to do if You Have an Insurance Complaint
    The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) oversees the operation of a system that ensures all insurance complaints are dealt with professionally, speedily and subject to review by an independent body. Often the fastest way for a consumer to resolve a complaint is to deal directly with the company where the problem first arose.
  • Tips for Identifying Auto Insurance Scams
    This brochure provides tips on how to avoid auto insurance scams, and help eliminate them too. It has been published by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO), an arm’s-length agency of the Ministry of Finance that regulates financial services sectors, including insurance. FSCO works to enhance public confidence in, and access to, a fair and efficient financial services industry in Ontario.
  • Shop Around and Save on Auto Insurance
    Auto insurance is sold in Ontario either through insurance brokers, agents or direct writers.
  • Canadian Retirement Income Calculator
    Estimate your total retirement income from government pensions, employee pensions, RRSPs and other income sources.
  • Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Disability Benefits
    Information and guide about disability benefits.
  • Social Assistance Programs
    Ontario’s social assistance programs help residents of Ontario who are in financial need. The programs provide money to help cover the cost of basic needs and housing, and employment assistance to help individuals prepare for and find a job.
  • Ontario Disability Support Program
    This program is designed to meet the unique needs of people with disabilities and their families who are in financial need, or who would like to work and need support.
  • Ontario Works
    This program delivers both financial and employment assistance to people in temporary financial need.
  • Benefits for Children
    If you are a full-time student between the ages of 18 and 25 and your parent or guardian is receiving a Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability benefit or has died, you may be eligible for a monthly payment from the CPP.
  • Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities
    The Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities program helps parents with some of the extra costs of caring for a child who has a severe disability.
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