First Edition of Canadian Resource Guide 2010

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It represents life, they say, when the tides and waves roll in and ruin your castle. I say, whatever happens in life,
sand is unlimited, and the waves and tides that come in are our trials and tribulations. But we rebuild and
reshape, making it stronger each time. Therefore it is constant... meaning life is ongoing. And it's up to us to
rethink and redefine the architecture of our castle. Making the moat a bit bigger so it catches the pressures of
the waters. ™ Author Karen Maziar
2010 Edition
A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR FAMILIES
OF LOVED ONES WITH DISABILITIES
The goal of this special publication is to help families that discover that a loved one has
developed a physical or mental disability. Gerard will help guide these families through
the large network of agencies designed to assist them both financially and emotionally.
We must show these families that Ontario’s social programs will financially support them
and that they will not have to drain the RRSP’s, home equity and other assets to finance
their difficult journey.
“Gerard is a publication of courage, devotion, discovery, objectivity, mystery, pain,
exhaustion, frustration, stubbornness and yet it is sensitive and concise on fighting
back and winning. It is not a solitary fight. It’s about fighting together and providing
the information to fight with.”
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Government and Insurance Companies
spend billions on home care and assist
those with disabilities.
n Canadian households spend over
30% for home modification.
n 4.4 million people living with disabilities in Canada.
n Over 50% of family caregivers
are mothers
Our audience makes more than health
care decisions, they are also involved
with every aspect of living. They’re
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medicines and wellness.
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But we rebuild and reshape, making
it stronger each time. Therefore it is
constant... meaning life is ongoing.
And it’s up to us to rethink and redefine
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Core National and Regional Partnership is
the Key to our ability to serve you!
Through the ability of the Disability
Advocate Gerard’s network of key partners,
we are able to guide your unique circumstances to the most able assistance we can
muster. Some of our team members will
guide you through local avenues that are
available to help, so we may bring a more
national scope of expertise to you.
Through the ability of the Internet, we
have designed an Online Resource Guide
with Special Needs emphasis that are both
easily navigated, and massive in the scope
of knowledge provided to you. Whether you
need Financial knowledge and assistance
with Government available RDSP’s or local
assistance for children or teens in need,
we can assist you to make the journey by
helping you to understand it easier. From assisted housing knowledge or transportation
requirements, we will provide you with guidance to the assistance available to you. Our
dedicated professional “Needs Assessment”
counsellor’s are available to help in any way
they can. continuing work with DAG.
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What You Should Know About
Our Approach – Services
Your referring professional will arrange for
you to meet with DAG President Karen Maziar
H.C.A: P.M.E for an initial 30-minute explanation of services provided by the Disability
Advocate Gerard (DAG) team. When an initial
determination is made to proceed with DAG
offered services, an in-depth follow up appointment will be scheduled with the DAG
representative best suited for your require-
ments. You will be required to fill out biographical data collection forms and possibly
asked to bring additional reports that you may
have available to you. In addition you will be
asked to sign a Statement of Understanding
that explains the limits of confidentiality.
IF REQUIRED: there will be a subsequent
meeting with one of our Clinical Social
Workers M.S.W. RSW. Who will review all
How Can We Help You?
the available data and do a genogram and a
timeline. This session allows the service to
quickly target the areas of greatest need.
You will be given specific strategies and
directions near the end of the meeting
that are very direct, honest and forthright.
Some of the recommendations could include
referral to additional community services,
and or continuing work with DAG.
MISSION
n Advocating ( helping parents to advocate for their
children for services and the educational system )
n Child/Adolescent behaviour
Assist Communities throughout Canada who
n Academic Performance (ADD/ADHD, LD, Autism)
are attempting to develop comprehensive
n Mood Disorders
systems of communitybased, inter-agency
n Financial Planning and Assistance
n Physical Disabilities / Intellectual Disabilities
n Children and Youth dealing with
marriage / separation divorce
n Communication / Social issues
n Abuse / Domestic violence
(physical, sexual,verbal, emotional)
n Psychological- past or present, child or adult,
(survivor or witness)
care for local populations with special needs. A
“Needs Assessment” has been identified as a key
component of developing current underutilized
initiatives. A “Needs Assessment” provides
assistance planners with the data needed to make
informed decisions with regard to improving the
n Depression, Anxiety, Mood
current system of care or providing avenues of
n Young offender / Social Justice Issues
opportunities of assistance. Major components
n Alcohol / Drug abuse
n Community based trauma
i.e. suicide, drug abuse, violence
n Life Stages
n Relocation & Transition
of the ”Needs Assessment“ model include
foundations for needs assessment, data collection,
and data utilization. Local centres and communities
n Legal Issues
offer support for situations requiring special needs
n Emotional Health
help. Today’s assistance polices, procedures and
n Spiritual Health
n Stress / Anxiety
practices sometimes create confusing and overlook
n Sensory Testing
or underexplored areas of available help. Through
n Sassi Testing
our dedicated and passionate team, we can guide
n The Beck Depression Inventory
n School Threat / Risk Assessment
n Presentations and Seminars
adults, youth, children and seniors through trying
and difficult situations.
Gerard Is Your Solution
Raising a child in today’s world can be
demanding and difficult. Raising a child with
special needs can be an exasperating task
that can drain a parent emotionally, physically, and financially.
But help is available. Drawing on her
experience raising a son with physical and
mental disabilities, Karen Maziar is providing help to other parents struggling with the
same situation. “I’m tired of seeing children
and families suffering when they don’t have
to,” she says. “No-one has taken the lead
to help these families and it’s like they’re
getting hit with a two-by-four as they try to
figure out what to do.”
Almost 18 years ago, Karen had a baby boy
she named Gerard. Karen noticed that something was different about Gerard around the
age when other children usually start talking.
Instead of using words, Gerard used hand
signals for communication, “and I had him
back and forth to the doctor trying to figure
out what was going on. I knew something
was wrong.” Karen states.
When Gerard was four years old, he was
tested and referred to speech therapy, and it
wasn’t until after six months of this that one
Doctor discovered he was deaf. Two surgeries fixed his hearing problems.
To help Gerard get the treatment he
needed, Karen moved from her St. Catharine’s home to the small Northern Ontario
community of Smooth Rock Falls, north of
Timmins, where she believed Gerard could
immediately get care. “I did receive immediate help, something you might not expect in
a small town.”
During the year they lived in Smooth Rock
Falls, Gerard attended school with the help
of a full-time educational assistant. Within
three months he was talking. Although
Gerard was making progress, this was a
hard time for Karen: “I was alone there with
Gerard and my three-month-old son Robert.
During the day I worked at the hospital and
I spent most of my nights rocking Robert to
sleep and putting Gerard to bed.”
When Karen and her boys returned to St.
Catharine’s, Karen noticed that Gerard was
having trouble with things like putting his
left shoe on his right foot, and he was also
suffering from compulsivity and anxiety disorders making things very stressful around
the house. “If I moved my finger the wrong
way I was dead meat,” she says of Gerard’s
compulsion with control. “I took him to
training for these problems and was able to
get him calmed down. I also sang to him and
that helped.” this is where NCYS helped us.
At this time Gerard was taken for testing and the doctors discovered that he had
mood and sensory disorders along with
minor and major motor skill delay. Gerard
was also diagnosed at age six at Niagara
Peninsula Children’s Center with major foot
problems caused by a missing bone in both
feet, which normally produces at this age.
After extensive surgery and treatment at
McMaster Hospital he continued to struggle,
Gerard lost his muscle in his lower left leg
from compartment syndrome. Karen says,
she remembers how she was faced with
total body function failure or amputation of
one or both legs. Those long awaited weeks
seven to be exact, was when she was faced
with much reality.
Through all this, Karen took a lead role in
helping her son, but the struggle took its toll,
especially financially. It took several years for
Karen to discover that there is financial as-
sistance available to families of children with
disabilities. “Many of those in the medical and social services community at that
time didn’t have the information for parents
about the assistance that was available. I just
came across the information by chance.”
By the time Karen learned about the
help that was out there, her finances were
being drained. “I exhausted just about
everything,” she explains, “My RRSPs were
mostly cashed in and my accounts drying
out before I found out about the financial
aid for disabilities. By that point I had spent
at least over $30,000.” The good news is that
when she started working with these assistance programs, many health items such
as Gerard’s dental work and leg braces were
paid for.
With years that have past Gerard, was re
- diagnosed at the age of fifteen, only to find
out he was misdiagnosed all this time. Karen
found out that Gerard had ASD (autism
spectrum disorder) along being developmentally delayed.
Given all the challenges Gerard faced,
Karen decided that home schooling was
his best option and now he has a teacher at
home. He enjoys working with his teacher
and is doing well at his school subjects.
Gerard has always been a fighter, and with
the help of a leg brace now his right leg
is fine although the left is permanently
disabled. “His stubbornness paid off,” says
Karen, “He has a bilateral walk now and will
always have a brace on his left leg.”
Karen too is a fighter and she has now
channeled her efforts into letting other
people know that there is help out there for
families of children , teen, adult, and seniors
with disabilities. The resource guide Gerard
– Building One Sandcastle at a Time™ is just
one of her projects designed to show parents
and families in her situation where they
can get the assistance they need. Gerard
provides a comprehensive overview of the
resources available to children and families
with disabilities while also presenting news
and views, as well as the latest technology
and industry related information to help
families open the doors to treatment more
quickly and with less stress and aggravation.
n Aboriginal Affairs
n Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
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Published with Dedication
For my son Gerard
Parents Bob and Laura both whom now are seniors with disabilities.
Including the extended family my Community and Friends.
With
Determination, Love & Emotion
Publisher
President Karen Maziar
Director of Graphics & Layout
Linda Kitchen
autism
Through A Brother’s Eyes
Advisory Board
This Board of Advisory’s was designed from Business
Leaders in the areas of Financial, Legal, Corporate,
and Human Resources. Whom all combined
accumulate an overall 150 years’ experience. Business Assistant/Data Entry
Jordana Bachelor
Web Design & Layout
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Contributors Writers
Investment Planning Counsel, Robert J. Maziar,
R.K. Shaver, Terry Scott, Lakeview Travel,
Brian D. Kon, John Bauslaugh, and Karen Maziar
I am the brother of Gerard..........
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here is my story:
Wr i t t e n by : Ro b e r t J . M a z i a r
s a child I was his best friend for
he had nobody else to play with
and nobody else to speak to. There
were times when he told me things that
he would not tell others for I was the
only one who knew and understood
what was bothering him before anyone
else could, it was then I’d tell my mother
what the problem was, but now it’s like
a cycle repeating it’s self for the same
things bothering him that wouldn’t
bother people like you or me. Things like
crowds or noise will have him build up
anxiety to a certain point were he just
explodes into anger unleashing it on
those who’ve done absolutely nothing to
him and don’t deserve it. Feeling sometimes I’m the one who explodes but only
because I run out of patience, which is
very important when you have a sibling
with autism, especially if it’s the older
child who’s diagnosed for it’s hard for the
young child to look up to that older
sibling seeing how they act much
younger than they appear. Living with
this is one of the biggest challenges I’ve
faced in life but I know there are many
more to come. Trying my best is all what
I do to understand what he goes through
but I know I’ve got handle on it.
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Liam Garrett
Contents
3
Gerard Solutions
“DAG”
“Solutions for a New Sandcastle”
“Core National and Regional
Partnership is the Key to Our
Ability to Serve You!”
4
Gerard Solutions
“What You Should Know About
Our Approach – Services”
“How Can We Help You?”
“Our Mission”
5
Gerard Solutions
“Gerard Is Your Solution”
7
Autism – “Through a Brother’s Eyes”
9
A Dedication to Liam Garrett
EDITION 2010
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10 “Once Upon a Time”
11
“Saving for the Future”
24
14-15 IPC – “Creating Long-Term Security
for a Loved One with a Disability”
18
Handicapped – Special Needs
“The Physically Challenged
Travelling Made Easier”
19
McDonald’s
“Community Commitment”
24
Family Caregiver
“Contact Makes Sense”
25
“Not All Created Equal”
Born May 30, 1985
Died October 10, 2008
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there,
I do not sleep,
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain,
When you awake in the morning hush,
I am swift uplifting rush,
of quiet birds in circling flight
I am the soft star-shine at night
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there,
I did not die.
Mary E. Frye 1932
Listings as follows:
Government Listings
Province Listings
Websites by Province
Canada’s Most Accessed
Disability Websites
Hospitals in Canada
Children’s Centres
All Province Listings are in Alphabetic Order.
In Dedication to Liam Garrett, give to your local Mental Health
Translation Format Available in Other Languages.
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Once Upon a Time
o
nce upon a time, a long time ago,
I was born in a hospital. Then
all of a sudden I was in Sunnybrook Hospital in ICU with what
was diagnosed as a C2 Brain Stem Injury.
Pretty much all I can remember is that it was
impossible for me to do a push up from my
knees. How embarrassing.
It was like I was in this body that couldn’t
do what it was suppose to do. The left side of
my body, right down from the tip of my head
to my toes was fatigued. It wasn’t the same
as the right side of my body. Just weird, but I
learned to cope. I even had trouble walking,
talking, remembering, thinking, etc. That
Saving For The Future
RDSP – Registered Disability Savings Plan
Wr i t t e n by : N a n c y A . M i o t t o , C A
Wr i t t e n by : Te r r y S c o t t
was back in 1975. Do you remember where
you were in 1975? Like, I’d like to forget
but it’s difficult with so much relearning to
accomplish in the following years. We don’t
remember when we are born and take our
first breath, but our Mothers do. This was
like my second birth, but I kind of vaguely
remembered parts of the first. No it wasn’t a
night mare, or a bad dream. This was the way
it was to be for me. This was all I knew. It was
normal for me.
Today is 2010. I can do pushups no problem. I talk most time articulately, though
mumble when my body is tired later in
the day. Today, I run a business that helps
people with Special Needs using technology to improve the quality of their lives. The
last 8 years has been a challenge, but we are
still here and standing. The hardest part is
working with a person who has a disability. I
feel their pain that they have to endure and
it rips me up. Because I have been ripped up
so many times it is getting easier, I think…
Anyways, we are here to help you. We help
you empower yourself!
Terry Scott
www.SpecialNeedsComputers.ca
877-724-4922
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Nancy has been with RK Shaver in St. Catharines since 1995 and focuses primarily
on providing income tax advice to individuals and owner-managed businesses.
n 2008, the government of Canada
introduced the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) and with its
introduction, has provided a significant
incentive for parents and others to save for
the long-term financial security of a child
with a severe disability.
The RDSP is a unique, tax-deferred savings vehicle. The RDSP has special government incentives, including the Canada
Disability Savings Grant (CDSG) which has
a lifetime limit of $70,000 and the Canada
Disability Savings Bond (CDSB) which has a
lifetime limit of $20,000. The total possible
government assistance available is $90,000!
Who is eligible?
I run a business that helps
people with Special Needs using
technology to improve the
quality of their lives.
A Canadian resident who is under the age
of 60 and is eligible for the disability tax
credit is eligible. The disabled individual,
his or her parent or other legal representative can start an RDSP. This savings plan
might provide an incentive to apply for
the disability tax credit with the Canada
Revenue Agency . To qualify for the disability tax credit, you need to file a medical
certificate on Form T2201 that states that
your child’s ability to perform a daily activity is markedly restricted.
How does it work?
Once an RDSP is set up at your financial
institution, contributions can be made to the
plan for the benefit of the plan beneficiary
which is the person with the disability. There
is no annual contribution limit, but there is
a lifetime limit of $200,000. Contributions
can be made up until the end of the year
the beneficiary turns 59 and the grants and
bonds can be paid into the plan up until the
beneficiary turns 49. To be eligible for the
annual grants and bonds you must make the
contributions by December 31st of each year.
There is no tax deduction for the contributions, but the investment income and capital
gains remain tax-deferred while in the RDSP.
When there are payments out of the RDSP,
the grants, bonds and investment income
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will be taxable to the beneficiary.
Contributions cannot be made if the beneficiary is no longer a resident of Canada, dies,
or is no longer eligible for the disability tax
credit. In addition, if the beneficiary dies or is
no longer eligible for the disability tax credit
some of the grants and bonds may have to be
repaid. Consequently, the RDSP makes the
most sense if the beneficiary is expected to be
eligible for the disability tax credit for a long
period of time.
Canada Disability Savings
Grant (CDSG)
Contributions made by December 31st
of each year will qualify for a grant at the
matching rates of 100%, 200% or 300% depending on your family net income and the
amount contributed. The maximum grant
is $3,500 where the 2007 family net income
is less than $77,664 (for 2009). For example,
if your income is below this threshold and
a contribution of $1,500 is made into the
plan, the government will pay the maximum grant of $3,500 into the RDSP. If the
family net income is over the income
threshold, then the matching rate is 100%
to a limit of $1,000 grant.
For a minor beneficiary, the family net
income is that of his or her parents. Where
the beneficiary is 19 or older, the family net
income is determined using the beneficiary’s
income and his or her spouse, if applicable.
The income threshold is indexed to inflation.
The income used in the calculation is from
the second preceding year. The 2009 grant
year is based on the 2007 family net income.
Canada Disability Savings
Bonds (CDSB)
A Canada Disability Savings Bond of up to
$1,000 will be paid annually to the RDSP
of a low income beneficiary even if no
contributions are made into the RDSP. The
amount of the bond is phased out gradually for 2007 family net incomes between
$21,816 and $38,832 (for 2009). If the
income exceeds $37,832 there will be no
bond paid into the plan. These thresholds
are indexed to inflation.
RDSP Withdrawals
and Payments
Withdrawals can be used for any purpose, as
long as it is for the benefit of the person with
the disability. However, withdrawals will result in the repayment of all grants and bonds
paid into the plan in the previous 10 years because the plan is intended to encourage long
term savings before the withdrawals begin.
The beneficiary of the plan must begin
receiving regular payments from the plan by
the end of the year that he or she turns 60.
Once regular payments start they will continue for the life of the beneficiary. The payments do not affect the eligibility for Federal
Government benefits such as the GST credit
and the Child Tax Benefit. However, they
may impact some provincial government
support payments or means-tested disability
pensions. Prior to opening an RDSP, you
should consider and confirm whether there
is any impact on other support payments or
government assistance.
Planning for the RDSP
The RDSP works best where the beneficiary
is expected to qualify for the disability tax
credit for a long time. The maximum annual
grants ranging from $1,000 to $3,500 can
be achieved with contributions of $1,000
or $ 1,500 depending on the age and family
income. It makes sense to contribute the
minimum amounts each year to attain the
maximum grants and bonds. Before contributing amounts in excess of these limits
you might want to consider other types of
vehicles, such as trusts. You should review
your situation with an expert since the RDSP
is a complex savings vehicle.
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Live
your
dream.
Long-term security
for people with disabilities
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Individuals with a disability and their loved ones now have a clear
choice for enhancing their financial security in the long term.
The recently introduced Registered Disabled Savings Plan (RDSP)
makes it easier for families to save for the future of an individual who is
eligible for the Disability Tax Credit – by offering tax-deferred growth
plus the added boost of generous federal grants.
Thanks largely to the new
grant, an RDSP is now the
foundational savings vehicle for
individuals with a disability
HOW DO RDSPS WORK?
• Total lifetime contributions of up to $200,000 per beneficiary are
allowed until the individual turns age 59, and there is no annual limit.
• Contributions to an RDSP may qualify for up to a lifetime maximum of
$70,000 from the Canada Disability Savings Grant (CDSG)* program.
• Lower-income families may receive up to a lifetime limit of $20,000
from the Canada Disability Savings Bond (CDSB)* program without
having to make a contribution to an RDSP.
When RDSP earnings and government contributions are eventually
withdrawn as part of a disability assistance payment, they will be taxed
to the beneficiary but will have no impact whatsoever on their incometested government benefits.
The rules around the RDSP are quite complex. To make best use of
the RDSP and ensure an integrated approach is taken to address all
aspects of the individual’s financial life, we encourage you to meet with
our team of professionals.
For more information, visit: www.disabilityadvocategerard.com
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* Eligibility ends December 31 the year the beneficiary turns 49. Both the Canada Disability
Savings Grant and the Canada Disability Savings Bond are contributed by the Government of
Canada and paid directly to the plan on behalf of the plan beneficiary.
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Creating Long-Term Security
For A Loved One With A Disability
Do you or a loved one have a disability that interferes with making a living or that
t
requires ongoing care? Do you worr y about the individual’s long-term security?
he financial challenges and opportunities affecting someone with a severe
and prolonged mental or physical impairment are unique and constantly
changing. Working closely with a trusted
financial advisor to plan for the individual’s
well-being is therefore essential.
This article touches on some of the key
challenges and opportunities for an individual with a disability, and what families
can do about them. Note that the article is
not intended to be comprehensive. Please
contact our team at Investment Planning
Counsel (IPC) about your personal family
situation to evaluate all options in more
detail before taking action
Financial challenges
People with a disability and their supporters face a distinct set of financial challenges
throughout their lives. For one, they typically
have higher medical bills and living expenses
than most people. These extra demands on
cash flow may affect the financial stability
and lifestyle of the family. To maximize cash
flow, families need to take advantage of all
available government programs and tax
breaks.
Second, while individuals with a disability
need to accumulate assets for the future just
like everyone else, they may come up against
a wall in doing so. The dilemma is that if
they earn more than a certain low threshold,
income from government programs may be
cut back. Fortunately, there are legitimate
strategies to minimize these restrictions.
A third concern is the prospect of how
the disabled individual will be taken care
of upon the death (or disability) of a key
caregiver. Complicating matters is the fact
that income from an inheritance could erode
government benefits for the individual.
Again, solutions are available through effective planning with a professional advisor.
How IPC can help
At Investment Planning Counsel, our mis-
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sion is to help families plan for financial
security and live their dreams. We have the
specialized expertise and disciplined process
to address all aspects of a client’s financial
life. Since our inception in 1994 we have
advised families in all kinds of situations,
including many living with a disability.
It’s important to use an
integrated approach that
addresses all aspects of the
individual’s financial life and
family situation
When a family member has a serious
disability, it is imperative that an integrated
approach to finances be taken – not just with
the various financial planning areas for the
individual but also the family as a whole.
It is also important that any specialists
involved do not work in isolation without an
understanding of the full picture. Through
our network of specialists, we can connect
you with the people you need to see, while
acting as the intermediary who knows your
complete family situation and is committed
to your long-term security.
Members of our IPC team will sit down
with your family to discuss your aspirations and concerns, help you articulate your
goals and then develop a plan to achieve
them. The overall plan we design, called
your Personal Wealth Management Strategy,
serves as the blueprint for recommendations
of products, services and advice. It covers
portfolio management, risk management, a
banking review, estate and tax planning, and
regular progress reviews after that to keep
you moving toward your goals.
Financial opportunities
For a family member with a disability, we will
focus on a number of specific strategies to
build up assets, minimize tax and create an
estate plan.
Saving for the long term
In terms of providing long-term financial
security for the individual, the recently introduced Registered Disability Savings Plan
(RDSP) is so attractive that it can be used
as the cornerstone of their financial plan.
Through generous government contributions, RDSPs encourage families to save for
the future of someone who qualifies for the
Disability Tax Credit.
Central to the RDSP’s great appeal is that
your family’s contributions may attract government grants worth up to $70,000. Those
who cannot afford to make any investments
may still qualify for up to $20,000 in bonds.
The RDSP is eligible for government assistance until the year the individual turns 49.
The RDSP is so compelling, it
can be used as the cornerstone
of the disabled individual’s
financial plan
Similar to Registered Retirement Savings
Plans (RRSPs) and Registered Education
Savings Plans (RESPs), contributions to
an RDSP grow tax-free until eventually
withdrawn by the individual, when earnings and government contributions (but not
the contributions themselves) will be taxed
at what may be a low rate. Importantly, the
disability assistance payments will have
no impact whatsoever on the individual’s
federal government benefits such as Old
Age Security, Canada Pension Plan and the
GST/HST credits, to name just a few.
Because contributions grow tax-free
within the RDSP, families should strive to
maximize investments at the earliest opportunity, while also taking advantage of
potential government contributions. We can
help you identify an optimal level of annual
contributions to capitalize on tax-sheltered
growth and grants. Since family income
determines the size of government contributions until the year the disabled individual
turns 18, it may be a good idea to wait until
then to start the plan.
For RDSPs and other assets, our IPC team
will use our disciplined portfolio management
system to choose the best balance of investments for the individual, reflecting personal
risk tolerance, time horizon and needs. As
we do not use internal portfolio managers,
IPC has the freedom to select from some of
the world’s leading investment specialists to
oversee each component of the portfolio. In
addition, we will monitor the managers and
measure their performance to ensure each
portfolio performs as expected. This is all part
of our comprehensive service and what has
helped make us one of the leading financial
planning firms in Canada.
Tax planning
Tax planning is another priority area for all
families, but especially for those touched by a
disability. By taking advantage of all available
tax breaks, families can maximize income
left for living expenses and to save for the
individual’s future. Here are just a few tax
strategies to consider:
n Apply for CPP/QPP disability pension
n Claim non-refundable disability and
medical expense credits
n Claim refundable medical expense
supplement
n Apply for attendant care expense deduction
and caregiver credit
n Transfer unused non-refundable credits to
spouse or supporter
n Claim GST/HST/QST rebate
We would be happy to discuss these and other
possibilities with you. As part of our client
service, we will keep you updated as the tax
rules evolve.
Estate planning
The goal of estate planning is to ensure you
and your dependants are protected from risks
during your lifetime and to plan for a smooth
transition of assets to heirs upon your death,
while minimizing tax. If you have dependants,
especially one with a disability, you’ll want
to keep your will updated, including named
guardians for any dependants. If you are a primary income earner in your family, you’ll also
want to consider life, disability, and critical
illness insurance for yourself, as well as longterm care (LTC) insurance to help pay for your
own care later in life, if needed, and preserve
your estate for your heirs.
Continuing powers of attorney for property
and personal care should also be in place
in case a family member or other caregiver
becomes mentally incompetent and is unable
to make decisions for themselves or on behalf
of a disabled relative.
Discretionary trusts have often been used
to meet the needs of an individual with a
disability while also preserving government
disability payments. However, for many fami-
lies, the RDSP and related grants as part of a
well-thought-out plan may provide much of
the resources needed to support the individual through life. Until RDSP contributions are
maximized, parents could include a bequest
in their wills to top up the plan. Thanks to
changes in the 2010 federal budget, the RRSPs
and RRIFs of deceased parents or guardians
can now be rolled over tax free to an RDSP,
within the disabled individual’s limits. The
rules and conditions are complex, so professional advice is needed when incorporating
an RDSP into your estate plan.
The main advantage of a discretionary trust
versus an RDSP is that a trust can have multiple beneficiaries while the RDSP can have
only one, and on the death of that beneficiary
the funds must be paid to the individual’s estate. A trust provides the opportunity to share
assets with other family members, according
to your instructions.
To learn more about these and other strategies geared to families living with a disability,
please contact one of our professionals at IPC.
We would be happy to provide a complimentary financial review and point out strategies
which could be of value.
Working in partnership together, we can
build a plan for all of your loved ones and
bring peace of mind and comfort to everyone
in the family.
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The Physically Challenged
Travelling Made Easier
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many other areas of the mental health and physical disabilities.
here are so many types of human
beings who fall into this definition,
the point is that they’re human beings
with a heart and soul and organs,
especially feelings, as many individuals.
So yes they should be treated, as so. Sure
many might need extra help, and guidance
to live comfortably in this beautiful world
that we share. That is why we’re here!
As a travel agent with over 20 years’ experience Lynn Fisher takes pride in putting
together a dream vacation for these special
individuals and their families or advocates.
Through the years she had the privilege
of working in conjunction with such caring
organizations such as follows.
n Special Olympics
n Brain Injury Association
n Supported Community Living
n Close To Hospital?
n Swimming Pool – Is It Walk In?
n Private Van Transfer With Lift?
When planning this special holiday,
Lakeview Travel will follow such procedures,
after your destination has been chosen.
Once the researches are completed and
Lakeview is satisfied with the answers. Then
they’ll proceed to suggest such properties to
the valued client.
Not everything you read in the travel brochures means they are available. That is why
it’s important to contact them directly.
Some of the most chosen vacations are
Special Needs Friendly are as follows:
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Research Hotels
Ask Questions
Handicap Ramps How Many?
Are They On Ground Floor?
Size Of Washrooms, And Are They
Wheelchair Accessible?
Handles Bars and Safety Equipment
Is Equipment?
Elevators?
Fridge For The Diabetic
Close To Beach – Meaning
Walking Distance
Doctor On Premises?
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Disney – Florida
This is where Linda had volunteered and
escorted a group of 14 special Needs individuals to Orlando; it was so much fun, the
workers at Walt Disney Theme Park, couldn’t
do enough for us all. Wheelchairs were available; food was great and reasonably priced.
Cuba
Linda had taken the Special Olympics swimming team to Varadero, with beautiful beaches miles long and such a friendly staff. She
had rented a special van for everyone where
they all went swimming with the dolphins.
Yes Linda is one that is involved; for she is
also a mother of a Special Needs Individual.
So when Linda arranges these memorable
special needs vacations you know all is held
dear to her heart.
Linda says: “if she could give one word of
advice, since many special needs individuals
don’t carry proper ID for travelling, please
obtain a passport so they can be aware of
their own identity.”
Lynn Fisher of Lakeview travel, would love
the opportunity to help anyone with their
special needs vacation, please feel free to call
her anytime at Lakeview Travel
1-800-263-3620.
Growing From The Ground Up
McDonald’s
Community Commitment
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n Canada, approximately 75 per cent of
McDonald’s restaurants are owned and
operated by local Franchisees – that’s a
family of more than 240 people with a
passion for satisfying customers, growing
the business, and following what has long
been McDonald’s philosophy – giving back
to the communities in which they operate.
Through the commitment of local business
owners, McDonald’s is able to strike a balance
between operating as a global brand and
supporting the needs and desires of local
communities.
Through various fundraising efforts driven
both nationally and locally, McDonald’s
Franchisees help provide support to local
children’s charities. Many Franchisees work
with McDonald’s charity partner – Ronald
McDonald House Charities of Canada
(RMHC). RMHC helps children with serious
illnesses or disabilities, and their families,
lead happier and healthier lives. With 100 per
cent of every dollar donated going towards
helping children in need and their families,
RMHC strengthens communities in three
crucial ways: Ronald McDonald Houses,
Ronald McDonald Family Rooms, and the
Helping Hands Grant Program.
Ronald McDonald House is the cornerstone
of RMHC. Each Ronald McDonald House
provides a home-away-from-home for
families of seriously ill children who are being
treated at nearby children’s hospitals. The
Ronald McDonald Family Room Program
extends the comfort of a Ronald McDonald
House to a hospital setting. Typically located
just steps from neonatal or pediatric intensive
care units, the Ronald McDonald Family
Room provides a place to escape the stress
and tension of the hospital.
The Helping Hands Grant Program assists
registered Canadian children’s charities whose
programs are community-oriented. Grant
requests are for specific projects that focus
on children with special needs and that will
have a long-term impact. Since its inception
in 1982, RMHC has awarded over 2,200 grants
totaling over $60 million to children’s charities
across Canada. These grants have helped
benefit thousands of children and families in
more than 600 communities. By keeping an
ear to the ground, McDonald’s Franchisees
identify a need in their communities and lend
their endorsement to a Grant application.
The Niagara region has its own
homegrown example of chari0ty flourishing
at a local level – Jana Katz and her family,
owners of several McDonald’s restaurants in
the area. Katz applied for a $6,000 Helping
Hands Grant to create the Heartland Forest
Nature Experience in Niagara Falls – a series
of nature-themed outdoor activity stations
for children that are physically interactive
and accessible. Katz’s daughter, Laurie KatzCooke, successfully applied for a $10,208
Grant to purchase additional playground
play items for the Red Roof Retreat in
Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Further to the Helping Hands Grant
program, many McDonald’s Franchisees and
the thousands of customers they see daily
raise funds for various local initiatives. For
example, through sales of thousands of cups
of coffee to the effect of $45,049, Katz helped
raise money for the Niagara Region Heath
Care Complex to enhance regional health care
programs related to cancer, cardiac, chronic
kidney and mental care.
“With this new facility in Niagara, our
families and our friends will receive the
healthcare services that we need and deserve
closer to home,” says Katz. “I’m proud to
have the ability to make a direct, local impact
in the community by harnessing the power of
our McDonald’s business and customers.”
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Family Caregiver
Contract Makes Sense
n the past, when a family caregiver
needed to provide increased amount of
time and care, to keep the aging senior
at home, it was expected that they would
do so in spite of any financial or emotional
sacrifice. Aging baby boomers are changing
that expectation and many are doing it out
of necessity.
A family caregiver contract is a legal
contract in which a family member is paid to
care for the aging senior member of the family. Once an unspeakable or even unthinkable topic, there is a growing interest in the
family caregiver contract.
Families are exploring creative solutions
to providing care for the aging senior in their
life. Caring for an aging parent can involve
time, emotional and financial sacrifices.
Providing care can involve many years of
commitment and dedication. Families are
exploring options so that they can provide
the quality care the aging senior deserves.
Many do not want to suffer the financial
consequences or losses of providing that
care, even though there may be tax consequences to the income they receive.
Five reasons a family caregiver contract
makes sense when a caregiver is needed:
n The first and foremost important aspect is
that the aging senior will be provided care by
a familiar person, not a stranger. Many aging
seniors find comfort in having a trusted and
caring family member provide support and
care for them as they age.
n A formalized contract drawn up by a law
attorney can help ease the tension and
resentment that occurs between siblings
and other extended family members. The
attorney can act as a buffer between family
members and make the tracking of the aging
senior’s finances available to all involved. A
contract clearly will determine who is getting
paid, how much and for what services. An
attorney’s involvement can reduce the family arguments and tension between family
members with clear cut rules and expectations they set forth in the agreement.
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n A benefit of having a written agreement
is the prevention of the caregiver and the
aging seniors finances becoming entangled,
which is so often the case with many family
members that provide care. It becomes difficult to determine who paid for what. Over
time, family caregivers become resentful and
even angry at the financial loss. Having an
agreement in place can prevent that from
becoming a problem.
n Utilizing a family caregiver agreement,
they are paying their younger family members to provide care in their home. This can
be considered a form of family long term
care insurance. The family provides care,
receives a modest reimbursement for their
services and the aging seniors benefit from
remaining in familiar surroundings and
receiving quality care.
n This is a win - win proposition for both
parties. With a written agreement, the
caregiver can identify what they can and
cannot do. The aging senior can express
what expectations they have about the care.
It is all clearly stated and in writing so there
are no surprises or unrealistic expectations.
When a family caregiver needs a breather or
break from their duties, without a formalized
agreement, many had no back up plan. They
felt too guilty or ashamed that they wanted,
needed or even deserved a break.
A family caregiver contract should address
those issues and be part of the agreement.
A family caregiver agreement may not
sound appealing but for some families is
does make sense. For more information on
being a family caregiver, please go to www.
thesilverpages.ca and click on the “A Family
Caregiver” menu bar on the home page.
For Family or Senior counselling contact
Gerard Solutions Inc. DAG – Disability
Advocate Gerard at 1-888-493-(DAG)0324
Not All Created Equal
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magine living your life being afraid to
open your mouth – being uncertain, that
if you did, what would come out. That’s
the life of a person living with Tourette’s
Syndrome. Now imagine that person being
the head of a marketing company with
clients that span the globe trying to keep it
under control in the boardroom -- that’s the
life I’ve led.
People with Tourette’s Syndrome are
often the root of jokes on television or in
movies. And while there are certain truths
to the generic mix of people with Tourette’s
Syndrome (also referred as TS), we are not all
the same. In fact, that’s what a syndrome is .
. . a classification of people who share from a
pool of similar traits, but not everyone shares
the same ones.
Often when I tell people that I have TS I
get a fairly standard response, “but you don’t
look like some with Tourette’s Syndrome”.
That’s because I’m not spewing profanities
or throwing my body into convulsive
movements, also known as tics -- which
are part of the personality created by the
media. But that doesn’t mean the tics aren’t
there or that the struggles aren’t there. My
public persona is very much a controlled
one and one that takes every ounce of my
concentration in order to keep me from
showing what is really going on inside my
mind or that my body is craving to do.
The biggest challenge for a person with a
neurological disorder is the misunderstanding
about living with a disability that you cannot
see, and the public perception of those of us
who may not act or react as part of society’s
norm. Compare those of us who live with
Tourette’s Syndrome, Asperger’s Syndrome,
or Autism (all three are in the same family of
neurological disorders) to someone who has
a physical disability and there are striking
differences in acceptance by our families,
our peers and strangers who encounter us at
home, school, work, or just out in public.
I have often admitted to friends that I have
felt a sense of jealousy over my counterparts
in the disability community who use a
wheelchair or some other assistive device.
While many of the barriers to people with
physical disabilities are coming down thanks
to newer legislation and a growing public
awareness of people with disabilities, the
barriers still fully exist for those who may not
be so obvious – those of us with an “invisible
disability”.
While we may say out loud what others
only think to themselves, or our bodies twitch
uncontrollably (and sometimes, painfully),
or we experience obsessive compulsive
thoughts that drive us to the point of
distraction, people with TS are typically highly
intelligent and very creative. My modern day
counterparts with TS and similar neurological
disorders include many famous celebrates of
today. Our “forefathers” in the neurological
disability community include Mozart,
Michelangelo, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein,
Charles Darwin, Thomas Edison, and yes,
even Howard Hughes. Many are known for
their oddities but are remembered mostly
for their lasting contributions to society. To
learn more there are many informative sites
one may visit such as: www.disabled-world.
com and www.disabledinfo.co.uk
So the next time you come across a
person with Tourette’s Syndrome, Asperger’s
Syndrome, or Autism, look beyond the
twitches, tics, and “oddities” that the media
has told you to expect, and see the potential
of the person within.
Brian D. Kon is the Executive Director at Hotel Dieu Shaver
Health & Rehabilitation Foundation.
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Government Listings
English
Canada Pension Plan
Disability Benefits
If you have a severe and Prolonged disability
that regularly stops you from doing any type
of work, and you contributed to the Canada
Pension Plan (CPP), you may be eligible for
monthly.
Disability Benefits
Your children may also receive benefits if
they are under 18, or between 18 and 25
and attending school.
1 800 277-9914
TTY: 1 800 255-4786
Employment Insurance
(Ei) Benefits
If you temporarily cannot work because of an
illness, injury or quarantine, and can supply
a medical certificate, you may be eligible for
the EI Sickness Benefit. If you are looking after
a family member with a disability or a serious
illness who is at risk of dying, you may qualify
for the EI Compassionate Care Benefit.
1 800 O-Canada
(1 800 622-6232)
TTY: 1 800 926-9105
Veterans Disability
Pension Program
A disability pension from Veterans Affairs
Canada (VAC) is a tax-free payment to veterans with permanent disabilities resulting from
injuries or diseases. They must be wartime
veterans, current or former members of the
Canadian Forces (Regular or Reserves), former
members of the Merchant Navy or civilians
who served in close support of the Canadian
Forces during wartime. You also may qualify
for a pension if you are the surviving spouse,
common-law partner or dependent child of a
deceased VAC disability pensioner.
1 866 522-2122
Federal Tax Credits
Deductions and Exemptions
Information for people with disabilities The
Disability Tax Credit (usually called the
disability amount) reduces the income tax
that a person with a disability has to pay. If
you don’t need to use some or all of the tax
credit because you have little or no income,
you may be able to transfer all or part of it to
your spouse, common-law partner or other
supporting person. To get the credit, you
must complete a Disability Tax Credit
Certificate (Form T2201), have it signed by a
qualified medical doctor, optometrist, audiol-
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ogist, occupational therapist, psychologist or
speech language pathologist, and return it to
the Canada Revenue Agency. If your children
are under 18 and qualify for the Disability Tax
Credit, they may be eligible for the Child Disability Benefit. The benefit, of up to $166.66
a month, is tax-free. The Child Disability
Benefit is a supplement to The Canada Child
Tax Benefit and Children’s Special Allowances
payments. It helps low and modest-income
families who care for a child with a severe and
prolonged mental or physical impairment.
To apply, families must obtain a signed Disability Tax Credit Certificate and the Canada
Child Tax Benefit application form (RC66) for
the child.
anyone else has not claimed them as medical
expenses. And you do not have to be eligible
for the Disability Tax Credit to claim them, unless you are claiming part-time attendant care
expenses. To claim the Disability Supports
Deduction, you have to complete Form T929.
Many goods and services used by people
with disabilities are exempt from the goods
and services tax/harmonized sales taxes
(GST/HST). Some examples are health and
personal care services, programs like “Meals
on Wheels,” guide and hearing-ear dogs, some
recreational programs and camps, and medical devices and supplies including wheelchairs, walkers, hearing aids, patient lifters
and specially designed clothing.
Canada Revenue Agency
General Inquiries:
GST/HST Information
1 800 959-8281
TTY: 1 800 665-0354
Canada Child Tax Benefit
Inquiries:
1 800 387-1193
TTY: 1 800 665-0354
To Order Forms T2201 & RC66:
1 800 959-2221
TTY: 1 800 665-0354
If you have medical expenses associated with
a disability, you may be able to claim them
to reduce your taxes. Or, a supporting person
such as: Your spouse, common-law partner
or other family member may be able to claim
them. Some examples of allowable medical
expenses are:
n payments for certain assistive devices;
n portions of the cost of adapting a new van
for wheelchair use;
n costs of an attendant who cares for you, or
costs of care in an institution;
n certain expenses related to helper animals,
such as guide dogs; a portion of fees paid to a
group home for a dependant with a disability;
n certain building and renovating costs so that
you have better access and mobility in your
home. In addition, you may be eligible
for the Refundable Medical Expense Supplement if you have a low income and high
medical expenses.
The Disability Supports Deduction allows
you to deduct certain expenses for supports
that enable you to work or go to school. Such
expenses include sign-language interpretation, teletypewriters, certain assistive devices
for computers, optical scanners to read print
and electronic speech synthesizers. You may
be able to claim these deductions if they meet
certain conditions, and as long as you or
1 800 959-5525
TTY: 1 800 665-0354
To Order Forms
1 800 959-2221
TTY: 1 800 665-0354
Do you support someone with a disability?
You may be able to claim allowable Medical
expenses, as well as other deductions and
credits, including:
n child care expenses;
n caregiver amount;
n disability amount transferred from a spouse,
common-law partner, or a dependant;
n amount for infirm dependants’ age
18 or older;
n amount for an eligible dependant;
n tuition and education amounts.
Find out more about allowable medical expenses, deductions and tax credits, and
how you can use them if you support people
with disabilities.
Canada Revenue Agency
General Enquiries
1 800 959-8281
TTY: 1 800 665-0354
To Order Forms
1 800 959-2221
TTY: 1 800 665-0354
n People with disabilities who use a
teletypewriter:
1 800 665-0354 to get general tax information.
n If you have a visual impairment, you can
get publications in Braille, large print, or etext
(computer diskette), or on audiocassette.
1 800 959-2221 weekdays from 8:15 a.m. to
5:00 p.m., Eastern Time
n The Community Volunteer Income Tax
Program of the Canada Revenue Agency
provides a free tax return preparation service
to low- and modest-income Canadians who
have a simple tax situation. If you want more
information on federal income taxes or these
programs, or if you have any questions about
your income tax return, contact the CRA:
1 800 959-8281
TTY: 1 800 665-0354
Modifying Your Home
The Government of Canada can help eligible
2010 edition building owners to make housing
accessible to people with disabilities through
the following programs:
n The Residential Rehabilitation Assistance
Program (RRAP) for Persons with Disabilities
financially helps eligible homeowners and
landlords make their dwellings accessible to
low-income people with disabilities. It also
provides assistance to create secondary and
garden suites for low-income seniors and
adults with disabilities.
n If you are a low-income senior with a
disability, the Home Adaptations for seniors’
Independence Program helps Homeowners
and landlords pay for adaptations that
Will help you to stay longer in your home.
To find out more about these programs:
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
(CMHC) at
1 800 668-2642
TTY: 1 800 309-3388
Housing
In your province or territory, similar programs
may be delivered jointly with other Agencies
under a different name. See page 39 for contact information for your province or territory.
Making Things Easier. These handy publications can help you modify a residence and
make it barrier-free:
n Flex Housing™: Pocket Planner for Home
buyers and builders help you plan and create
a Flex House that is adaptable, accessible
and affordable.
n A Modification Checklist:
Accessibility Using RRAP for Persons with
Disabilities contains nearly a hundred practical suggestions for improving accessibility.
It’s a must for any family with a member who
has a disability.
Canada Mortgage and
Housing Corporation
at 1 800 668-2642
TTY: 1 800 309- 3388
To find out more about how to modify your
home, contact your municipality. In your
province or territory, similar programs may
be delivered jointly with other agencies under
a different Medical expense tax credit for
moving expenses. You can claim, as a medical
expense on your tax return, reasonable moving expenses of up to $2,000 to move a person:
n who has a severe and prolonged mobility
impairment, or
n who lacks normal physical development, to
housing that is more accessible, or in which
the person is more mobile or functional.
1 800 959-8281
TTY: 1 800 665-0354
medical certificate confirming your disability.
1 866 330-3304
TTY: 1 800 665-0354
Accessibility Standards and
Best Practices
The Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
publishes standards targeted to organizations
to help make communities more accessible
to people with disabilities. Although it is not
a government organization, the CSA serves
Canadians by enhancing public safety
and health.
n Accessible Design for the Built Environment
(B651-04) explains how to make buildings accessible and safe for people with disabilities.
n Customer Service Standard for People with
Disabilities (B480-02) explains how organizations can provide customer service to people
with disabilities equivalent to the quality of
service they provide everyone else.
n Design for Aging (B659-01) provides
principles, guidelines and tools for designing
products and providing service for people
whose abilities are affected by aging.
To buy copies of these standards:
Canadian Standards Association
(CSA) at 1 800 463-6727
Travel Planning
Useful information for people with disabilities
and other travelers with special needs is available on the Access to Travel website.
The Tactile Mapping
for the Visually Impaired website explains how
to make, download and print tactile maps for
blind people and those with visual impairments. It includes educational maps.
Transportation and Travel
Mobility training maps, and a tactile map
database. The database focuses on transportation and tourism featuring all major Canadian
cities. People with disabilities who hold a valid
parking permit issued in Canada can use it in
the 40 member countries of the European
Union. You will enjoy the same benefits as
citizens of these countries. If you’re travelling
to Europe and planning to drive, bring
your accessible parking pass with you.
Registering Complaints
Accessibility
The Assistive Devices Industry Office provides
information and tools to help businesses and
consumers use the latest in assistive devices
and technology for people with disabilities.
Accessible Workplaces
Barrier-Free Employers from the Canadian
Human Rights Commission is a practical
online guide to accommodating people with
disabilities on the job. Suggests the best and
most appropriate words and terms to use
concerning people with disabilities.
1 800 O-Canada
(1 800 622-6232)
TTY: 1 800 926-9105
Accessible Justice System
If you have a disability and you have been
called to give evidence in the Federal Court or
the Tax Court of Canada, there are services to
help you provide testimony. Since most legal
proceedings take place in provincial or
territorial courts, these courts may also offer
similar services. Check the government pages
of your telephone book.
Communications Assistance
includes sign language interpreters for
interviews or meetings. People with intellectual or physical disabilities may also provide
testimony through videotape.
Federal Gasoline
Tax Refund Program
If you can’t safely use public Transportation
because of a permanent disability, you can
apply for a partial refund of the federal excise
tax on gasoline you purchase. You must have a
If you have a disability and have had problems
when travelling on federally regulated passenger rail, ferry or air service, you can file a
complaint with the Canadian Transportation
Agency. The Agency also offers a mediation
service to help resolve problems. There are
guides and forms for using both these services. Canadian Transportation Agency at
1 888 222-2592 TTY: 1 800 669-5575
Through the Intercity Bus Code of Practice,
Canadian bus operators commit to serving
people with disabilities in a safe and dignified
manner. The Code covers transporting people
between cities. It does not cover charter, tour,
school and urban buses. Contact Transport
Canada for advice on resolving complaints
about intercity bus service.
1 800 665-6478
TTY: 1 800 823-3823
Your Rights
You can get a copy of the Canadian Charter
of Rights and Freedoms and of Your Guide to
the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
in print, electronic or alternative format,
from the Human Rights Program at Canadian
Heritage. The program also offers a number of
other human rights publications.
To get copies:
1 866 811-0055
TTY: 819 997-3123
Click on the A-Z index on the left menu.
If you’ve suffered discrimination in the workplace, or when buying products and services,
you may be able to file a complaint with the
Canadian Human Rights Commission.
The Commission accepts complaints concerning institutions, subject to the Canadian
Human Rights Act, as well as businesses
under federal jurisdiction. These include
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Crown Corporations and major employers
such as banks, airlines, railways, and
television and radio stations.
1 888 214-1090
TTY: 1 888 643-3304
Advocacy Financial Support
For Post-Secondary Education
The Canada Student Loans Program provides
financial support to students with permanent disabilities and demonstrated financial
need. If you have a disability and qualify for a
Canada Student Loan, you may also receive
grants (which you don’t have to repay). You
can apply for a Canada Student Loan through
your provincial or territorial student financial
assistance office. This is not the case if you
live in Quebec, the Northwest Territories or
Nunavut, which havetheir own student financial assistance programs. Wherever you live
in Canada, visit the National Student Loans
Service Centre at to find out where to apply
for student financial assistance. If you are a
full-time or part-time student who qualifies
for a Canada Student Loan, you can apply for
the Canada Study Grant for the Accommodation of Students with Permanent Disabilities.
This grant provides up to $8,000 a year to
help cover exceptional education-related
costs associated with your disability, such
as notetakers, tutors, readers, interpreters,
special transportation, and technical aids and
learning disability assessment.
Learning and Skills
Development
If you are eligible for this grant, you will
automatically be assessed for the Canada
Access Grant for Students with Permanent
Disabilities. This grant provides up to $2,000
a year to help students with disabilities cover
educational and living expenses.
Did you know?
If you experience exceptional financial hardship caused by a permanent disability, and
you are unable to repay your Canada Student
Loan, you may qualify for the Canada Student
Loans Program Permanent Disability Benefit.
Under this benefit, you no
Longer have to repay the loan. National
Student Loans Service Centre Public
Institutions Division:
1 888 815-4514
TTY: 1 888 815-4556
Private Institutions Division:
1 866 587-7452
TTY: 1 888 815-4556
Support for Individuals
If you’re a person with a disability and little
or no work experience, the Opportunities
Fund for Persons with Disabilities can help. It
provides support to help you prepare for and
find paid work, or to become self-employed. If
you are receiving Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
disability benefits, there are return to work
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supports in place to help you stay connected
to your community or to the workforce. If you
do return to work, but can’t continue because
of your disability, you can restart your CPP
disability benefit without having to reapply.
You must do this within a two-year period.
Did you know?
If you receive CPP disability benefits, you can
volunteer or attend school and continue to
receive benefits. You can work and earn up
to $4,200 (in 2006) without having to report
these earnings to the CPP. You can also plan
a return to work, tailored to Employment your
needs, through CPP’s vocational rehabilitation
services. And, as you start to work regularly,
you can try a paid work trial for up to three
months before benefits are stopped. As of
January 31, 2005, if you were able to return to
work but have to stop because your disability
recurs, the CPP’s Automatic Reinstatement
provision allows your benefits to be quickly
restarted.
1 800 277-9914
TTY: 1 800 255-4786
Other Helpful Government
of Canada Online Services if
You’re Looking for Work:
n Check out www.jobbank.gc.ca and surf over
30,000 advertised jobs from across Canada.
You can also advertise your skills profile to
thousands of employers across the country.
n Visit www.jobsetc.ca for useful resources
to help you in your job search or to change
your career.
n If you’re interested in working for the Government of Canada, go to www.jobs.gc.ca for
work experience and employment information. You can also visit www.workink.com.
This site, managed by the Canadian Council
on Rehabilitation and Work, is an online career development and employment portal for
job seekers with disabilities.
Support for Entrepreneurs
Go to Canada Business if you want to build
your own business and become selfemployed.
Information on the site includes advice, how
to find training, and how to get financial assistance, including flexible loan programs.
1 888 576-4444
TTY: 1 800 457-8466
For most people with disabilities in Canada,
the home care and personal services they
need to maintain their health and live
independently are provided by the provinces
and territories. However, the Government of
Canada delivers some of these services to certain groups of Canadians including veterans
and First Nations and Inuit. Health services for First Nations and Inuit people First
Nation’s people living on reserve or in a First
Nation’s community North of 60, and Inuit
living in a settlement North of 60 are eligible
for basic home and community-care services.
The First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care Program provides trained, certi-
fied personal and home health care workers,
supervised by registered nurses. Ask your local
health center about what home and community care services are available, or:
1 866 225-0709
TTY: 1 800 267-1245
Health, Safety and Security
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of illness
and disability among Aboriginal people. The
Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative supports a range
of community based projects and programs
to prevent diabetes and reduce complications
of the disease. Diabetes primary prevention
projects are also delivered to Métis, off-reserve
Aboriginal people and urban Inuit.
1 866 225-0709
TTY: 1 800 267-1245
First Nations people with functional limitations from age, health problems or disabilities
can get the personal care they need to remain
independent through the Assisted Living
Program.
1 800 567-9604
TTY: 1 866 553-0554
Health Services for Veterans
Help for veterans with disabilities to stay
healthy and independent in their own homes
and communities is available through the
Veterans Independence Program. Veterans
may also be eligible for special equipment
(cane, wheelchair), vision care (eyeglasses),
audio care (hearing aid), and prescription
drugs, among other things, under the Treatment Benefits Program.
1 866 522-2122
Health Information
Today there are many different sources of
health information, from television
to websites. Finding sources you can trust
can be difficult. Here are some options:
The Canadian Health Network provides reliable health information on everything from
how to stay healthy to preventing disease and
injury. This online resource involves a partnership between the Public Health Agency of
Canada, and major health organizations
across the country. Be sure to visit the
“Living with Disabilities” topic page. It is one
of the largest collections of reliable, up-todate information for people with disabilities
and their caregivers. The Public Health Agency
of Canada’s Division of Aging and Seniors provides information and educational resources
for seniors with disabilities. Materials are
available in alternative formats.
1 866 225-0709
TTY: 1 800 267-1242
Identifying Abuse and Neglect
Do you know of an older adult or a person
with a disability who is being abused or
neglected? Learn to spot the signs and find
out where help is available. The National
Clearinghouse on Family Violence provides
information, in alternative formats, about the
abuse of people with disabilities.
Some examples are:
n Family Violence and People with Intellectual
Disabilities – Overview Paper
n Violence Against Women with
Disabilities – Overview
1 800 267-1291
TTY: 1 800 561-5643
Crime Prevention and Victim
Services Through the National
Crime Prevention Strategy
(NCPS), the Government of Canada works
with communities to increase public awareness and help prevent crime and victimization. The NCPS focuses on at-risk groups,
including seniors and people with disabilities.
For more information: 1 877 302-6272
Athlete Assistance Program
Support may include a monthly living and
training allowance, and support for
postsecondary school tuition.
1 866 811-0055
TTY: 1 819 997-3123
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Government.
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ALBERTA
Accessible Housing Society
Phone: 403-282-1872
Accredited Supportive Living Society
Phone: 780-539-0433
Alberta Association for Community
Living (AACL)
Phone: 780-451-3055
Toll-free: 1-800-252-7556
Alberta Association for Disabled Skiing
Phone: 403-286-8050
Alberta Association of Rehabilitation Centres
Phone: 403-250-9495
Alberta College of Speech – Language
Pathologists and Audiologists (ACSLPA)
Phone: 780-944-1609
Toll-free: 1-800-537-0589
Alberta Easter Seals March of Dimes
Phone: 403-235-5662
Alberta Foundation for Diabetes Research
Phone: 780-447-2643
Alberta Lung Association –
Head Office
Phone: 780-488-6819
Toll-free: 1-800-661-LUNG
Alberta Mental Health Board –
Mental Health Services, Edmonton Zone
Phone: 780-427-4444
Alberta Premier’s Council on the Status of
Persons with Disabilities
Phone: 780-422-0714
Toll-free: 1-800-272-8841
Phone: 780-456-6651
Toll-free: 1-800-611-7011
ALS Society of Alberta
Phone: 403-228-3857, Ext. 103
Toll-free: 1-888-309-1111
Alzheimer Society of Alberta
Phone: 403-250-1303
Toll-free: 1-888-233-0332
Anxiety or Panic Disorder Self- Help Group
Phone: 780-464-4044
Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplasia
Association of Canada – Alberta Chapter
Phone: 780-465-4314
Arthritis Association of Edmonton
Phone: 780-425-8792
(The) Arthritis Society – Alberta and
NWT Division
Phone: 403-228-2571
Toll-free: 1-800-321-1433
Association for the Rehabilitation of the
Brain Injured
Phone: 403-242-7116
Association of Visual Language Interpreters
of Canada (AVLIC)
Phone: 780-430-9442
Athabasca University –
Access to Students with Disabilities
Phone: 780-675-6100
Toll-free: 1-800-788-9041
Autism Calgary Association
Phone: 403-250-5033
Alberta Senior Citizens Housing Association
Phone: 780-439-6473
Autism Treatment Service of Canada
Phone: 403-253-6961
Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association
Phone: 403-258-2520
Calgary Community Living Society
Phone: 403-245-4665
Alberta Transportation – Advisory
Committee on Barrier – Free Transportation
Phone: 780-427-9781
Calgary Learning Centre
Phone: 403-686-9300
Allergy Asthma Information Association,
Prairie NWT Region
Calgary, Alberta Chapter Dystonia
Support Group
Phone: 403-271-4438
Camp Health, Hope and Happiness Society
(Camp He Ho Ha)
Phone: 780-429-3277
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
(CMHC) – Edmonton Branch Office
Phone: 780-482-8700
Canadian Angelman Syndrome Society
Phone: 403-931-2415
Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing –
Alberta
Phone: 780-427-8104
Canadian Association for Williams
Syndrome (CAWS) – Alberta Division
Phone: 403-257-3581
Canadian Council of the Blind –
Alberta Division
Phone: 780-462-8879
Canadian Down Syndrome Society (CDSS)
National Office
Phone: 403-270-8500
Toll-free: 1-800-883-5608
Canadian Foundation for Poliomyletis
and Rehabilitation
Phone: 403-284-1161
Canadian Hemophilia Society – Alberta
Phone: 780-915-4492
Canadian Human Rights Commission –
Alberta and NWT Region
Phone: 780-495-4040
Toll-free: 1-800-999-6899
Canadian Liver Foundation –
Alberta/ NWT Regional Office
Phone: 780-444-1547
Toll-free: 1-888-557-5516
Canadian Mental Health Association –
Alberta North Central Region
Phone: 780-414-6300
Canadian Organization for
Rare Disorders (CORD)
Phone: 403-345-4544
Toll-free: 1-877-302-7273
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Canadian Paraplegic Association (ALBERTA)
Phone: 780-424-6312
Central Alberta AIDS Network Society
Phone: 403-346-8858
Toll-free: 1-877-346-8858
Cerebral Palsy Association in Alberta
Phone: 403-543-1161
Toll-free: 1-800-363-2807
Lakeland College, Vermilion Campus –
Services to Students with Disabilities
Phone: 780-853-8433
Toll-free: 1-800-661-6490
Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta
– Calgary Chapter
Phone: 403-283-6606
Southern Alberta Community
Living Association
Phone: 403-329-1525
Spinal Cord Injury Treatment Centre
(Northern Albert) Society
Phone: 780-435-5933
LeducWorks Ltd.
Phone: 780-986-8584
Steadward Centre for Personal & Physical
Achievenment
Phone: 780-492-9236
Chronic Pain Association of Canada
Phone: 780-482-6727
Lethbridge Community College –
Students with Disabilities
Phone: 403-329-7268, Ext. 7268
Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada
(TSFC) – Edmonton
Toll-free: 1-866-824-9764
Chrysalis – An Alberta Society for Citizen
with Disabilities
Phone: 780-454-9656
Literacy Alberta Society
Phone: 403-410-6990
Toll-free: 1-800-767-3231
University of Alberta – Specialized Support
and Disability Services
Phone: 780-492-3381
COLD Respiratory Problems Club
Phone: 780-407-6819
Toll-free: 1-800-661-LUNG
Literacy Help Line of Alberta
Phone: 403-263-3643
Toll-free: 1-800-767-3231
University of Calgary – Disability
Resource Centre
Phone: 403-220-8935
Little Bits Therapeutic Riding Association
Phone: 780-476-1233
Ups and Downs, Calgary Down Syndrome
Association
Phone: 403-289-4394
Toll-free: 1-866-230-0979
Children’s Services Centre
Phone: 403-340-2606
Community Rehabilitation Program
Phone: 403-240-6997
Connect Society, DEAF Services
Phone: 780-454-9581
Depressive Disorders Self – Help Group
Phone: 780-466-5253
Developmental Disabilities Resource Centre
of Calgary
Phone: 403-240-3111
Dr. Gordon Townsend School
Phone: 403-229-7004
Edmonton Academy Society for
Learning Disabled
Phone: 780-482-5449
Edmonton Brain Injury Relearning Society
Phone: 780-477-7575
Edmonton Community Board – Persons with
Developmental Disabilities (PDD)
Phone: 780-427-2817
Lupus Society of Alberta
Phone: 403-228-7956
Toll-free: 1-888-242-7591
Materials Resources Centre for the
Visually Impaired
Phone: 780-427-4681
Medicine Hat Services for the Handicapped
Phone: 403-529-3657
Mount Royal College – Disabilities Services
Phone: 403-440-6868
Nebula Rehabilitation Society
Phone: 403-242-1112
NorQuest College –
Learning Support Services
Phone: 780-427-5467
Foothills Special Needs Association for
Parents and Siblings (SNAPS)
Phone: 403-938-8951
Northern Alberta Brain Injury Society
(NABIS)
Phone: 780-479-1757
Toll-free: 1-800-425-5552
Gateway Association for Community Living
Phone: 780-454-0701
Northern Alberta Crippled Children’s Fund
Phone: 780-454-9191
GLADNET – Global Applied Disability
Research and information Network
Phone: 403-220-6297
Organization For Bipolar Affective
Disorders Society
Phone: 403-263-7408
Grant MacEwan College – Services to
Students with Disabilities
Phone: 780-497-5811
Parkinson’s Society of Alberta
Phone: 780-482-8993
Toll-free: 1-888-873-9801
GRIT Calgary Society
Phone: 403-215-2444
Home Care and Support Association
Phone: 780-482-6561
Institute for Stuttering Treatment and
Research (ISTAR)
Phone: 780-492-2619
Integrated Post – Secondary Education
Society of Alberta
Phone: 403-220-2826
Kidney Foundation of Canada – Northern
Alberta and the Territories
Phone: 780-451-6900
Toll-free: 1-800-461-9063
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Pediatric Rehabilitation and Outreach
Program
Phone: 403-343-4505
Persons with Developmental
Disabilities Provincial Board
Phone: 780-427-1177
Rehabilitation Society of
South-western Alberta
Phone: 403-329-3911
Smoley’s Assistance Dogs Foundation
Phone: 780-457-0927
Society for Treatment of Autism (Alberta)
Phone: 403-253-6961
Wheat Country Special Needs Society
Phone: 403-485-2186
Wheelchair Sports Alberta Association
Phone: 780-427-8699
Toll-free: 1-888-453-6770
Workers’ Compensation Board of Alberta
– Calgary Office
Phone: 403-297-3460
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A Loving Spoonful
Phone: 604-682-6325
AIDS Vancouver
Phone: 604-681-2122
Alzheimer Society of British Columbia
Phone: 604-681-6530
Toll-free: 1-800-667-3742
L’Arche Greater Vancouver
Phone: 604-435-9544
(The) Arthritis Society –
Langley Community Group
Phone: 604-532-9671
Asante Centre for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Phone: 604-467-7101
Toll-free: 1-866-FAS-7101
Autism Society of British Columbia
Phone: 604-434-0880
Barrier Free Physical & Educational Access
Phone: 250-861-4717
BC Housing
Phone: 604-433-2218
BC Human Rights Coalition
Phone: 604-689-8474
Toll-free: 1-877-689-¬¬¬8474
BC Pets and Friends
Phone: 604-523-1557
BC Provincial School for the Deaf Jericho
Secondary/ Elementary Programs
Phone: 604-664-8560
Bethesda Christian Association
Phone: 604-850-6604
Brain Association of BC
Phone: 250-380-0500
Toll-free: 1-800-510-3221
Canadian Human Rights Commission –
BC and Yukon
Phone: 604-666-2251
Toll-free: 1-800-999-6899
British Columbia Association for
Community Living
Phone: 604-875-1119
Canadian Liver Foundation –
BC/Yukon Regional Office
Phone: 604-707-6430
Toll-free: 1-800-856-7266
British Columbia Association of
People Who Stutter – Victoria
Phone: 250-995-1465
Canadian Mental Health Association –
Delta Branch
Phone: 604-943-1878
British Columbia Coalition of People with
Disabilities (BCCPD)
Phone: 604-875-0188
Toll-free: 1-800-663-1278
Canadian Mental Health Association –
North Vancouver and
West Vancouver Branch
Phone: 604-987-6959
British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal
Phone: 604-775-2000
Toll-free: 1-888-440-8844
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
(CNIB) – BC- Yukon Division
Phone: 604-431-2020
Toll-free: 1-866-246-2642
British Columbia Lung Association
Phone: 604-731-5864
Toll-free: 1-800-665-5864
British Columbia Mental Health Centre
Phone: 250-370-5500
British Columbia Ministry of Education
– Special Programs Branch
Phone: 250-356-2337
British Columbia Mobility Opportunities
Society (BCMOS)
Phone: 604-688-6464
British Columbia Neurofibromatosis
Foundation
Phone: 250-370-7597
Toll-free: 1-800-385-BCNF
British Columbia Paraplegic Association
Phone: 604-324-3611
Toll-free: 1-877-324-3611
British Columbia Paraplegic Association
– Victoria/ Vancouver Island South
Phone: 250-475-2622
British Columbia Schizophrenia Society
Phone: 604-270-7841
Toll-free: 1-888-888-0029
British Columbia Special Olympics
Phone: 604-737-3078
Toll-free: 1-888-854-2276
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
(CMHC) – BC and Yukon Regional Office
Phone: 604-731-5733
Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing
(CADS)
Phone: 250-427-7712
Canadian Council of the Blind, BC –
Yukon Division
Phone: 604-669-2201
Toll-free: 1-800-874-4666
Canadian Diabetes Association – Pacific Area
Phone: 604-732-1331
Toll-free: 1-800-665-6526
Canadian Disabled Individuals Association
(CDIA)
Phone: 604-301-1029
Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind –
Lower Mainland
Phone: 604-270-2432
Canadian National Institutes for the Blind
(CNIB) – Vancouver Island
Phone: 250-751-2342
Toll-free: 1-866-751-2342
Discovery School
Phone: 250-595-7765
Douglas College Disabled
Student Association
Phone: 604-527-5115
Down Syndrome Research Foundation
Phone: 604-444-3773
Toll-free: 1-888-464-DSRF
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design –
Disability Services
Phone: 604-844-3081
Toll-free: 1-800-832-7788
FAS Networking Adoption Support Program
Phone: 250-721-6798
Fisher Grove Ranch – Centre of Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Persons
Phone: 250-832-9994
Fraser Academy School
Phone: 604-736-5575
Gordie Howe Disabled Athletes Foundation
Phone: 604-324-9352
Canadian Society for Metabolic Disease
Phone: 604-464-1017
Greater Vancouver Association of the Deaf
Phone: 604-738-4644
Toll-free: 1-800-855-0511
Capilano College – Disability Services
Phone: 604-983-7527
HFBC Housing Foundation of BC
Phone: 604-684-3515
Central Okanagan Child Development
Association
Phone: 250-763-5100
Independent Living Housing Society
of Greater Victoria
Phone: 250-383-2524
Cerebral Palsy Association of
British Columbia
Phone: 604-515-9455
Toll-free: 1-800-663-0004
Infant Development Program of
British Columbia
Phone: 604-822-4014
Cheshire Homes Society of British Columbia
– New Westminster
Phone: 604-451-0686
International Dylexia Association –
British Columbia Branch
Phone: 604-669-5811
Child Development Centre Society of
Fort St. John and District
Phone: 250-785-3200
Kidney Foundation of Canada,
British Columbia Branch
Phone: 604-736-9775
Toll-free: 1-800-567-8112
Clay Tree Society for People with
Developmental Disabilities
Phone: 250-753-5322
Learning Disabilities Association of BC –
Vancouver Chapter
Phone: 604-873-8139
College of the Rockies – Services to Students
with Disabilities
Phone: 250-489-2751, Ext. 2687
MedicalMarijuana.ca
Phone: 250-748-8614
Community Living Skills Program
Phone: 250-724-4844
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada –
British Columbia Division
Phone: 604-689-3144
Community Options for Children
and Families
Phone: 250-380-6363
Muscular Dystrophy Canada
Phone: 604-732-8799
Toll-free: 1-800-366-8166
Comox Valley Child Development
Association
Phone: 250-338-4288
Osteoporosis Society of Canada, BC Division
Phone: 604-731-4997
Toll-free: 1-800-363-1933
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada
– British Columbia / Yukon
Phone: 604-513-8202
Toll-free: 1-800-513-8202
Prince George Child Development Centre
Phone: 250-563-7168
Deaf Children’s Society of British Columbia
Phone: 604-525-6056
Difficult Child Support Association of
British Columbia – Temperament Project
Phone: 604-584-HELP
Queen Alexandra Centre for
Children’s Health
Phone: 250-477-1826
Sea to Sky Community Service Society
Phone: 604-892-5796
Se-Cure Program
Phone: 250-479-4265
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Stroke Recovery Association of
British Columbia
Phone: 604-688-3603
Toll-free: 1-888-313-3377
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children
Phone: 604-453-8300
Vancouver Community College – Program
for Deaf and hard of Hearing Adults
Phone: 604-871-7342
Vancouver Dystonia Support Group
Phone: 604-596-4216
Vancouver Island Human Rights Coalition
Phone: 250-382-3012
Victoria Association for Community Living
Phone: 250-477-7231
Victoria Epilepsy and Parkinson’s
Centre Society
Phone: 250-475-6677
Western Institute for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing
Phone: 604-736-7391
Toll-free: 1-888-736-7391
Western Society for Children with
Birth Disorders
Phone: 604-515-0810
Workers’ Compensation Board of
British Columbia Provincial Office
Phone: 604-273-2266
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Aboriginal People with Disabilities Program
Phone: 204-989-7110
Canadian Association for Williams
Syndrome (CAWA) – Manitoba Division
Phone: 204-489-8892
Phone: 204-925-3800
Toll-free: 1-800-782-0715
Huntington Disease Resource Centre
Phone: 204-772-4617
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
(CHHA) – Manitoba Chapter
Phone: 204-975-3037
Independent Living Resource Centre
Phone: 204-947-0194
Toll-free: 1-800-663-3043
Canadian Hemophilia Society –
Manitoba Chapter Inc.
Phone: 204-775-8625
Interagency Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Program
Phone: 204-582-8658
Canadian Liver Foundation –
Manitoba
Phone: 204-831-6231
Toll-free: 1-800-563-5485
Kidney Foundation of Canada –
Manitoba Branch
Phone: 204-989-0800
Toll-free: 1-800-729-7176
Canadian Mental Health Association –
Central Region Inc.
Phone: 204-239-6590
Literacy Partners of Manitoba
Phone: 204-947-5757
Canadian Mental Health Association –
Manitoba Division
Phone: 204-953-1220
Canadian Paraplegic Association
(Manitoba) Inc.
Phone: 204-786-4753
Canadian Porphyria Foundation
Phone: 204-476-2800
Centre on Aging
Phone: 204-474-8731
Cerebral Palsy Association Manitoba
Phone: 204-982-4842
Child Day Care, Norman Region –
Children with Disabilities Program
Phone: 204-687-1723
Children’s Special Services
Phone: 204-726-6173
Toll-free: 1-800-230-1885
Lupus Society of Manitoba Inc.
Phone: 204-942-6825
Toll-free: 1-888-942-6825
Manitoba Association for
Mentally Handicapped
Phone: 204-246-2227
Manitoba Brain Injury Association Inc.
Phone: 204-953-5353
Manitoba Children Special Services
Phone: 204-945-2566
Manitoba Department of Education –
Special Education
Phone: 204-945-7912
Manitoba Down Syndrome Society
Phone: 204-992-2731
Manitoba Epilepsy Association
Phone: 204-783-0466
Manitoba Families for Effective
Autism Treatment
Phone: 204-487-1685
Red River College – Educational
Support Services
Phone: 204-632-2132
Rehabilitation Centre for Children
Phone: 204-452-4311
SCE LifeWorks
Phone: 204-775-9402
Society for Depression and Manic
Depression of Manitoba
Phone: 204-623-7437
Society for Manitobans with
Disabilities – Central Regional Office
Phone: 204-822-1947
Toll-free: 1-800-269-5451
Society for Manitobans with Disabilities
– Wheelchair Services
Phone: 204-784-3711
Toll-free: 1-800-836-5551
Special Olympics Manitoba
Phone: 204-925-5628
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
Association of Canada
Phone: 204-925-3650
Toll-free: 1-800-565-9488
St. James – Assiniboia Industries Inc.
Phone: 204-888-5422
Ten Ten Sinclair Housing Inc.
Phone: 204-339-9268
Toll-free: 1-800-601-8780
Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada
(TSFC) – Winnipeg
Phone: 204-257-3802
Universal Design Institute
Phone: 204-474-6450
African Canadian Disability Community
Association, Inc.
Phone: 204-453-0391
Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada
– Manitoba
Phone: 204-945-9474
Toll-free: 1-800-267-9474
ALS Society of Manitoba
Phone: 204-831-2104
City of Winnipeg Access Advisory Committee
Phone: 204-986-8345
Alzheimer Society of Manitoba Inc.
Phone: 204-943-6622
Manitoba Human Rights Commission
Phone: 204-945-3007
Toll-free: 1-888-884-8681
Variety Club of Manitoba –
Tent 58 Inc.
Phone: 204-982-1058
Community Living
Phone: 204-726-6173
Toll-free: 1-800-230-1885
Manitoba Rett Syndrome Association
Phone: 204-668-7388
NEWBRUNSWICK
Manitoba Riding for the Disabled
Association Inc.
Phone: 204-925-9505
AIDS New Brunswick / SIDA
Nouveau Brunswick
Phone: 506-459-7518
Toll-free: 1-800-561-4009
Anxiety Disorders Association of Manitoba
Phone: 204-925-0600
Toll-free: 1-800-885-8885
(The) Arthritis Society – Manitoba Division
Phone: 204-942-4892
Toll-free: 1-800-321-1433
Association for Community Living –
Manitoba
Phone: 204-786-1607
Association of Occupational
Therapists of Manitoba
Phone: 204-957-1214
Boissevain Association for the
Handicapped Inc.
Phone: 204-534-2956
Toll-free: 1-877-534-2449
Canadian Council of the Blind –
Manitoba Division Inc.
Phone: 204-942-8722
Canadian Diabetes Association –
Manitoba / Nunavut
GERARD 2010 edition
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada
– Manitoba / Saskatchewan Region
Phone: 204-231-2115
Diabetes Foundation of Manitoba
Phone: 204-774-7132
Manitoba Family Services and Housing
Community Living Division – Adult Services
Phone: 204-945-3274
Manitoba Schizophrenia Society
Phone: 204-786-1616
Toll-free: 1-800-263-5545
University of Manitoba – Disability Services
Phone: 204-474-6213
Alzheimer Society of New Brunswick
Phone: 506-459-4280
Toll-free: 1-800-664-8411
Employability Assistance for People with
Disabilities (EAPD)
Phone: 204-945-3744
Toll-free: 1-800-282-8060
Manitoba School for the Deaf
Phone: 204-945-8934
Manitoba Speech and Hearing Association
Phone: 204-453-4539
Alzheimer Society of
Southeast New Brunswick
Phone: 506-858-8380
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Canada
Toll-free: 1-800-866-0016
Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba Inc.
Phone: 204-786-0987
Toll-free: 1-800-263-1460
Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder
Phone: 506-451-1297
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada –
Manitoba Division
Phone: 204-943-9595
Toll-free: 1-800-268-7582
Autism Society New Brunswick
Phone: 506-372-9011
Toll-free: 1-888-354-9622
Fibromyalgia Support Group Winnipeg, Inc.
Phone: 204-975-3037
Toll-free: 1-800-282-8041
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba
Phone: 204-949-2000
Toll-free: 1-888-HSF-INFO
Hepatitis C Resource Centre (HCRC) Inc.
Phone: 204-975-3279
Public Service Commission, Manitoba –
Services to Persons with Disabilities
Phone: 204-984-4636
Canadian Council of the Blind – Maritimes
Phone: 506-548-2621
Canadian Deafblind and Rubella Association
– NB/PEI – Chapter
Phone: 506-452-1544
Toll-free: 1-877-452-1544
Canadian Diabetes Association –
New Brunswick Division
Phone: 506-452-9009
Toll-free: 1-800-884-4232
New Brunswick Therapeutic
Riding Association
Phone: 506-452-5879
New Brunswick Wheelchair
Sports Association
Phone: 505-674-9104
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
(CHHA) – New Brunswick
Phone: 506-859-6950
Osteoporosis Society of Canada –
New Brunswick
Phone: 506-459-4901
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
(CNIB) New Brunswick Division
Phone: 506-458-0060
Parkinson Society of Canada –
Saint John
Phone: 506-693-7432
Cerebral Palsy Foundation (Saint John) Inc.
Phone: 506-648-0322
Premier’s Council on the Status of
Disabled Persons
Phone: 506-444-3000
Toll-free: 1-800-442-4412
Children’s Wish Foundation Of Canada –
New Brunswick
Phone: 506-632-0099
Toll-free: 1-800-267-9474
Early Childhood Stimulation a l’Enfance Inc.
Phone: 506-853-0575
Employability Assistance for People
with Disabilities (EAPD)
Phone: 506-453-2264
Toll-free: 1-888-762-8600
Saint John Alzheimer Society
Phone: 506-634-8722
Saint John Association for
Community Living, Inc.
Phone: 506-652-1544
Saint John Special Olympics
Phone: 506-635-1827
Family Autism Centre for Education (FACE)
Phone: 506-357-2077
Schizonphrenia Society of New Brunswick,
Saint John
Phone: 506-649-2705
Greater Saint John
Fibromyalgia Support Group
Phone: 506-847-7114
Speak Easy Inc.
Phone: 506-696-6799
Toll-free: 1-800-345-9022
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Of New Brunswick
Phone: 506-634-1620
Toll-free: 1-800-663-3600
Special Olympics New Brunswick
Phone: 506-444-6990
Huntington Society of New Brunswick
Phone: 506-847-8738
Vocational Rehabilitation of
Disabled Persons – Woodstock
Phone: 506-325-4412
Learning Disabilities Association of
New Brunswick – Provincial Office
Phone: 506-459-7852
Toll-free: 1-877-544-7852
Lupus New Brunswick
Phone: 506-384-6227
Toll-free: 1-877-303-8080
New Brunswick Association For Community
Living – Community Inclusion Project
Phone: 506-433-2999
New Brunswick Community College –
Services to Students With Disabilities
Phone: 506-789-2403
New Brunswick Department of Education
– Special Education
Phone: 506-453-2816
New Brunswick Easter Seal March of Dimes
Phone: 506-458-8739
Toll-free: 1-888-280-8155
New Brunswick Human Rights Commission
– Moncton
Toll-free: 1-888-471-2233
New Brunswick Mental Health Services
Phone: 506-444-4442
New Brunswick Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association
Phone: 506-452-9739
Up with Downs
Phone: 506-357-7655
Workplace Health, Safety and
Compensation Commission of
New Brunswick
Phone: 506-632-2200
Toll-free: 1-800-222-9775
NEWFOUNDLAND
AIDS Committee of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Phone: 709-579-8656
Toll-free: 1-800-563-1575
(The) Arthritis Society,
Newfoundland and Labrador Division
Phone: 709-579-8190
Toll-free: 1-800-321-1433
Autism Society of Newfoundland
Phone: 709-722-2803
Avalon Employment Inc.
Phone: 709-579-4866
Bay D’Espoire Association for
Independent Living
Phone: 709-882-2888
Canadian Council of the Blind –
St. John’s Canadian Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation – St. Jon’s
Phone: 709-753-5494
2010 edition GERARd
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association –
Newfoundland (CHHA-NC)
Phone: 709-753-3224
Newfoundland Alzheimer Association Inc.
Phone: 709-576-0608
Toll-free: 1-877-776-0608
Your Strength – Is – Our Strength Club, Inc.
Phone: 709-257-2884
Canadian Liver Foundation –
St. John’s
Phone: 709-753-9989
Toll-free: 1-800-563-5483
Newfoundland and Labrador Association
for Community Living
Phone: 709-722-0790
Toll-free: 1-800-701-8511
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
AND NUNAVUT
Canadian Mental Health Association –
Newfoundland and Labrador
Phone: 709-753-8550
Newfoundland and Labrador
Lung Association
Phone: 709-726-4664
Toll-free: 1-800-566-5864
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
(CNIB)
Phone: 709-639-9167
Toll-free: 1-877-639-9167
Canadian Paraplegic Association
(Newfoundland and Labrador) Inc.
Phone: 709-753-5901
Cerebral Palsy Association of Newfoundland
Phone: 709-753-9922
Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada –
Newfoundland and Labrador
Phone: 709-739-9474
Toll-free: 1-800-267-9474
Coalition of Persons with Disabilities –
Newfoundland and Labrador (COD)
Phone: 709-722-7011
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada
Phone: 709-785-1221
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada
– Newfoundland / Labrador Region
Phone: 709-579-3700
Toll-free: 1-800-563-4843
Epilepsy Newfoundland and Labrador
Phone: 709-722-0502
Toll-free: 1-866-EPILEPSY
Heart and Stroke Foundation of
Newfoundland & Labrador
Phone: 709-639-8507
Kidney Foundation of Canada –
Newfoundland and Labrador Branch
Phone: 709-753-8999
Toll-free: 1-800-563-0626
Newfoundland and Labrador
Special Olympics
Phone: 709-738-1923
Newfoundland Brain Injury Association
Phone: 709-579-3070
Toll-free: 1-800-722-NBIA
Newfoundland Coordinating
Council on Deafness
Phone: 709-576-4592
Newfoundland Department of
Social Services
Phone: 709-729-5142
Newfoundland Department of Education
– Registry for Handicapped Persons
Phone: 709-729-5097
Newfoundland Down Syndrome Society
Phone: 709-738-3336
Toll-free: 1-877-738-3336
Newfoundland Hearing
Health Centre Ltd.
Phone: 709-634-1183
Newfoundland School for the Deaf
Phone: 709-364-1234
Newfoundland Society for the Physically
Disabled Inc.
Phone: 709-754-1399
Toll-free: 1-888-601-6767
Newfoundland – Labrador Human
Rights Association
Phone: 709-754-0690
Parkinson Society
Newfoundland and Labrador
Phone: 709-754-4428
Toll-free: 1-800-567-7020
Autism Northwest Territories
Phone: 867-920-4206
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
(CMHC) – Yellowknife Branch Office
Phone: 867-873-2637
Toll-free: 1-877-499-7245
Canadian Mental Health Association –
Northwest Territories Division
Phone: 867-873-3190
Toll-free: 1-800-661-0844
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
(CNIB) – Yellowknife
Phone: 867-873-2647
Health and Social Services –
Early Childhood Intervention
Phone: 867-873-7926
Toll-free: 1-800-661-0782
ALS Society of Nova Scotia
Phone: 902-454-3636
Alzheimer Society Family Support Group
– Halifax County
Phone: 902-889-2899
Annapolis Valley Therapeutic
Riding Program
Phone: 902-665-2101
Antigonish Early Childhood Early
Intervention Program
Phone: 902-863-2298
(The) Arthritis Society – Nova Scotia Division
Phone: 902-429-7025
Toll-free: 1-800-321-1433
Assistive Technology Centre
Phone: 902-543-6329
Asthma Foundation of Nova Scotia
Phone: 902-443-8141
Toll-free: 1-888-566-5864
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
(CNIB) – Nova Scotia – PEI Division
Phone: 902-453-1480, Ext. 247
Toll-free: 1-800-565-5147
Canadian Paraplegic
Association, Nova Scotia
Phone: 902-423-1277
Toll-free: 1-800-889-1889
Central Highlands Association
of the Disabled (CHAD)
Phone: 902-926-2007
Cerebral Palsy Association
Phone: 902-849-4759
Children’s Wish Foundation – Nova Scotia
Phone: 902-492-1984
Toll-free: 1-800-267-9474
Clare Organization Representing Persons
with Disabilities (CORD)
Phone: 902-769-2474
Atlantic Clinic for
Communication Disorders
Phone: 902-429-6681
Learning Disabilities Association of
Northwest Territories
Phone: 867-873-6378
Atlantic First Nations AIDS Task Force
Phone: 902-492-4255
Toll-free: 1-800-565-4255
Cumberland County Chapter
Parkinson Society
Phone: 902-254-3824
Northwest Territories Community
Programs and Services
Phone: 867-873-7738
Atlantic Ministry of the Deaf
Phone: 902-454-5366
Cumberland Equal Rights for The Disabled
Phone: 902-667-3501
Atlantic Provinces Special Education
Authority (APSEA)
Phone: 902-424-8500
Cumberland Psychiatric and
Mental Health Services
Phone: 902-667-3879
Attention Deficit Association of Nova Scotia
Phone: 902-869-1117
Dalhousie Multiple Sclerosis Research Unit
Phone: 902-422-7817
Autism Society Nova Scotia
Phone: 902-429-5529
Dartmouth Developmental Centre
Phone: 902-469-3055
Autism/PDD Cape Breton Nova Scotia
Phone: 902-562-1041
Daycare for Preschool Special
Needs Children
Phone: 902-539-5121
Northwest Territories Literacy Council
Phone: 867-873-9262
Northwest Territories Special Olympics
Phone: 867-667-5992
NWT Council of Persons with Disabilities
Phone: 867-873-8230
Workers’ Compensation Board
of the Northwest Territories
Phone: 867-920-2888
Toll-free: 1-800-661-0792
Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia
Phone: 902-473-7301
Canadian Amputee Sports Association –
Nova Scotia
Phone: 902-424-6742
Independent Living Resource Centre,
Halifax Regional Municipality
Phone: 902-453-0004
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation –
Halifax
Phone: 902-453-1009
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada
– Maritime Region
Phone: 902-422-8137
Toll-free: 1-800-265-1101
Northwest Territories Department of
Education – Special Education
Phone: 867-873-7692
I Care Services for Seniors and Disabled
Phone: 902-429-4050
Kidney Foundation of Canada –
Nova Scotia Branch
Phone: 902-429-9298
Toll-free: 1-800-889-5557
Learning Disabilities Association of
Nova Scotia (LDANS) – Provincial Office
Phone: 902-423-2850
Lung Association of Nova Scotia
Phone: 902-443-8141
Toll-free: 1-888-566-LUNG
Lupus Society of Nova Scotia
Phone: 902-425-0358
Toll-free: 1-800-394-0125
Metro Association for Autistic Children
Phone: 902-445-3149
Metro Transit Access-A-Bus
Phone: 902-490-6614
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada –
Atlantic Division
Phone: 902-468-8230
Toll-free: 1-800-268-7582
Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada
(MDAC) – Atlantic Office
Phone: 902-429-6322
Nova Scotia Association for
Community Living
Phone: 902-469-1174
Nova Scotia Centre on Aging
Phone: 902-457-6546
Eastern Canada Association of the Deaf
Phone: 902-667-7142
Nova Scotia Riding for the
Disabled Association
Phone: 902-435-9344
Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia
Phone: 902-429-2633
Nova Scotia Special Olympics
Phone: 902-425-5450
Yellowknife Association for
Community Living
Phone: 867-920-2644
Canadian Association for Williams
Syndrome (CAWS) – Nova Scotia Division
Phone: 902-422-0270
Parkinson Society Canada, Maritime Region
Phone: 902-422-3656
Toll-free: 1-800-663-2468
People First of Newfoundland and Labrador
Phone: 709-738-2866
Yellowknives Dene First Nation
Phone: 867-873-4307
First Steps Early Intervention Association
– Home Visit Program
Phone: 902-531-3500
Queens Early Childhood Development
Association
Phone: 902-354-5890
Lupus Newfoundland and Labrador
Phone: 709-368-8130
YWCA Residential and Support Services
for Adults with Disabilities
Phone: 867-920-2777
Gateways Homes Inc.
Phone: 902-454-0145
Rainbow Riders – St. John’s Therapeutic
Riding Association
Phone: 709-753-3229
Canadian Association of Disabled Skiers
(CADS) Nova Scotia
Phone: 902-624-8051
Mental Health Crisis Centre,
Community Health
Phone: 709-737-4668
Toll-free: 1-888-737-4668
Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada
(TSFC) – Newfoundland
Phone: 709-745-8732
Toll-free: 1-877-NFLD-TIC
NOVA SCOTIA
Acadia University Disabled Student Services
Phone: 902-585-1460, Ext. 1460
Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation –
Nova Scotia Chapter
Phone: 902-425-2462
MOMS – Mothers Offering Moral Support
Phone: 709-489-3420
Visions Employment Plus Inc.
Phone: 709-364-4600
AIDS Coalition of Cape Breton
Phone: 902-567-1766
Canadian Farmers with Disabilities Registry
Phone: 902-847-9420
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada –
Atlantic Division
Phone: 709-528-4030
Toll-free: 1-888-528-4030
Wheelchair Sports Association –
Newfoundland League (WSANL)
Phone: 709-782-0687
AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia
Phone: 902-429-7922
Toll-free: 1-800-566-2437
Workplace Health, Safety and
Compensation Commission
Phone: 709-778-1000
Toll-free: 1-800-563-9000
Alexander Society for Special Needs
Phone: 902-542-5808
Canadian Human Rights Commission –
Atlantic
Phone: 902-426-8380
Toll-free: 1-800-999-6899
Labrador Community College –
Special Needs Office
Phone: 709-896-3307
Learning Disabilities Association of
Central Newfoundland
Phone: 709-489-3420
Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada
(MDAC) – Newfoundland Office
Phone: 709-738-6322
GERARD 2010 edition
AllKids Services Early Intervention
Phone: 902-849-3429
Canadian Council of the Blind –
Nova Scotia/PEI
Phone: 902-667-9684
Canadian Mental Health Association –
Nova Scotia Division
Phone: 902-466-6600
Halifax Accessible Transportation
Advisory Committee
Phone: 902-490-6388
Halifax Association of the Deaf (HAD)
Phone: 902-435-5846
Halifax Developmental Pre-School Services
Phone: 902-423-4702
Halifax Regional Cerebral Palsy Foundation
Phone: 902-479-0963
Halifax Regional Municipality –
Community Recreation Services
Phone: 902-490-4567
Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia
Phone: 902-465-2601
Toll-free: 1-800-465-2601
Society for Muscular Dystrophy Information
(SMDI) International
Phone: 902-685-3961
United Ostomy Association –
Metro Halifax, Inc.
Phone: 902-443-7036
Toll-free: 1-888-969-9698
Human Resources Development Canada,
Workers’ Compensation Board
of Nova Scotia
Phone: 902-491-8954
Nova Scotia – Labrador Program
Phone: 902-865-7434
YMCA Special Needs Information Service
Phone: 902-423-9622
2010 edition GERARd
ONTARIO
Ability Camp Inc.
Phone: 613-476-7332
Toll-free: 1-800-442-6992
Ability Edge
Phone: 416-363-0003
Toll-free: 1-888-507-3343
Ability Online Support Network
Phone: 416-650-6207
Toll-free: 1-866-650-6207
ABLE –York
Phone: 416-736-2100,
AboutFace International
Phone: 416-597-2229
Toll-free: 1-800-665-3223
Access AIDS Committee of Sudbury
Phone: 705-688-0500
Access Apartments
Phone: 416-780-1650, Ext. 246
Access Better Living Inc.
Phone: 705-268-2240
Achilles Track Club of Canada
Phone: 416-485-6451
Achilles Track Club of Canada – Peel
Phone: 905-874-0544
Achilles Track Club of
Canada – Peterborough
Phone: 705-748-0873
Across Boundaries
Phone: 416-787-3007
Active Living Alliance for Canadians
with a Disability
Phone: 613-244-0052
Toll-free: 1-800-771-0663
Active Living Alliance for Canadians
with a Disability – Ontario
Phone: 416-426-7129
Toll-free: 1-800-311-9565
Active Living Resource Centre for
Ontarians with a Disability
Phone: 416-426-7129
Toll-free: 1-800-311-9565
Adaptive Technology
Resource Centre (ATRC)
Phone: 416-978-4360
Adult Mental Health Services of
Haldimand – Norfolk
Phone: 519-426-8760
AIDS Committee Durham
Phone: 905-576-1445
AIDS Committee of York Region
Phone: 905-953-0248
Toll-free: 1-800-243-7717
Alzheimer Society of Greater Simcoe County
Phone: 705-722-1066
Toll-free: 1-800-265-5391
Arthritis Community Research and
Evaluation Unit (ACREU)
Phone: 416-603-6269
Bloorview MacMillan Children’s Centre
Phone: 416-425-6220
Toll-free: 1-800-363-2440
Canadian Mental Health Association –
National Office
Phone: 416-484-7750
Algoma AIDS Network
Phone: 705-256-2437
Toll-free: 1-800-361-2497
Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce
Phone: 519-376-7230
Toll-free: 1-800-265-9013
(The) Arthritis Society – Belleville
Phone: 613-967-1933
Brian Tumour Foundation of Canada
Phone: 519-642-7755
Toll-free: 1-800-265-5106
Canadian Multiple Sclerosis
Association (CMSA)
Phone: 905-988-9964
Toll-free: 1-888-395-2672
Algoma University College – Special Needs
Phone: 705-949-2301, Ext. 267
Toll-free: 1-888-254-6628
Algonquin College Centre for Students
with Disabilities
Phone: 613-727-4723, Ext. 7683
Allergy and Environmental
Health Association – Ottawa Branch
Phone: 819-777-5848
Allergy/Asthma Information Association
of Canada
Phone: 416-679-9521
Toll-free: 1-800-611-7011
Allergy/Asthma Information
Association, Ontario
Phone: 519-284-4222
Toll-free: 1-888-250-2298
Alpha-1 Canada
Phone: 613-384-1428
ALS Society of Canada
Phone: 416-497-2267
Toll-free: 1-800-267- 4ALS
ALS Society of Ontario
Phone: 416-497-2267, Ext. 216
Toll-free: 1-800-267-4ALS
ALS Society of Ontario – Hamilton Region
Phone: 905-540-9746
Toll-free: 1-800-267-4257
ALS Society of Ontario – Northern Office
Phone: 705-669-0324
Toll-free: 1-888-237-4453
Alternate Media Canada
Phone: 416-422-4545
Toll-free: 1-800-567-6755
Alzheimer Outreach Services of
McCormick Home
Phone: 519-439-9336
Alzheimer Society for Halton – Wentworth
Phone: 905-529-7030
Alzheimer Society Haldimand Norfolk
Phone: 519-428-7771
Toll-free: 1-800-565-4614
Alzheimer Society Haldimand
Resource Centre
Phone: 905-765-6591
Alzheimer Society of Guelph –Wellington
Phone: 519-836-7672
Alzheimer Society Huron County
Phone: 519-482-1482
Toll-free: 1-800-561-5012
Alzheimer Society of Kitchener – Waterloo
Phone: 519-742-1422
Alzheimer Society of Leeds – Grenville
Phone: 613-345-7392
Alzheimer Society of London and Middlesex
Phone: 519-680-2404
Toll-free: 1-888-495-5855
Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region
Phone: 905-687-3914
Alzheimer Society of Ontario
Phone: 416-967-5900
Alzheimer Society of Orillia and District
Phone: 705-329-0909
Toll-free: 1-800-826-3682
Alzheimer Society of Ottawa – Carleton
Phone: 613-523-4004
Alzheimer Society of Oxford
Phone: 519-421-2466
Alzheimer Society of Perth County
Phone: 519-271-1910
Toll-free: 1-888-797-1882
Alzheimer Society of
Peterborough and Area
Phone: 705-748-5131
Toll-free: 1-800-561-2588
Alzheimer Society of Sarnia – Lambton
Phone: 519-332-4444
Toll-free: 1-800-334-8529
Alzheimer Society of Sault Ste. Marie
and Algoma District
Phone: 705-942-2195
Toll-free: 1-877-396-7888
Alzheimer Society of Toronto
Phone: 416-322-6560
Alzheimer Society of York Region
Phone: 905-895-1337
Alzheimer Society of York Region
Phone: 905-731-6611
Andrew Fleek Child Care Services
Phone: 613-736-5355
AIDS Committee of London
Phone: 519-434-1601
Alzheimer Society of Cambridge
Phone: 519-650-1628
APPLE Post – Psychiatric Leisure Experience
Phone: 613-238-1209
AIDS Committee of North Bay and Area
Phone: 705-497-3560
Alzheimer Society of Canada/
Societe Alzheimer du Canada
Phone: 416-488-8772
Toll-free: 1-800-616-8816
ARCH: A Legal Resource Centre for
Persons with Disabilities
Phone: 416-482-8255
AIDS Committee of Ottawa
Phone: 613-238-5014
AIDS Committee of Simcoe County
Phone: 705-722-6778
Toll-free: 1-800-372-2272
AIDS Committee of Toronto
Phone: 416-340-2437
GERARD 2010 edition
Alzheimer Society of Durham Region
Phone: 905-576-2567
Alzheimer Society of Elgin – St. Thomas
Phone: 519-633-4396
Toll-free: 1-888-565-1111
L’Arche Hamilton
Phone: 905-312-0162
(The) Arthritis Society – Kenora
Phone: 807-468-2298
(The) Arthritis Society – National Divison
Phone: 416-979-7228
Toll-free: 1-800-321-1433
Brock University – Learning Skills and
Special Needs
Phone: 905-688-5550. Ext. 3242
Canadian Alliance for Animals –
Assisted Services
Phone: 613-774-4368
Canadian Neuropathy Association
Phone: 705-437-2878
Toll-free: 1-800-669-4918
Canadian Art Therapy Association
Phone: 416-924-6221
Canadian Occupational
Therapy Foundation
Phone: 905-682-2456
Toll-free: 1-800-434-2268
Canadian Association for Music Therapy
Phone: 519-884-1970, Ext. 6828
Toll-free: 1-800-996-CAMT
Canadian Paraplegic Association – Ontario
Phone: 416-422-5644
Toll-free: 1-877-422-1112
Asian Community AIDS Services
Phone: 416-963-4300
Canadian Association for People
Who Stutter (CAPS)
Phone: 416-252-8255
Aspergers Society of Ontario
Phone: 416-651-4037
Canadian Association of the Deaf
Phone: 613-565-2882
Canadian Parks and
Recreation Association
Phone: 613-523-5315
Association for persons with
Physical Disabilities (APPD) Of Windsor
Phone: 519-969-8188
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health
and Safety (CCOHS)
Phone: 905-572-2981
Association for the Neurologically Disabled
(AND) of Canada
Phone: 416-244-1992
Toll-free: 1-800-561-1497
Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Phone: 416-485-9149
Toll-free: 1-800-378-2233
(The) Arthritis Society – Ottawa
Phone: 613-723-1083
(The) Arthritis Society – Peterborough
Phone: 705-742-7191
Arts Carousel (Arts with the Handicapped
Foundation of Canada)
Phone: 416-391-2086
Attention Deficit Disorder Ontario
(ADDO) Foundation
Phone: 416-813-6858
Autism Society Canada
Toll-free: 1-866-874-3334
Autism Society Ontario –
Hamilton Wentworth
Phone: 905-544-9155
Autism Society Ontario –
London and District
Phone: 519-685-8702
Autism Society Ontario –
Niagara Region
Phone: 905-682-2776
Autism Society Ontario –
Ottawa – Carleton
Phone: 613-230-6305
Autism Society Ontario – Peel
Phone: 905-451-4218
Autism Society Ontario –
Renfrew County
Phone: 613-584-4207
Autism Society Ontario –
Sarnia Lambton
Phone: 519-844-2529
Autism Society Ontario –
Sault Ste. Marie
Phone: 705-253-3481
L’Arche London
Phone: 519-641-2262
Bathurst Jewish Community Centre –
Special Needs Programs
Phone: 416-636-1880, Ext. 229
L’Arche North Bay
Phone: 705-474-0081
Bethesde
Phone: 905-562-4184
Canadian Deafblind and Rubela
Association – (Ontario)
Phone: 519-759-0520
Toll-free: 1-877-760-7439
Canadian Deafblind and Rubella
Association National Office
Phone: 519-754-0729
Canadian Diabetes Association –
National Office
Phone: 416-363-0177
Toll-free: 1-800-BANTING
Canadian Foundation for Physically
Disabled Persons
Phone: 416-760-7351
Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind
Phone: 613-692-7777
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
(CHHA) – National Office
Phone: 613-526-1584
Toll-free: 1-800-263-8068
Canadian Latex Allergy Association
Phone: 905-885-5270
Canadian Liver Foundation
Phone: 416-491-3353
Toll-free: 1-800-563-5483
Canadian Pediatric Kidney Disease
Research Centre
Phone: 613-737-4098
Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation
Phone: 416-351-7757
Canadian Public Health Association
Phone: 613-725-3769
Canadian Rett Syndrome Association
Phone: 613-489-2851
Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association
– National Office
Phone: 613-523-0004
Canine Vision Canada
Phone: 905-842-2891
Toll-free: 1-800-768-3030
Can-Voice – Consumer Survivor
Community Support Services
Phone: 519-434-8303
CARD – Community Association for
Riding for the Disabled
Phone: 416-667-8600
CHADD – Children and Adult with
Attention Deficit Disorder
Phone: 613-731-1209
Children’s Mental Health Ontario
Phone: 416-921-2109
Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada –
National Capital Region
Phone: 613-841-0004
Toll-free: 1-800-267-9474
Chromosome 22 Central
Phone: 705-268-3099
Canadian Lung Association
Phone: 613-569-6411
Toll-free: 1-888-566-LUNG
Community Living Ontario
Phone: 416-447-4348
Canadian Marfan Association
Phone: 905-826-3223
Toll-free: 1-866-722-1722
Canadian MedicAlert Foundation Inc.
Phone: 416-696-0267
Toll-free: 1-800-668-1507
Concerned Friends of Ontario Citizens
in Care Facilities
Phone: 416-489-0146
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation
of Canada (CCFC)
Phone: 416-920-5035
Toll-free: 1-800-387-1479
2010 edition GERARd
DisAbilities Plus
Phone: 416-410-5413
Toll-free: 1-800-350-8361
Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario
– Provincial Office
Phone: 416-929-4311
Ontario March of Dimes –Provincial Office
Phone: 416-425-3463
Toll-free: 1-800-263-3463
Dyslexia Solutions Canada Ltd.
Phone: 519-458-8388
Toll-free: 1-800-981-6433
Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
Phone: 613-238-5721
Lung Association – McMaster Regional Office
Phone: 519-886-5001
Ontario Ministry of Community and
Social Services, Ontario Disability
Support Program
Phone: 416-326-1880
Lupus Canada
Phone: 905-513-0004
Toll-free: 1-800-661-1468
Ontario Special Olympics
Phone: 416-447-8326
Toll-free: 1-888-333-5515
AIDS PEI Community Support Group Inc.
Phone: 904-566-2437
Toll-free: 1-800-314-2437
ME Association of Canada
Phone: 613-563-1565
OPALE
Phone: 613-679-1244
Metro Toronto School for the Deaf
Phone: 416-923-0630
Osteoporosis Society of Canada
Phone: 416-696-2663
Toll-free: 1-800-463-6842
(The) Arthritis Society – PEI Division
Phone: 902-628-2288
Toll-free: 1-800-321-1433
Easter Seals / March of Dimes
National Council
Phone: 416-932-8382
Education for Quality Accessibility –
Canada (EQA)
Phone: 613-345-2038
Elections Canada
Phone: 613-993-2975
Toll-free: 1-800-463-6868
Epilepsy Ontario
Phone: 905-764-5099
Toll-free: 1-800-463-1119
Equip KIDS (Kids In Developing Societies)
International
Phone: 416-695-9339
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Assistance and
Training (FASAT) Ontario
Phone: 519-822-2476
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Association of Ottawa
Phone: 613-446-4144
Guide Dog Users of Canada (GDUC)
Phone: 613-830-1398
Hearing Ear Dogs of Canada
Phone: 905-842-2891
Toll-free: 1-800-768-3030
Hearing Foundation of Canada
Phone: 416-364-4060
Toll-free: 1-866-HEAR-YOU
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Of Canada – National Office
Phone: 613-569-4361
Hepatitis C Society of Canada (HeCSC)
Phone: 905-270-1110
Toll-free: 1-800-652-HEPC
Hong Fook Mental Health Association
Phone: 416-493-4242, Ext. 242
Huntington Society of Canada
Phone: 519-749-7063
Toll-free: 1-800-998-7398
Industrial Accident Prevention Association
– Head Office
Phone: 416-506-8888
Toll-free: 1-800-406-IAPA
Mission Possible
Phone: 416-466-5498
Montage Support Services
Phone: 416-780-9630
Mood Disorders Society of Canada
Phone: 519-824-5565
Mouth and Foot Painting Artists Ltd.
Phone: 416-362-9992
Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada
(MDAC) – National Office
Phone: 416-488-0030
Toll-free: 1-866-MUSCLE-8
National Broadcast Reading Service
(NBRS) Inc.
Phone: 416-422-4222, Ext.224
Toll-free: 1-800-567-6755
NEADS – National Educational Association
of Disabled Students
Phone: 613-526-8008
Neurofibromatosis Society of Ontario
Phone: 705-685-1409
Toll-free: 1-866-THE-NFSO
Niagara College – Special Needs Office
Phone: 905-735-2211
Niagara Peninsula Children’s Centre
Phone: 905-688-3550
Toll-free: 1-800-896-5496
Niagara Rehabilitation Centre
Phone: 905-688-2980
Sick Kids
Phone: 416-813-1500
Schizophrenia Society of Canada
Phone: 905-415-2007
Toll-free: 1-888-772-4673
Sickle Cell Association of Ontario
Phone: 416-789-2855
Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf
Phone: 613-967-2823, Ext. 231
Speaking Differently Corp.
Phone: 416-978-6890
Special Needs Opportunity Window (SNOW)
Phone: 416-978-4360
Special Skills Dogs of Canada
Phone: 905-842-2891
Toll-free: 1-800-768-3030
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association
of Ontario – Head Office
Phone: 416-214-1056
Toll-free: 1-800-387-1575
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Canadian Mental Health Association –
PEI Division
Phone: 902-566-3034
Canadian Paraplegic Association – PEI
Phone: 902-368-3955
Children’s Wish Foundation – PEI Chapter
Phone: 902-566-5526
DisAbled Women’s Network (DAWN) – PEI
Phone: 902-566-0475
Heart and Stroke Foundation of PEI
Phone: 902-892-7441
Kidney Foundation of Canada – PEI Branch
Phone: 902-892-9009
Toll-free: 1-877-892-9009
Lupus Society of PEI
Phone: 902-892-3875
Multiple Sclerosis – PEI Chapter
Phone: 902-892-9402
Notre Dame Place
Phone: 902-888-2237
PEI Association for the Hearing Impaired
Phone: 902-892-9149
PEI Cerebral Palsy Association Inc.
Phone: 902-892-9694
PEI Department of Education –
Special Education
Phone: 902-368-4717
PEI Human Rights Commission
Phone: 902-368-4180
Toll-free: 1-800-237-5031
Spoken Word AudioBooks
Phone: 416-368-1027
PEI Wheelchair Sports Association (PEIWSA)
Phone: 902-368-4540
Ontario Association of the Deaf
Toll-free: 1-888-820-0029
Thalassemia Foundation of Canada
Phone: 416-242-8425
Ontario Association on Developmental
Disabilities (OADD)
Phone: 416-657-2267
Tourette Syndrome Foundation
of Canada (TSFC)
Phone: 416-861-8398
Toll-free: 1-800-361-3120
Special Olympics PEI
Phone: 902-368-8919
Toll-free: 1-800-287-1196
Ontario Association for Sign
Language Interpreters
Phone: 416-499-3869
Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA)
Phone: 905-641-8877
Toll-free: 1-800-263-5404
International Society for Augmentative and
Alternative Communication (ISAAC)
Phone: 416-385-0351
Ontario Federation of Community Mental
Health and Addiction Programs
Phone: 416-490-8900, Ext. 22
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Canada – National Office
Phone: 905-889-4171
Toll-free: 1-800-668-0274
Ontario Foundation for
Visually Impaired Children
Phone: 416-767-5977
GERARD 2010 edition
Reena Foundation
Phone: 905-889-6484
Toll-free: 1-877-324-4114
World Headache Alliance
Phone: 905-333-8185
Spinal Cord Society Canada
Phone: 905-271-0589
Industry Canada – Assistive Devices
Industry Office
Phone: 613-990-4316
KidsInNeed
Phone: 416-591-1464
Reach Canada
Phone: 613-236-6636
Toll-free: 1-800-465-8898
Phone: 416-344-1000
Toll-free: 1-800-387-0750
Ontario Lupus Association
Phone: 905-415-1099
Toll-free: 1-877-240-1099
Transportation Action Now Inc.
Phone: 416-425-3463, Ext. 257
Tuberous Sclerosis Canada Sclerose
Tubereuse (TSCST)
Phone: 905-673-1829
Toll-free: 1-800-347-0252
(The) War Amps – National Headquarters
Phone: 613-731-3821
Toll-free: 1-877-NAC-CIPA
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board –
Provincial Office
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
Association of PEI
Phone: 902-4569-2149
QUEBEC
Access McGill (McGill University)
Phone: 514-398-6009
Adaptive Computer Technology (ACT)
Centre,Human Resources
Development Canada
Phone: 819-953-2492
AIDS Community Care Montreal (ACCM) /
Sida Benevoles Montreal
Phone: 514-527-0928
Allergy / Asthma Information Association,
Quebec Region
Phone: 514-694-0679
Association Quebecoise pour Les Enfants
Atteints D’Audimutute – AQEA Monter – egie
Phone: 450-679-9949
Anputes de Guerre (Les) – Quebec
Phone: 514-398-0759
Toll-free: 1-800-250-3030
Association Quebecoise pour
Les Enfants Malades du Coeur – Quebec
Phone: 418-654-2270
Arc-en-Ciel
Phone: 418-285-3847
Association Regionale des Loisirs pour
Handicapes de L’Outaouais (ARLHO)
Phone: 819-770-3575, Ext. 23
(The) Arthritis Society, Quebec Division
Phone: 514-846-8840
Toll-free: 1-800-321-1433
Association de la Fibromyalgie Quebec
Phone: 450-582-3075
Association de Paralysie Cerebrale (Estire)
Phone: 450-777-2907
Association de Spina – Bifida et
D’Hydroencephalie (ASBH) – Quebec
Phone: 418-877-1898
Association des Begues du Canada (ABC)
Phone: 514-524-8657
Toll-free: 1-877-353-1042
Association des Devenus Sourds et des
Malentendants de Quebec – Montreal
Phone: 514-278-9633
Association des Jeunes Bergues
Du Quebec (AJBQ)
Phone: 514-388-8455
Toll-free: 1-800-661-2348
Association des Neurotramatises –
Region de I’Outaouais (ANO)
Phone: 819-770-8804
Association des Parents D”enfants
Handicapees Centre Du Quebec Inc.
(APEHCQ)
Phone: 819-477-9377
Association des Parents pour La Sante
Mentale – St-Laurent – Bordeaux – Cartier
Phone: 514-744-5218
Association des Personnes Avec Problemes
Auditifs de Laurentides
Phone: 450-434-2135
Association des Travailleurs(euses)
Accidente(e)s (ATA)
Phone: 418-598-9844
Association du Syndrome de
Down de L’Estrie
Phone: 819-569-8112
Toll-free: 1-877-569-8112
Association Quebecroise de la
Fibrose Kystique, Section Montreal
Phone: 514-877-6161
Toll-free: 1-800-363-7711
Association Quebecoise de
Sports en Fauteuil Roulant (AQSFR)
Phone: 514-252-3103
Association Quebecoise des
Parents d’Enfants Handicapes Visuels
Phone: 450-465-7225
Association Quebecoise des
Traumatises Craniens (Laval)
Phone: 450-629-9911
Association Quebecoise des
Troubles d’Apprentissage (AQETA)
Phone: 514-847-1324, Ext. 26
Autisme et Troubles Envahissants
du Developpement Montreal
Phone: 514-524-6114
Canadian Clearinghouse on
Disability Issues
Phone: 819-994-7514
Toll-free: 1-800-665-9017
Canadian Hemophilia Society –
National Office
Phone: 514-848-0503, Ext. 224
Toll-free: 1-800-668-2686
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Phone: 514-397-6828
Canadian Human Rights Foundation
Phone: 514-954-0382
Canadian Mental Health Association –
Quebec Division
Phone: 514-849-3291
Canadian Sickle Cell Society
Phone: 514-735-5109
Canadian Transportation Agency –
Accessible Transportation Directorate
Phone: 819-997-6828
Toll-free: 1-888-222-2592
Carrefour Adaptation Quebec
Phone: 418-522-1251
Centre d’Aide aux Travailleures(euses)
Accidente(e)s de Montreal (CATTAM)
Phone: 514-529-7942
Centre for the Arts in Human Development
– Concordia University
Phone: 514-848-8619
Champlain College – St. Lambert
Phone: 450-672-7360, Ext. 250
Comite d’Aide aux Femmes Sourdes
de Quebec (CAFSQ)
Phone: 418-626-9252
Communicaid for Hearing Impaired
Persons (CHIP)
Phone: 514-482-0500, Ext. 215
COPHAN (Confederation des Organismes de
Personnes Handicapees du Quebec)
Phone: 514-284-0155
Dawson College – Services for Students
with Disabilities
Phone: 514-931-8731,Ext. 1211
Diabetic Children’s Foundation /
La Foundation Pour enfants diabetiques
Phone: 514-731-9683
Federation Quebecoise des Centres de
Readaptation en Deficence Intellectuelle
Phone: 450-646-7540
Foundation Mira Inc.
Phone: 450-795-3725
2010 edition GERARd
Foundation for Research into
Children’s Diseases
Phone: 514-595-5730
Friends for Mental Health /
Les Amis de la Sante Mentale
Phone: 514-636-6885
Heart and Stoke Foundation of Quebec
Phone: 514-871-1551
Toll-free: 1-800-567-8563
Hereditary Tyrosinemia Group of Quebec /
Groupe Aid Enfants Tyros. Du Quebec
Phone: 418-548-1580
IAM Cares / AIM Croit
Phone: 514-744-2944
Ita de la Pocatiere
Phone: 418-856-1110, Ext. 352
Toll-free: 1-800-383-6272
Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital
Phone: 450-688-9550
Kidney Foundation of
Canada, National Office
Phone: 514-369-4806
Toll-free: 1-800-361-7494
Quebec Association for Community Living
Phone: 514-725-7245
Autism Resource Centre
Phone: 306-569-0858
Phone: 306-244-2124
Toll-free: 1-888-473-4636
Quebec Association of Post –
Secondary Disabled Students (AQEIPS)
Phone: 514-499-9451
Autism Treatment Services of
Saskatchewan, Inc.
Phone: 306-665-7013
Huntington Society of Saskatchewan
Phone: 306-373-3503
Quebec Federation for Autism & Other
Pervasive Development Disorders (QFAPDD)
Phone: 514-270-7386
Quebec Federation of the Blind Inc.
Phone: 514-484-9232
Quebec Foundation for the Blind (QFB)
Phone: 514-259-9470
Quebec Lung Association
Phone: 514-287-7400
Toll-free: 1-800-295-8111
Quebec Society for Disabled Children /
CPE Petites Chenilles
Phone: 514-937-6171 Ext. 239
Canadian Deafblind and Rubella
Association – Saskatchewan
Phone: 306-374-0022
RCL (Quebec) for the Disabled Inc. / RCL
(Quebec) pour les Handicapes Inc.
Phone: 514-688-3689
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
(CHHA) – Regina and District Branch
Phone: 306-352-3323
Toll-free: 1-800-565-3323
Laurentides Autism Society
Phone: 450-569-1794
Regroupement pour la Trisomie 21
Phone: 514-850-0666
Learning Disabilities Association
of Quebec – Montreal
Phone: 514-482-7196
Sclerodermie Quebec Inc.
Phone: 514-990-6789
Maison Emmanuel
Phone: 819-322-7014
Montreal Association for the
Intellectually Handicapped (MAIH)
Phone: 514-381-2307
Montreal Oral School for the Deaf
Phone: 514-488-4946
Multi-Ethnic Association for the Integration
of Persons with Disabilities
Phone: 514-272-0680
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada –
Quebec Division
Phone: 514-849-7591
Toll-free: 1-800-268-7582
Osteoporosis Quebec
Phone: 514-369-7845
Toll-free: 1-877-369-7845
Parkinson Foundation of Canada – Quebec
Phone: 514-861-4422
Toll-free: 1-800-720-1307
Polio Quebec Association
Phone: 514-866-1969
Toll-free: 1-800-263-1969
Public Service Commission of Canada,
Recruitment & Assessment Services Branch
Toll-free: 1-800-645-5606
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Canadian Council of the Blind –
Saskatchewan Division
Phone: 306-543-8312
Quebec Paraplegic Association
Phone: 514-431-7272
Lachine Community Psychiatric Centre
Phone: 514-639-3935
MacKay Centre
Phone: 514-482-0500
Canadian Association for Williams
Syndrome (CAWS) – Saskatchewan Division
Phone: 306-244-6844
Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation –
North Saskatchewan
Phone: 306-242-6502
Regroupement des Usagers du
Transport Metro (RUTASM)
Phone: 819-562-3311
Lueur du Phare de Lanaudiere (La)
Phone: 450-752-4544
Toll-free: 1-800-465-4544
Cameco MS Neuroscience Research Centre
Phone: 306-655-8714
Societe Alzheimer Cote-Nord
Phone: 418-968-4673
Canadian Liver Foundation –
Saskatchewan Region
Phone: 306-789-1088
Canadian Mental Health Association –
Moose Jaw
Phone: 306-692-4240
Canadian Mental Health Association –
Saskatchewan Division
Phone: 306-525-5601
Toll-free: 1-800-461-5483
Independent Living Inc.
Phone: 306-352-2579
Indian and Metis Disability
Outreach Services
Phone: 306-244-0174
Kidney Foundation of Canada –
Saskatchewan Branch
Phone: 306-664-8588, Ext. 22
Kin Enterprise Inc.
Phone: 306-953-4120
Kinsmen Foundation
Phone: 306-652-2161
Toll-free: 1-877-777-8979
Learning Disabilities Association of
Saskatchewan – Provincial Office
Phone: 306-652-4114
Lupus Erythematosis Society of
Saskatchewan Inc. (LESS)
Toll-free: 1-877-566-6123
Multiple Sclerosis of Canada –
Saskatchewan Division
Phone: 306-522-5600
Toll-free: 1-800-268-7582
Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada
(MDAC) – Saskatchewan Chapter
Phone: 306-761-2520
Toll-free: 1-800-565-1601
Saskatchewan Association for
Community Living
Phone: 306-955-3344
Saskatchewan Wheelchair Sports
Association (SWSA)
Phone: 306-975-0824
Saskatchewan Deaf Association
Phone: 306-374-7646
Saskatoon Amputee Support Group, Inc.
Phone: 306-956-7771
Saskatchewan Department of Community
Resources & Employment – Community
Living Division
Phone: 306-694-3568
Saskatchewan First Nations Network
on Disabilities Inc.
Phone: 306-477-7305
Toll-free: 1-800-315-1215
Saskatchewan Foundation for Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – Esterhazy
Phone: 306-745-6769
Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science
and Technology, Education Equity Program
Phone: 306-933-8351
Saskatchewan Institute on
Community Living
Phone: 306-522-0855
Saskatchewan Institute on Prevention
of Handicaps
Phone: 306-655-2512
Saskatchewan Labour Disabilities
Directorate
Phone: 306-787-5101
Saskatchewan Learning – Region 3
Phone: 306-787-6073
Saskatchewan Learning – Region 4
Phone: 306-933-5033
Neurofibromatosis Association of
Saskatchewan Inc.
Phone: 306-384-3540
Canadian Paraplegic Association
(Saskatchewan) Inc. – Regina Office
Phone: 306-584-0101
Saskatchewan Learning Special
Education: Region 2
Phone: 306-778-8251
North Saskatchewan Independent
Living Centre
Phone: 306-665-5508
Universite du Quebec Abitibi –
Temiscamingue – Services aux Handicapes
Phone: 819-762-0971, Ext. 2510
Canadian Paraplegic Association
(Saskatchewan) Inc. – Saskatoon Office
Phone: 306-652-9644
Toll-free: 1-888-282-0186
Saskatchewan Lung Association
Phone: 306-343-9511
Toll-free: 1-800-667-5864
PASE (Parents All Support and
Empowerment) Project
Phone: 306-652-9111
Saskatchewan Office of Disability Issues
Phone: 306-787-7283
Toll-free: 1-877-915-7468
West Island Citizen Advocacy
Phone: 514-694-5850
Council for Exceptional Children
Phone: 306-934-5721
Pasquia Pro-Life
Phone: 306-862-2338
SASKATCHEWAN
Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic
Phone: 306-352-6221
Toll-free: 1-877-793-3222
Persons Living with AIDS (PLWA)
Network of Saskatchewan, Inc.
Phone: 306-373-7766
Toll-free: 1-800-226-0944
Saskatchewan Parkinson’s Disease
Foundation
Phone: 306-477-4242
DisAbled Women’s Network (DAWN) –
Saskatchewan Inc.
Phone: 306-569-0194
Physical Activity for Active Living
Phone: 306-966-1003
Spinda Bifida and Hydrocephalus
Association of Quebec
Phone: 514-340-9019
Toll-free: 1-800-567-1788
Thalidomide victims Association of Canada
(TVAC) – Quebec Office
Phone: 514-355-0811
AIDS Saskatoon Inc.
Phone: 306-242-5005
Toll-free: 1-800-667-6876
Alvin Buckwold Child Development
Program
Phone: 306-655-1070
Alzheimer Society Saskatchewan Inc.
Phone: 306-949-4141
Toll-free: 1-800-263-3667
(The) Arthritis Society – Saskatchewan
Phone: 306-244-9922
Arthritis Society of Saskatchewan
Phone: 306-565-8731
Toll-free: 1-800-667-0097
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
(CNIB) – Saskatchewan Division
Phone: 306-525-2571
Toll-free: 1-866-288-8010
Early Childhood Intervention Program
Saskatchewan Inc.
Phone: 306-955-3344
Praire Assistance Dogs Inc.
Phone: 306-543-7237
Epilepsy Saskatoon
Phone: 306-665-1939
Public Service Commission of
Canada – Saskatchewan District
Phone: 306-780-5720
Toll-free: 1-888-645-5605
Hard of Hearing Association –
Saskatoon, Inc.
Phone: 306-665-2845
Saskatchewan A.G. Bell Association
for the Deaf
Phone: 306-242-7289
Heart and Stroke Foundation
of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Abilities Council
Phone: 306-374-4448
Saskatoon Special Olympics Society
Phone: 306-934-2402
Saskatoon Stoke Recovery Association
Phone: 306-374-6662
SASKI – Saskatchewan Skiing
for the Disabled
Phone: 306-374-7745
Schizophrenia Society of Saskatchewan Inc.
Phone: 306-584-2620
SEATCHs (Saskatoon Employment Access
Resource Centre for Human Services)
Phone: 306-343-3463
South West Home for the Handicapped
Phone: 306-773-7765
National Aboriginal Clearing / Connecting
House on Disability Issues
Phone: 306-477-7300
Toll-free: 1-800-661-0766
Societe d’Habitation du Quebec
Phone: 418-643-7676
Toll-free: 1-800-463-4315
Saskatoon Association for
Community Living
Phone: 306-652-9111
Saskatchewan Learning – Region 6
Phone: 306-446-7436
Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation
Association (SPRA) Inc.
Phone: 306-780-9231
Toll-free: 1-800-563-2555
Saskatchewan Society for Autism Inc.
Phone: 306-586-4615
Saskatchewan Stuttering Association
Phone: 306-949-0142
Saskatchewan Transportation Company –
Services to People with Disabilities
Phone: 306-787-3340
Toll-free: 1-800-663-7181
Saskatchewan Voice of People with
Disabilities, Inc.
Phone: 306-569-3111
Toll-free: 1-877-569-3111
Special Interest Co-Op
Phone: 306-949-9194
Spina Bifida Association of Saskatchewan
Phone: 306-545-8261
Toll-free: 1-800-565-9488
Swift Current HIROS – Therapeutic
Riding Association
Phone: 306-587-2313
The Elk’s Saskatchewan Pediatric
Auditory Rehabilitation Centre (SPARC)
Phone: 306-655-1320
University of Regina – Disability
Resource office
Phone: 306-585-4631
University of Saskatchewan –
Disability Services for Students
Phone: 306-966-5673
Voyageur Club of Saskatoon, Inc.
Phone: 306-653-0514
Yail Harbour Inc.
Phone: 306-783-1522
YUKON TERRITORY
Blood Ties Four Directions Centre Society
Phone: 867-633-2437
Toll-free: 1-877-333-2447
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
(CMHC) – Whitehorse Branch
Phone: 867-633-7530
Canadian Mental Health Association –
Yukon Division
Phone: 867-668-8812
Challenge Community Vocational
Alternatives (CVA)
Phone: 867-668-4421
Child Development Centre
Phone: 867-456-8182
Toll-free: 1-888-291-KIDS
Freedom Trails Therapeutic
Riding Association
Phone: 867-633-5911
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Government of Yukon – Health and
Social Services
Phone: 867-667-3657
Toll-free: 1-800-661-0408
Teegatha’ oh Zheh
Phone: 867-668-4787
Learning Disabilities Association of
Yukon Territory
Phone: 867-668-5167
Yukon College Learning Centre
Phone: 867-668-8785
Public Service Commission, Yukon –
Service to Persons with Disabilities
Phone: 867-667-3900
Yukon Association for Community Living
Phone: 867-667-4606
Yukon Department of Education –
Special Programs
Phone: 867-667-5986
Yukon Human Rights Commission
Phone: 867-667-6226
Yukon Council on Aging
Phone: 867-668-3383
Yukon MS Association
Phone: 867-633-4151
Yukon Council On Disability
Phone: 867-668-6703
Yukon Special Olympics
Phone: 867-668-6511
Websites by Province
English
ALBERTA
Alberta Committee of Citizens
with Disabilities
http://www.accd.net/
Actively supports and promotes the
rights, freedoms and responsibilities of
individuals with disabilities to determine
their own destinies.
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Alberta Committee
of Citizens with Disabilities
Alberta Workers’ Health Centre
http://www.workershealthcentre.ca/
Provides information, resources and
advice to make your workplace safer.
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by:
Alberta Workers/Health Centre
Alberta Committee of Citizens
with Disabilities
http://www.accd.net
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Alberta Committee
of Citizens with Disabilities
Alberta Premier’s Council on the Status
of Persons with Disabilities
http://www.premierscouncil.ab.ca
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Alberta Premier’s
Council on the Status of Persons with
Disabilities
Alberta Transportation – Advisory
Committee on Barrier – Free Transportation
http://www.trans.gov.ab.ca
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Alberta
Transportation – Advisory Committee
on Barrier-Free Transportation
Western Guide & Assistance Dog Society
http://www.guidedog.ca
Currently the website only describes the
organization’s Guide Dog program for blind
individuals; however, they are working on
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adding their new name and introducing their
new services on the website.
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Western Guide &
Assistance Dog Society
Act Library
http://www.calcna.ab.ca/actlibrary/index.
html
A partnership between three local organizations; the Accessible Housing Society, the
Canadian Paraplegic Association and the
Technical Resource Center. The purpose of
the ACT Library is to allow on-line access to
their library collections.
Calgary, Alberta
Website maintained by: Act Library
Alberta Chapter of the Registry of
Interpreters for the Deaf (ACRID)
http://www.acrid.ca
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Alberta Chapter of the
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (ACRID)
Alberta College of Speech – Language
Pathologists and Audiologists (ACSLPA)
http://www.acslpa.ab.ca
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Alberta College
of Speech-Language Pathologists and
Audiologists (ACSLPA)
Materials Resource Centre for the
Visually Impaired
http://www.lrc.learning.gov.ab.ca
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Materials Resource
Centre for the Visually Impaired
Education and Research
Alberta Association for Adult Literacy (AAAL)
http://www.nald.ca/aaal.htm
Ensures that all adult Albertans have the
literacy skills they need to lead satisfying and
productive lives in their communities.
Calgary, Alberta
Website maintained by: Alberta Association
for Adult Literacy (AAAL)
The AIWS is a registered (1984) non-profit
organization based in Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada. We are committed to aiding injured
workers in pursuit of their rightful Workers’
Compensation benefits.
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Alberta Injured
Workers / Society
Alberta Injured Workers Society
http://aiws.sphosting.com
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Alberta Injured
Workers Society
Alberta Workers’ Health Centre
http://www.workershealthcentre.ca
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Alberta Workers’
Health Centre
Chrysalis – An Alberta Society for Citizens
with Disabilities
http://www.chrysalis.ab.ca
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Chrysalis - An Alberta
Society for Citizens with Disabilities
DO-IT Canada
http://www.freenet.edmonton.ab.ca/doitcan/
DO-IT Canada is the initiative of Michael
Schwake. He is recruiting Canadian partners
for the DO-IT program, an adaptive education
program for students with disabilities.
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: DO-IT Canada
Alberta Literacy Foundation
http://www.ablf.ca
Calgary, Alberta
Website maintained by: Alberta Literacy
Foundation
Literacy Alberta Society
http://www.literacyalberta.ca
Calgary, Alberta
Website maintained by:
Literacy Alberta Society
Literacy Help Line of Alberta
http://www.literacyalberta.ca
Calgary, Alberta
Website maintained by:
Literacy Help Line of Alberta
Materials Resource Centre for the
Visually Impaired
http://www.lrc.learning.gov.ab.ca
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Materials Resource
Centre for the Visually Impaired
Mount Royal College – Disabilities Services
http://www.mtroyal.ab.ca
Calgary, Alberta
Website maintained by: Mount Royal College
– Disabilities Services
University of Calgary – Disability
Resource Centre
http://www.ucalgary.ca
Calgary, Alberta
Website maintained by: University of Calgary
– Disability Resource Centre
Alberta Injured Workers’ Society
http://aiws.sphosting.com/
Chrysalis – An Alberta Society for Citizens
with Disabilities (Calgary Office)
http://www.chrysalis.ab.ca
Calgary, Alberta
Website maintained by: Chrysalis –
An Alberta Society for Citizens with
Disabilities (Calgary Office)
EmployAbilities
http://www.employabilities.ab.ca
EmployAbilities? mission is to promote and
enhance employment and learning opportunities for persons with physical disabilities.
This site is about helping people with
physical disabilities find work.
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: EmployAbilities
http://www.rehoboth.ab.ca
Calendar of events, full access to all
program information, including
summer camp program.
Stony Plain, Alberta
Website maintained by:
Rehoboth Christian Ministries
Rehoboth Christian Ministries – Calgary
http://www.rehoboth.ab.ca
Calgary, Alberta
Website maintained by: Rehoboth Christian
Ministries – Calgary
Rehoboth Christian Ministries – Coaldale
http://www.rehoboth.ab.ca
Coaldale, Alberta
Website maintained by: Rehoboth Christian
Ministries – Coaldale
Rehoboth Christian Ministries –
Grande Prairie
http://www.rehoboth.ab.ca
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Website maintained by: Rehoboth Christian
Ministries – Grande Prairie
Rehoboth Christian Ministries – Three Hills
http://www.rehoboth.ab.ca
Three Hills, Alberta
Website maintained by: Rehoboth Christian
Ministries – Three Hills
Workers’ Compensation Board –
Alberta Provincial Office
http://www.wcb.ab.ca
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Workers’ Compensation Board –Alberta Provincial Office
Alberta Advantage
http://www.gov.ab.ca/
Alberta government home page. Useful search
function allows users to search documents
and departments by keywords.
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Alberta Advantage
Alberta Centre for Active Living
http://www.centre4activeliving.ca
Provides health promotion, active living
and well-being information, research,
education and networking opportunities
for practitioners in Alberta.
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by:
Alberta Centre for Active Living
Medexplorer
http://www.medexplorer.com
Health and medical information centre and
online pharmacy.
Calgary, Alberta
Website maintained by: Medexplorer
Alberta Senior Citizens Housing Association
http://www.ascha.com
Visit the Provincial Seniors Housing Registry
or gather beneficial information.
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Alberta Senior
Citizens Housing Association
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
(CMHC) – Edmonton Branch Office
http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Canada Mortgage
and Housing Corp. (CMHC) –Edmonton
Branch Office
Aboriginal Employment Links
http://www.bcaafc.com/links.html
BRITISH COLUMBIA
The British Columbia Association of
Aboriginal Friendship Centres Aboriginal
Employment Links website posts links about
upcoming conferences, different centres and
various organizations relating to Aboriginal
employment.
Victoria, British Columbia
Website maintained by:
Aboriginal Employment Links
BC Human Rights Commission
http://www.bchrcoalition.org/
With a mandate to investigate and mediate
complaints of discrimination, to educate the
public about their rights and responsibilities
under the Human Rights Code and to promote understanding and compliance with the
Code this is a good source of information.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by:
BC Human Rights Commission
BC Human Rights Coalition
http://www.bchrcoalition.org
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by:
BC Human Rights Coalition
BC Human Rights Tribunal
http://www.bchrt.bc.ca
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by:
BC Human Rights Tribunal
British Columbia Aboriginal Network on
Disability Society (BCANDS)
http://www.bcands.bc.ca
Victoria, British Columbia
Website maintained by: British Columbia
Aboriginal Network on Disability Society
(BCANDS)
British Columbia Coalition of People with
Disabilities (BCCPD)
http://www.bccpd.bc.ca
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: British Columbia
Coalition of People with Disabilities (BCCPD)
Canadian Disabled Individuals
Association (CDIA)
http://www.disabledindividuals.ca
This website’s purpose is to educate our own
population about what’s available to create a
better quality of life and to help us be better
self-advocates. It is a window to a world that
not all of us can reach.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Canadian Disabled
Individuals Association (CDIA)
Law Society of British Columbia –
Equity and Diversity Committee
http://www.lawsociety.bc.org
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Law Society of British
Columbia – Equity and Diversity Committee
Pro-Life Society of British Columbia
http://www.prolifebc.ca
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Pro-Life Society
of British Columbia
SPARC BC (Social Planning and Research
Council of BC)
http://www.sparc.bc.ca/parking-permit
Burnaby, British Columbia
Website maintained by: SPARC BC (Social
Planning and Research Council of BC)
Communication
BC Aphasia Centre
http://www.bcaphasia.org
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: BC Aphasia Centre
BC Aphasia Centre
http://www.bcaphasia.org
Burnaby, British Columbia
Website maintained by: BC Aphasia Centre
British Columbia Association of People
Who Stutter (BCAPS)
http://www.bcaps.bc.ca
White Rock, British Columbia
Website maintained by: British Columbia
Association of People Who Stutter (BCAPS)
British Columbia College and helping people
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secure a career in agriculture.
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Website maintained by: British Columbia
Agricultural Labour Pool
British Columbia WorkinfoNET – BCWIN
http://www.workinfonet.bc.ca/
Provides on-line labour market and career
information accessible to those living in or
near British Columbia.
White Rock, British Columbia
Website maintained by: British Columbia
WorkinfoNET – BCWIN
Employability Assistance for People with
Disabilities (EAPD)
http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/hrib/sdd-dds/
odi/content/eapd.shtml
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Employability
Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD)
THEO BC – Kamloops Campus
http://www.theobc.org
Kamloops, British Columbia
Website maintained by:
THEO BC – Kamloops Campus
THEO BC – Vancouver Campus
http://www.theobc.org
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by:
THEO BC – Vancouver Campus
THEO BC – Vernon Campus
http://www.theobc.org
Vernon, British Columbia
Website maintained by: THEO BC –
Vernon Campus
Tuberculosis and Chest Disabled Veterans’
Association (TB Vets)
http://www.tbvets.org
Burnaby, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Tuberculosis and
Chest Disabled Veterans’ Association (TB Vets)
Western Institute for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing
http://www.widhh.ca
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Western Institute for
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Workers’ Compensation Board of British
Columbia – Provincial Office
http://www.WorkSafeBC.com
WorkSafeBC is an online resource site providing access to the law, policy, forms and information regarding workers’ compensation,
accident prevention and other information
for workers, employers and those interested
in accident prevention and return-to-work
of injured workers. Individual claimants may
track claim information and access reports or
research on workers’ compensation issues.
Richmond, British Columbia
Website maintained by:
Workers’ Compensation Board of British
Columbia – Provincial Office
WorkSafeBC – Victoria Office
http://www.worksafebc.com
Victoria, British Columbia
Website maintained by: WorkSafeBC
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Kenneth Gordon School
http://www.kennethgordon.bc.ca/
An elementary school operated by the Society
for the Education of Children with Specific
Learning Disabilities, for children with dyslexia or other specific learning disabilities.
Burnaby, British Columbia
Website maintained by:
Kenneth Gordon School
Purpose Initiative for Conductive Education
http://www.purposesociety.org
New Westminster, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Purpose Initiative for
Conductive Education
New Westminster, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Purpose Initiative for
Conductive Education
SNAP Services and Information
http://www.snap.bc.ca
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by:
SNAP Services and Information
BC Housing
http://www.bchousing.org
Burnaby, British Columbia
Website maintained by: BC Housing
BC Family Hearing Resource Centre
http://www.bcfamilyhearing.com
Describes a provincial program for families of
children who are gard of hearing.
Surrey, British Columbia
Website maintained by: BC Family Hearing
Resource Centre
Sunny Hill Education Resource Centre
(SHERC)
http://www.bcchildrens.ca/sherc
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Sunny Hill Education
Resource Centre (SHERC)
Canadian Council for Exceptional Children
http://canadian.cec.sped.org
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Canadian Council for
Exceptional Children
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children
http://www.bcchildrens.ca
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Sunny Hill Health
Centre for Children
Children’s and Women’s Health Centre of BC
– Youth Health Program
http://www.youthhealth.ca
Provides information, resources, services,
links for youth with chronic health conditions,
their family members and health
care providers.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Children’s and
Women’s Health Centre of BC –
Youth Health Program
Western Society for Children
http://www.wsforchildren.org
New Westminster, British Columbia
Website maintained by:
Western Society
Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada
– BC/Yukon
http://www.childrenswish.ca
Burnaby, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Children’s Wish
Foundation of Canada – BC/Yukon Chapter
Deaf Children’s Society of British Columbia
http://www.deafchildren.bc.ca
Burnaby, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Deaf Children’s
Society of British Columbia
Family Network for Deaf Children
http://www.fndc.ca
Offers community events, workshops,
children’s programs, youth leadership
training.
Burnaby, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Family Network
for Deaf Children
Family Support Institute – British Columbia
http://www.familysupportbc.com
New Westminster, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Family Support
Institute – British Columbia
Infant Development Program of
British Columbia
http://www.idpofbc.ca
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Infant Development
Program of British Columbia
Purpose Initiative for Conductive Education
http://www.purposesociety.org
New Westminster, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Purpose Initiative for
Conductive Education
Health
Asante Centre for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
http://www.asantecentre.org
Maple Ridge, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Asante Centre for
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
BC Disability Sports
http://www.disabilitysport.org
Surrey, British Columbia
Website maintained by: BC Disability Sports
Children’s and Women’s Health Centre of BC
– Youth Health Program
http://www.youthhealth.ca
Provides information, resources, services,
links for youth with chronic health
conditions, their family members and
health care providers.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Children’s and
Women’s Health Centre of BC –
Youth Health Program
FAS/E Support Network of British Columbia
http://www.fetalalcohol.com
Surrey, British Columbia
Website maintained by: FAS/E Support
Network of British Columbia
FAS/E Support Network of British Columbia
http://www.fetalalcohol.com
Langley, British Columbia
Website maintained by: FAS/E Support
Network of British Columbia
G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre
http://www.vch.ca/hs_rehab/health_services_gfs_rehab.htm
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: G.F.
Strong Rehabilitation Centre
Purpose Initiative for Conductive Education
http://www.purposesociety.org
Housing
Cheshire Homes Society of British Columbia
– New Westminster
http://www.intergate.ca/business/cheshire
New Westminster, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Cheshire Homes Society of British Columbia – New Westminster
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Independent Living Resource Centre
http://www.ilrc.mb.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by:
Independent Living Resource Centre
Manitoba Human Rights Commission
http://www.gov.mb.ca/hrc/
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Manitoba Human
Rights Commission
Manitoba Human Rights Commission
– Brandon Office
http://www.gov.mb.ca/hrc
Brandon, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Manitoba Human
Rights Commission – Brandon Office
Manitoba Human Rights Commission –
The Pas Office
http://www.gov.mb.ca/hrc
The Pas, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Manitoba Human
Rights Commission – The Pas Office
Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities
(MLPH) – Central Branch
http://www.mlpd.mb.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Manitoba League
of Persons with Disabilities (MLPH) –
Central Branch
Society for Manitobans with Disabilities Inc.
http://www.smd.mb.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Society for
Manitobans with Disabilities Inc.
Communication
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
(CHHA) – Manitoba Chapter
http://www.chha-mb.ca
CHHA Manitoba Chapter developed its web
site to help hard of hearing people find the information they need to live successfully with
hearing loss. As an organization committed to
the education and support of the hard of hearing, our site includes information addressing
many aspects of hearing loss, as well as details
about chapter advocacy activities and local
support groups.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Canadian Hard of
Hearing Association (CHHA) – Manitoba
Deaf Centre Manitoba (Winnipeg
Community Centre of the Deaf)
http://www.deafmanitoba.net
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Deaf Centre Manitoba
(Winnipeg Community Centre of the Deaf)
Manitoba Speech and Hearing Association
http://www.msha.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Manitoba Speech
and Hearing Association
SMD Self-Help Clearinghouse
http://www.smd-clearinghouse.com
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by:
SMD Self-Help Clearinghouse
Education and Research
Keewatin Community College – Services to
Students with Disabilities
http://www.keewatincc.mb.ca
The Pas, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Keewatin Community
College – Services to Students with Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association Manitoba
(LDA MB)
http://www.ldamanitoba.org
Website features upcoming events and workshops/courses, as well as articles on learning
disabilities and attention deficit disorders for
parents, adults and professionals.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Learning Disabilities
Association Manitoba (LDA MB)
Literacy Partners of Manitoba
http://www.mb.literacy.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by:
Literacy Partners of Manitoba
Manitoba School for the Deaf
http://www.msd.winnipeg.mb.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by:
Manitoba School for the Deaf
Red River College – Counselling & Disability
Services, Student Support Svc.
http://www.rrc.mb.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Red River College
– Counselling & Disability Services, Student
Support Svc.
Employment
Disabilities Issues Office –
Government of Manitoba
http://www.gov.mb.ca/dio/english/index.
html
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Disabilities Issues
Office – Government of Manitoba
Employability Assistance for People with
Disabilities (EAPD)
http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/hrib/sdd-dds/
odi/content/eapd.shtml
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Employability
Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD)
L’Arche Winnipeg, Inc.
http://www.larchewinnipeg.org
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by:
L’Arche Winnipeg, Inc.
Public Service Commission, Manitoba –
Services to Persons with Disabilities
http://www.gov.mb.ca/dio/english/index.
html
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Public Service Commission, Manitoba – Services to Persons with
Disabilities
Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba
– Provincial Office
http://www.wcb.mb.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba – Provincial Office
Family Life
Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada
– Manitoba Chapter
http://www.childrenswish.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada – Manitoba Chapter
Continuity Care Inc.
http://www.continuitycare.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Continuity Care Inc.
LiNKd Project
http://www.linkd.org
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: LiNKd Project
Macdonald Youth Services
http://www.mys.mb.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by:
Macdonald Youth Services
Rehabilitation Centre for Children
http://www.linkd.org/rcc/index.html
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by:
Rehabilitation Centre for Children
St. Amant
http://www.stamant.mb.ca
Information on St. Amant and its
programming, as well as information on the
St. Amant Foundation and a family group,
the St. Amant Association
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: St. Amant
Government Issues
Disabilities Issues Office –
Government of Manitoba
http://www.gov.mb.ca/dio/english/index.
html
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Disabilities Issues
Office – Government of Manitoba
Public Service Commission, Manitoba –
Services to Persons with Disabilities
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http://www.gov.mb.ca/dio/english/index.
html
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Public Service
Commission, Manitoba – Services to
Persons with Disabilities
Health
Rehabilitation Centre for Children
http://www.linkd.org/rcc/index.html
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Rehabilitation Centre
Housing
Deaf Centre Manitoba (Winnipeg
Community Centre of the Deaf)
http://www.deafmanitoba.net
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Deaf Centre Manitoba
(Winnipeg Community Centre of the Deaf)
St. Amant
http://www.stamant.mb.ca
Information on St. Amant and its programming, as well as information on the
St. Amant Foundation and a family group,
the St. Amant Association
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: St. Amant
Ten Ten Sinclair Housing Inc.
http://www.tenten.mb.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by:
Ten Ten Sinclair Housing Inc.
Fredericton
http://www.gnb.ca/hrc-cdp/e/index.htm
This government website provides information for employers, educators and the general
public about the NB Human Rights Act and
about equality, discrimination and harassment in New Brunswick.
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Website maintained by: New Brunswick
Human Rights Commission – Fredericton
Premier’s Council on the Status of
Disabled Persons
http://www.gnb.ca/0048
Website includes a variety of directories,
guides and other resource material for
persons with disabilities.
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Website maintained by: Premier’s Council
on the Status of Disabled Persons
Public Legal Education and Information
Service of New Brunswick (PLEIS-NB)
http://www.legal-info-legale.nb.ca
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Website maintained by: Public Legal
Education and Information Service of
New Brunswick (PLEIS-NB)
Website maintained by: Fédération d ’Alphabétisation du Nouveau-Brunswick
Laubach Literacy New Brunswick
http://www.nald.ca/llnb.htm
Moncton, New Brunswick
Website maintained by:
Laubach Literacy New Brunswick
Learning Disabilities Association of
New Brunswick – Provincial Office
http://www.nald.ca/ldanb.htm
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Website maintained by: Learning Disabilities
Association of New Brunswick –
Provincial Office
Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick Ltd.
http://www.nb.literacy.ca
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Website maintained by:
Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick Ltd.
Literacy New Brunswick Inc.
http://www.gov.nb.ca/ael/literacy/english/
index.htm
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Website maintained by:
Literacy New Brunswick Inc.
New Brunswick Community College –
College Support Team
http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca
Saint John, New Brunswick
Website maintained by: New Brunswick Community College - College Support Team
Employment
Employability Assistance for People with
Disabilities (EAPD)
http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/hrib/sdd-dds/
odi/content/eapd.shtml
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Website maintained by: Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD)
Public Service Commission, New Brunswick
http://jobs.gc.ca
Moncton, New Brunswick
Website maintained by: Public Service
Commission, New Brunswick
People First of Newfoundland and Labrador
http://www.homestead.com/PeopleFirst/
GailStCroix.html
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Website maintained by: People First of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Education and Research
College of the North Atlantic –
Disability Services
http://www.cna.nl.ca/StudentServices/disabilityservices.asp
Placentia, Newfoundland
Website maintained by: College of the North
Atlantic – Disability Services
Laubach Literacy Council of Newfoundland
and Labrador
http://www.nald.ca/nlllc.htm
Corner Brook, Newfoundland
Website maintained by: Laubach Literacy
Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
Learning Disabilities Association of
Newfoundland and Labrador, Inc.
http://www.nald.ca/ldanl
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Website maintained by: Learning
Disabilities Association of Newfoundland
and Labrador, Inc.
Literacy Newfoundland and Labrador
http://www.literacynl.com
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Website maintained by:
Literacy Newfoundland and Labrador
Family Life
Newfoundland and Labrador Literacy
Development Council
http://www.nald.ca/nfldlit.htm
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Website maintained by: Newfoundland and
Labrador Literacy Development Council
Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada –
New Brunswick Chapter
http://www.childrenswish.ca
Saint John, New Brunswick
Website maintained by: Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada - New Brunswick Chapter
Newfoundland and Labrador Student
Support Services
http://www.gov.nf.ca/edu
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Website maintained by: Newfoundland and
Labrador Student Support Services
Public Service Commission, New Brunswick
http://jobs.gc.ca
Moncton, New Brunswick
Website maintained by: Public Service
Commission, New Brunswick
Newfoundland School for the Deaf
http://www.nsd.nf.ca
This site contains information on the school
itself, a list of Deaf-related resources, a link list
of sites for the Deaf community, a Quicktime
movie introduction in ASL, e-mail addresses
for teachers, and information on the residence program and the Home Centered Parent Program.
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Website maintained by: Newfoundland
School for the Deaf
Education and Research
Health
Fédération d’Alphabétisation du NouveauBrunswick
http://www.bdaa.ca/fanb/
Includes information about litercy.
Bathurst, New Brunswick
Father J. Angus MacDonald Centre
http://www.nsnet.org/nb/macdonald
Moncton, New Brunswick
Website maintained by:
Father J. Angus MacDonald Ce
GERARD 2010 edition
Newfoundland-Labrador Human
Rights Association
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/nlhra
Explores various aspects of human rights, e.g.
rights of child, racism and discrimination.
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Website maintained by: NewfoundlandLabrador Human Rights Association
Employment
Employability Equity and Strategic
Initiatives Division, Treasury Board
http://www.gov.nl.ca/openingdoors
Information, job postings and publications.
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Website maintained by: Employability
Equity and Strategic Initiatives Division,
Treasury Board
Public Service Commission of Canada –
Newfoundland & Labrador District Office
http://www.jobs.gc.ca
The PSC of Canada web site offers access to a
national listing of external employment opportunities within the federal government of
Canada, as well as information on the various
programs and services offered by the PSC
(including 3 student employment programs).
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Website maintained by: Public Service
Commission of Canada – Newfoundland &
Labrador District Office
Workplace Health, Safety and
Compensation Commission
http://www.whscc/nf.ca
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Website maintained by: Workplace Health,
Safety and Compensation Commission
Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada –
Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter
http://www.childrenswish.ca
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Website maintained by: Children’s Wish
Foundation of Canada – Newfoundland and
Labrador Chapter
Government Issues
Public Service Commission of Canada –
Newfoundland & Labrador District Office
http://www.jobs.gc.ca
The PSC of Canada web site offers access to a
national listing of external employment opportunities within the federal government of
Canada, as well as information on the various
programs and services offered by the PSC
(including 3 student employment programs).
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Website maintained by: Public Service
Commission of Canada – Newfoundland &
Labrador District Office
Atlantic First Nations AIDS Task Force
http://www.healingournations.ca
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Atlantic First Nations
AIDS Task Force
Deafness Advocacy Association
Nova Scotia (DAANS)
http://www.daans.org
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Deafness Advocacy
Association Nova Scotia (DAANS)
Nova Scotia Disabled Persons Commission
http://www.gov.ns.ca/disa
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Nova Scotia Disabled
Persons Commission
Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
http://www.gov.ns.ca/humanrights/
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Nova Scotia Human
Rights Commission
Nova Scotia League for Equal
Opportunities (NSLEO)
http://www.nsnet.org/leo
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Nova Scotia League
for Equal Opportunities (NSLEO)
Partnership for Access Awareness
Nova Scotia (PAANS)
http://accessawareness.nsnet.org
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Partnership for Access
Awareness Nova Scotia (PAANS)
reachAbility
http://www.reachability.org
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: reachAbility
Équipe d’Alphabétisation Nouvelle-Écosse
http://www.nald.ca/eane
Tusket, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by:
Équipe d’Alphabétisation Nouvelle-Écosse
Laubach Literacy of Canada – Nova Scotia
http://www.nald.ca/llc-ns/index.htm
Gardiner Mines, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Laubach Literacy of
Canada – Nova Scotia
Learning Disabilities Association of
Nova Scotia (LDANS) – Prov. Office
http://ldans.nsnet.org
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Learning Disabilities
Association of Nova Scotia (LDANS) –
Prov. Office
Communication
Literacy Nova Scotia
http://www.nald.ca/literacyns
Truro, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Literacy Nova Scotia
Speech and Hearing Association of
Nova Scotia (SHANS)
http://www.shans.ca
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Speech and Hearing
Association of Nova Scotia (SHANS)
Nova Scotia Centre on Aging
http://www.msvu.ca/nsca/index.asp
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by:
Nova Scotia Centre on Aging
Education and Research
Atlantic Provinces Special Education
Authority (APSEA)
http://www.apsea.ca/index.htm
This site has information on Services for Deaf
and Hard of Hearing Students, and Services
for Visually Impaired Students. The APSEA
Library, Addresses & Contacts, News &
Upcoming Events, the Parent Association,
The Sign Communication Proficiency
Interview Workshop, The Canadian Vision
Teachers Conference ‘99, APSEA Materials for
Sale, Employment Opportunities at APSEA,
Summer Programs, The Nova Scotia Summer
Institute/Workshop, Courses, and Links to
Other Related websites. APSEA is an interprovincial co-operative agency that provides
educational services, programs and opportunities for people from birth to 21 years old
who are deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing,
blind, or visually impaired.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Atlantic Provinces
Special Education Authority (APSEA)
Atlantic Centre of Research, Access and
Support for Students with Disabilities
http://www.stmarys.ca/administration/studentservices/atlcentr
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Atlantic Centre of
Research, Access and Support for Students
with Disabilities
Attention Deficit Association of Nova Scotia
http://www.adans.ns.ca
Listings of Nova Scotia support groups, message board, resources available through the
organization’s library, and two resource packages - 1 for high school students with AD/HD
and one for adults.
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Attention Deficit Association of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Department of Education –
Student Services
http://www.ednet.ns.ca/
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Nova Scotia Department of Education – Student Services
Employment
L’Arche Cape Breton
http://www.larchecapebreton.org
Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: L’Arche Cape Breton
Mental Health Self Employment
Opportunities (MHSEO)
http://www.nnhm.on.ca
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Mental Health Self
Employment Opportunities (MHSEO)
Public Service Commission
http://www.jobs-emplois.gc.ca/halifax/index_e.htm
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by:
Public Service Commission
Workers’ Compensation Board of
Nova Scotia
http://www.wcb.ns.ca
This virtual office of the WCB of Nova Scotia
contains workplace accident insurance
information for employers and workers, and
also contains information about legislation,
policies and WCB programs.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Workers’
Compensation Board of Nova Scotia
WORKink Nova Scotia
http://www.ns.workink.com
North Sydney, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: WORKink Nova Scotia
2010 edition GERARd
Family Life
Child Care Connection Nova Scotia (CCCNS)
http://home.istar.ca/~cccns/
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Child Care
Connection Nova Scotia (CCCNS)
Caregivers Nova Scotia
http://www.caregiversns.org
Resources for beginning and experienced
caregivers including chat room, library
and listings of special events.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by:
Caregivers Nova Scotia
Lifetime Ability Networks of Nova Scotia
http://www.nsnet.org/lanns
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Lifetime Ability
Networks of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Centre on Aging
http://www.msvu.ca/nsca/index.asp
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by:
Nova Scotia Centre on Aging
Government Issues
Public Service Commission
http://www.jobs-emplois.gc.ca/halifax/index_e.htm
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by:
Public Service Commission
Health
Advocate Online
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/4357/
Fall River, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Advocate Online
Caregivers Nova Scotia
http://www.caregiversns.org
Resources for beginning and experienced
caregivers including chat room, library and
listings of special events.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by:
Caregivers Nova Scotia
Homes for Independent Living (Nova Scotia)
http://www.nsnet.org/hil
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Homes for
Independent Living (Nova Scotia)
Nova Scotia Centre on Aging
http://www.msvu.ca/nsca/index.asp
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by:
Nova Scotia Centre on Aging
Self-Help Connection
http://www.selfhelpconnection.ca
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by:
Self-Help Connection
Housing
Homes for Independent Living (Nova Scotia)
http://www.nsnet.org/hil
GERARD 2010 edition
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Homes for
Independent Living (Nova Scotia)
PEI Council of the Disabled
http://www.peicod.pe.ca/
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Website maintained by:
PEI Council of the Disabled
PEI Human Rights Commission
http://www.gov.pe.ca/humanrights/index.
php3?number=1005906&lang=E
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Website maintained by:
PEI Human Rights Commission
Education and Research
PEI Literacy Alliance
http://www.pei.literacy.ca/contact.htm
Promotes awareness of literacy activities
and concerns within PEI and across Canada.
There is information on Project L.O.V.E., The
movement for Canadian Literacy, Human
Resources Development Canada.
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Website maintained by: PEI Literacy Alliance
University of Prince Edward Island
http://www.upei.ca
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Website maintained by: University of Prince
Edward Island – Access-Ability Committee
Employment
Government Issues
PEI Disability Support Program
http://www.gov.pe.ca/hss/peidsp/
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Website maintained by:
PEI Disability Support Program
PEI Ministry of Health
http://www.gov.pe.ca/health/index.php3
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Website maintained by: PEI Ministry of Health
Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission
– Regina Office
http://www.gov.sk.ca/shrc
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: Saskatchewan
Human Rights Commission – Regina Office
Saskatchewan Voice of People with
Disabilities, Inc.
http://www.saskvoice.com
Regina, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: Saskatchewan Voice
of People with Disabilities, Inc.
Education and Research
Learning Disabilities Association of
Saskatchewan – Provincial Office
http://www.ldas.org
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: Learning Disabilities
Association of Saskatchewan –
Provincial Office
PEI Council of the Disabled
http://www.peicod.pe.ca/
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Website maintained by: PEI Council
of the Disabled
Sask. Institute of Applied Science and
Technology, Education Equity Program
http://www.siast.sk.ca
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: Sask. Institute of
Applied Science and Technology, Education
Equity Program
Workers’ Compensation Board of
Prince Edward Island
http://www.scp.be.ca
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Website maintained by: Workers’
Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island
University of Regina – Disability
Resource Office
http://www.uregina.ca/specialneeds/guide
Regina, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: University of Regina
– Disability Resource Office
Family Life
University of Saskatchewan –
Disability Services for Students
http://www.usask.ca/sas/ssd
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: University of Saskatchewan - Disability Services for Students
Children’s Wish Foundation – PEI Chapter
http://www.childrenswish.ca/provincial/pei/
index.php
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Website maintained by: Children’s Wish
Foundation – PEI Chapter
Easter Seal Society of PEI
http://www.eastersealspei.com
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Website maintained by:
Easter Seal Society of PEI
Finances
Income Security Programs – PEI Region
http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca./isp/cpp/disabi_e.shtml
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Website maintained by: Income Security
Programs – PEI Region
Employment
Public Service Commission of Canada –
Saskatchewan District
http://jobs.gc.ca
Regina, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: Public Service Commission of Canada – Saskatchewan District
Saskatchewan Abilities Council - Regina
http://www.abilitiescouncil.sk.ca
Regina, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by:
Saskatchewan Abilities Council – Regina
Saskatchewan Association of Rehabilitation
Centres (SARC)
http://www.sarcsarcan.ca
This website is filled with information on
SARC and the services it provides to its members across Saskatchewan, including lobbying,
policy development and education programs.
There is also information on the many services SARC’s members provide to individuals
with disabilities. In the SARCAN pages, you
can access depot locations and hours of operation. You can also find the answers to some
of SARCAN’s most frequently asked questions,
including deposit refunds, depot guidelines
and the recycling process.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: Saskatchewan
Association of Rehabilitation Centres (SARC)
Saskatchewan Workers’
Compensation Board
http://www.wcbsask.com
Regina, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: Saskatchewan
Workers’ Compensation Board
Family life
Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada –
Saskatchewan Chapter
http://www.childrenswish.ca/provincial/saskatchewan/index.php
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: Children’s Wish
Foundation of Canada – Saskatchewan
Early Childhood Intervention Program
Saskatchewan Inc.
http://www.sacl.org/advocacy/earlychildhood.htm
Information on services and
program locations.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: Early Childhood
Intervention Program Saskatchewan Inc.
The Elk’s Saskatchewan Pediatric Auditory
Rehabilitation Centre (SPARC)
http://www.usask.ca/healthsci/sparc
Offers a description of the program and
other services for people who are deaf
or hard of hearing.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: The Elk’s Saskatchewan Pediatric Auditory Rehabilitation
Centre (SPARC)
Finances
Kinsmen Foundation
http://www.telemiracle.com
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: Kinsmen Foundation
Government Issues
Public Service Commission of Canada –
Saskatchewan District
http://jobs.gc.ca
Regina, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: Public Service Commission of Canada – Saskatchewan District
Saskatchewan Office of Disability Issues
http://www.gov.sk.ca/odi
Regina, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: Saskatchewan Office
of Disability Issues
Health
Health Services Utilization and Research
Commission (HSURC)
http://www.sdh.sk.ca/hsurc/
HSURC is an arms-length, government-funded agency with a mandate to assess Saskatchewan’s health system and make recommendations for evidence-based change. HSURC is
also the Provincial Health Research Granting
Agency. There are links to related sites available, as well as a newsletter, and information
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: Health Services Utilization and Research Commission (HSURC)
Housing
Saskatchewan Corrections and Public Safety
http://www.cps.gov.sk.ca/safety/building
Regina, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: Saskatchewan
Corrections and Public Safety
Active Living Resource Centre for Ontarians
with a Disability
http://www.getactivenow.ca
Kitchener, Ontario
Website maintained by: Active Living Resource Centre for Ontarians with a Disability
ARCH: A Legal Resource Centre for Persons
with Disabilities
http://www.archlegalclinic.ca
Contains information on legal issues affecting
persons with disabilities.
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: ARCH: A Legal Resource Centre for Persons with Disabilities
Ethno Racial People with Disability Coalition
of Ontario (ERDCO)
http://www.ryerson.ca/erdco
The purpose of this organization is to promote awareness of the needs and concerns of
ethno racial people with disabilities. This website mostly contains a discussion of their own
projects - for example, a human rights booklet
and education project, Violence Against
Women with Disabilities Prevention Education Program publications, Including Us , We
Are Visible Ethno Racial Women on Health
Care . There is a statistics page on ethno-racial
people with disabilities.
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ethno Racial People
with Disability Coalition of Ontario (ERDCO)
Family Alliance Ontario
http://www.family-alliance.com
Membership and Alliance information.
An interesting Forum section.
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Family Alliance Ontario
HALCO - HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic (Ontario)
http://www.halco.org
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: HALCO - HIV & AIDS
Legal Clinic (Ontario)
Independent Living Centre of Kingston
http://www.ilckingston.com
Kingston, Ontario
Website maintained by: Independent Living
Centre of Kingston
Ontarians with Disabilities Act Committee
http://www.odacommittee.net
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontarians with
Disabilities Act Committee
Ontario Human Rights Commission
http://www.ohrc.on.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Ontario Human Rights Commission
Ontario Literacy Coalition
http://www.on.literacy.ca/
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario
Literacy Coalition
Ontario Native Literacy Coalition
http://www.onlconline.com/
Owen Sound, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario
Native Literacy
Canada
Active Living Resource Centre for Ontarians
with a Disability
http://www.getactivenow.ca
Kitchener, Ontario
Website maintained by: Active Living Resource Centre for Ontarians with a Disability
CMCS
http://www.cmcs.on.ca
Ajax, Ontario
Website maintained by: CMCS
Communication
Algoma District Information Network
http://www.adin.org/
The Algoma District Information Network
(ADIN) is a website dedicated to the provision of comprehensive information about
the District of Algoma. The focus is on career
and labour market information. Available to
anyone via the Internet, the information is
assembled to help people quickly and easily
access information that helps users make
informed decisions regarding employment,
career planning, education and retraining.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Website maintained by: Algoma District Information Network
Ontario Association for Families of Children
with Communication Disorders
http://www.oafccd.com
Tillsonburg, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Ontario Association for Families of Children
with Communication Disorders
Ontario Association of Sign
Language Interpreters
http://www.terpsnet.com/oasli
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario Association
of Sign Language Interpreters
2010 edition GERARd
Ontario Association of Sign
Language Interpreters
http://www.oasli.on.ca
Milton, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario Association
of Sign Language Interpreters
Ontario Interpreter Services (OIS)
http://www.chs.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario Interpreter
Services (OIS)
Self-Help Resource Centre of
Greater Toronto
http://www.selfhelp.on.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Self-Help Resource
Centre of Greater Toronto
Stuttering Centre
http://www.speechfoundation.org
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Stuttering Centre
Education and Research
Algonquin College Centre for Students
with Disabilities
http://www.algonquincollege.com/csd/
The Centre for Students with Disabilities
(CSD) provides educational support services
to students with disabilities applying to or
attending Algonquin College.
Ottawa, Ontario
Website maintained by: Algonquin College
Centre for Students with Disabilities
Centre AlphaPlus Centre
http://www.alphaplus.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Centre AlphaPlus Centre
Community Literacy of Ontario
http://www.nald.ca/clo.htm
Barrie, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Community Literacy of Ontario
Glenn Crombie Centre for Disability Services
http://homepages.cambrianc.on.ca/snrrc/
Sudbury, Ontario
Website maintained by: Glenn Crombie
Centre for Disability Services
GOAL: Ontario Literacy for Deaf People
http://www.deafliteracy.ca
Mississauga, Ontario
Website maintained by: GOAL:
Ontario Literacy for Deaf People
Laubach Literacy Ontario
http://www.laubach-on.ca
Waterloo, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Laubach Literacy Ontario
Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario
– Provincial Office
http://www.ldao.on.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Learning Disabilities
Association of Ontario – Provincial Office
Northern College, Timmins Campus –
Services to Students with Disabilities
GERARD 2010 edition
http://www.northernc.on.ca
Website maintained by: Northern College,
Timmins Campus – Services to Students
with Disabilities
Ontario Literacy Coalition
http://www.on.literacy.ca/
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Ontario Literacy Coalition
Ontario Native Literacy Coalition
http://www.onlconline.com/
Owen Sound, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Ontario Native Literacy Coalition
Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (ONF)
http://www.onf.org
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario Neurotrauma
Foundation (ONF)
Ontario Rehabilitation Technology
Consortium
http://www.assistivex.com
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario Rehabilitation Technology Consortium
Redeemer University College – Services to
Students with Disabilities
http://www.redeemer.ca
Ancaster, Ontario
Website maintained by: Redeemer University
College – Services to Students with Disabilities
York University, Teacher of the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Program Office
http://edu.yorku.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: York University,
Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Program Office
Employment
Algoma District Information Network
http://www.adin.org/
The Algoma District Information Network
(ADIN) is a website dedicated to the provision of comprehensive information about
the District of Algoma. The focus is on career
and labour market information. Available to
anyone via the Internet, the information is
assembled to help people quickly and easily
access information that helps users make
informed decisions regarding employment,
career planning, education and retraining.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Website maintained by: Algoma District
Information Network
Equal Opportunity
http://www.equalopportunity.on.ca/
There is employer information, information for employees and job seekers with
disabilities. This site is a key component of
the Ontario government’s equal opportunity
plan, which encourages everyone (employers, employees, and government) to work in
partnership to build workplaces where merit
is the basis for employment decisions.
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Equal Opportunity
Work Info Net (WIN)
http://workinfonet.ca/cwn/english/main_
e.cfm
WIN is an Internet directory that provides
useful information on different aspects
of the labour market.
Ottawa, Ontario
Website maintained by: Work Info Net (WIN)
Employability Assistance for People with
Disabilities (EAPD)
http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/hrib/sdd-dds/
odi/content/eapd.shtml
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Employability
Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD)
Glenn Crombie Centre for Disability Services
http://homepages.cambrianc.on.ca/snrrc/
Sudbury, Ontario
Website maintained by: Glenn Crombie
Centre for Disability Services
Industrial Accident Prevention Association
– Head Office
http://www.iapa.on.ca
Mississauga, Ontario
Website maintained by: Industrial Accident
Prevention Association - Head Office
Industrial Accident Prevention Association
– Rexdale Regional Office
http://www.iapa.on.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Industrial Accident Prevention Association
– Rexdale Regional Office
Northern Lights Canada
http://www.northernlightscanada.ca
Identifies different services offered by
the organization, along with links to
employment services.
Minden, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Northern Lights Canada
Ontario Council of Alternative Businesses
http://www.icomm.ca/ocab
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario Council
of Alternative Businesses
Ontario March of Dimes – Chatham
http://www.dimes.on.ca
Includes information on all of the organization’s programs and services, disability
issues, volunteer opportunities, events,
awards, and ways to give.
Chatham, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Ontario March of Dimes – Chatham
Ontario March of Dimes - Oshawa
http://www.dimes.on.ca
Includes information on all of the organization’s programs and services, disability
issues, volunteer opportunities, events,
awards, and ways to give.
Oshawa, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario March
of Dimes – Oshawa
Ontario March of Dimes – Ottawa
http://www.dimes.on.ca
Includes information on all of the organiza
Ontario March of Dimes – Simcoe
http://www.dimes.on.ca
Includes information on all of the organization’s programs and services, disability issues,
volunteer opportunities, events, awards, and
ways to give.
Simcoe, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario March
of Dimes – Simcoe
Ontario March of Dimes – Windsor
http://www.dimes.on.ca
Includes information on all of the organization’s programs and services, disability issues,
volunteer opportunities, events, awards, and
ways to give.
Windsor, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario March
of Dimes – Windsor
Ontario Network of Employment Skills
Training Projects (ONESTeP)
http://onestep.on.ca/
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario Network
of Employment Skills Training Projects
(ONESTeP)
Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups
http://www.oniwg.on.ca
Hamilton, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario Network of
Injured Workers Groups
Workplace Safety and Insurance
Appeals Tribunal
http://www.wsiat.on.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Workplace Safety and
Insurance Appeals Tribunal
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board –
Ottawa Office
http://www.wsib.on.ca
Ottawa, Ontario
Website maintained by: Workplace Safety and
Insurance Board – Ottawa Office
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board –
Provincial Office
http://www.wsib.on.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Workplace Safety and
Insurance Board – Provincial Office
Family Life
Aurora Highview Community
Millennium Project
http://www.aci.on.ca/ahcmp/
This is the website of a project to create a
uniquely designed, barrier-free public play
structure that serves York Region (Ontario)
and beyond, providing challenging play
opportunities for all children, including
those with special needs.
Aurora, Ontario
Website maintained by: Aurora Highview
Community Millennium Project
Education Wife Assault
http://www.womanabuseprevention.com
Includes a free searchable directory of services
for abused women with disabilities in seven
cities in Ontario, with names and locations of
organizations, listings of services and type
of access for women with disabilities.
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Education Wife Assault
Bloorview Kids Rehab
http://www.bloorview.ca
Includes full service information, with information for families and clients.
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Bloorview Kids Rehab
Children’s Heart Association for Support
and Education
http://www.angelfire.com/on/chase
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Children’s Heart
Association for Support and Education
Children’s Mental Health Ontario
http://www.cmho.org
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Children’s Mental
Health Ontario
Children’s Wish Foundation of
Canada – Ontario
http://www.childrenswish.ca
Pickering, Ontario
Website maintained by: Children’s Wish
Foundation of Canada – Ontario
Easter Seal Society – Ontario
http://www.easterseals.org
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Easter Seal Society – Ontario
Ontario Association for Families of Children
with Communication Disorders
http://www.oafccd.com
Tillsonburg, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario
Association for Families of Children
with Communication Disorders
Reach for the Rainbow
http://www.reach.on.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Reach for the Rainbow
the Ontario government’s equal opportunity
plan, which encourages everyone (employers, employees, and government) to work in
partnership to build workplaces where merit
is the basis for employment decisions.
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Equal Opportunity
Accessibility Directorate of Ontario
http://www.cfcs.gov.on.ca/accessibility/index.html
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Accessibility Directorate of Ontario
Ontario Accessibility Directorate
http://www.equalopportunity.on.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Ontario Accessibility Directorate
Health
McCurdy Products
http://www.web.net/freedex
Freedex: a fun, safe, recumbent, trike (junior
and senior). Easy access for independence.
Solid drives to multispeeds and including
exclusive training drive system. Everyone
should have a chance to have a REAL cycle!
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: McCurdy Products
Active Living Alliance for Canadians with
a Disability – Ontario
http://www.ala.on.ca
An online database of inclusive active living
opportunities offered across Ontario - a onestop shop of online active living information
for people with disabilties, their families and
caregivers, as well as sport, recreation and
health care professionals.
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Active Living Alliance
for Canadians with a Disability – Ontario
Active Living Resource Centre for Ontarians
with a Disability
http://www.getactivenow.ca
Kitchener, Ontario
Website maintained by: Active Living Resource Centre for Ontarians with a Disability
Finances
Assistive Devices and Home Oxygen
Programs, Ministry of Health and LTC
http://www.gov.on.ca/health
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Assistive Devices
and Home Oxygen Programs, Ministry of
Health and LTC
Ontario Mental Health Foundation
http://www.omhf.on.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario
Mental Health Foundation
Government Issues
Equal Opportunity
http://www.equalopportunity.on.ca/
There is employer information, information for employees and job seekers with
disabilities. This site is a key component of
Allergy/Asthma Information
Association, Ontario
http://www.aaia.ca
St. Marys, Ontario
Website maintained by: Allergy/Asthma
Information Association, Ontario
Bloorview Kids Rehab
http://www.bloorview.ca
Includes full service information, with
information for families and clients.
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Bloorview Kids Rehab
Get Active Now
http://www.getactivenow.ca
Kitchener, Ontario
Website maintained by: Get Active Now
Ontario Federation of Community Mental
Health and Addiction Programs
http://www.ofcmhap.on.ca
Toronto, Ontario
2010 edition GERARd
Website maintained by: Ontario Federation
of Community Mental Health and
Addiction Programs
Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (ONF)
http://www.onf.org
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario Neurotrauma
Foundation (ONF)
TheraFleece by WoodHoodz
TheraFleece
http://www.therafleece.com
Fashionable chronic pain relief products!
Ottawa, Ontario
Website maintained by:
TheraFleece by WoodHoodz
Housing
Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf
http://www.bobrumball.org
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Bob Rumball
Centre for the Deaf
Camphill Communities Ontario
http://www.camphill.on.ca
Angus, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Camphill Communities Ontario
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
(CMHC) – Ontario Regional Office
http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Canada Mortgage
and Housing Corp. (CMHC) –
Ontario Regional Office
Co-op Housing Federation of
Canada - Ontario Region
http://www.coophousing.com
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Co-op Housing
Federation of Canada – Ontario Region
Independent Living Residences for the Deaf
– blind in Ontario
http://www3.sympatico.ca/ilrdbo
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Website maintained by: Independent Living
Residences for the Deafblind in Ontario
Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association
http://www.onpha.on.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario Non-Profit
Housing Association
http://www.ameiph.com
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: Multi-Ethnic
Association for the Integration of Persons
with Disabilities
Website maintained by: Université de
Montréal - Bureau des Services aux
Étudiants Handicapés
Canada
Comité d’Adaptation de la Main-Oeuvre
(CAMO) pour personnes handicapées
http://www.camo.qc.ca
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: Comité d’Adaptation
de la Main-Oeuvre (CAMO) pour personnes
handicapées
Quebec Special Olympics - Provincial Office
http://www.josq.qc.ca/index_en.aspx
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: Quebec Special
Olympics - Provincial Office
Communication
Jewish Special Needs Network
http://www.federationcja.org/jsn/index.htm
The Jewish Special Needs Network provides
families of individuals with special needs
access to information, guidance, referrals,
support and advocacy – an information and
referral service in the Jewish community.
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by:
Jewish Special Needs Network
Association des Jeunes Begues
du Québec (AJBQ)
http://www.ajbq.ac.ca
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: Association des
Jeunes Begues du Québec (AJBQ)
Education and Research
Association Québécoise des Troubles
d’Apprentissage (AQETA)
http://www.aqeta.qc.ca
Information on Learning Disabilities
available in French and English.
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: Association Québécoise des Troubles d’Apprentissage (AQETA)
Comité d’Adaptation de la Main-Oeuvre
(CAMO) pour personnes handicapées
http://www.camo.qc.ca
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: Comité
d’Adaptation de la Main-Oeuvre
(CAMO) pour personnes handicapées
MacKay Centre
http://www.mackaycenter.org
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: MacKay Centre
Canadian Human Rights Commission –
Québec Region
http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: Canadian Human
Rights Commission – Québec Region
Quebec Association of Post-Secondary
Disabled Students (AQEIPS)
http://www.aqeips.qc.ca
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: Quebec Association of
Post-Secondary Disabled Students (AQEIPS)
COPHAN (Confédération des Organismes de
Personnes Handicapées du Québec)
http://www.cophan.org
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: COPHAN
(Confédération des Organismes de
Personnes Handicapées du Québec)
The Centre for Literacy of Québec
http://www.centreforliteracy.qc.ca
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: The Centre for
Literacy of Québec
Multi-Ethnic Association for the Integration
of Persons with Disabilities
GERARD 2010 edition
Université de Montréal – Bureau des Services
aux Étudiants Handicapés
http://www.ciph.umontreal.ca
Montréal, Quebec
Employment
Employability Assistance for People with
Disabilities (EAPD)
http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/hrib/sdd-dds/
odi/content/eapd.shtml
Québec City, Quebec
Website maintained by: Employability
Assistance for People with Disabilities (EAPD)
L’Arche Association of Québec
http://www.larchecanada.org
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by:
L’Arche Association of Québec
Regroupement Québécois des Organismes
pour le Développement de l’Employabilité
http://rquode.savie.qc.ca
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: Regroupement
Québécois des Organismes pour le
Développement de l’Employabilité
Government Issues
Housing
Fédération Québécoise des Centres de
Réadaptation en Déficience Intellectuelle
http://www.fqcrdi.qc.ca
Longueuil, Quebec
Website maintained by: Fédération Québécoise des Centres de Réadaptation en Déficience Intellectuelle
Société d’Habitation du Québec
http://www.shq.gouv.qc.ca
Québec City, Quebec
Website maintained by:
Société d’Habitation du Québec
Office des Personnes Handicapées
du Québec
http://www.ophq.gouv.qc.ca
Contains information on the office’s programs, services and policies, and information
concerning aspects of everyday life: education, employment, leisure, transportation, etc.
Drummondville, Quebec
Website maintained by: Office des Personnes
Handicapées du Québec
Health
Allergy/Asthma Information Association
of Quebec
http://www.aaia.ca
Beaconsfield, Quebec
Website maintained by: Allergy/Asthma Information Association of Quebec
MacKay Centre
http://www.mackaycenter.org
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: MacKay Centre
Education and Research
Nunavut Literacy Council
http://www.nunavutliteracy.ca
Cambridge Bay (Ikaluktutiak), Nunavut
Website maintained by: Nunavut
Literacy Council
NWT Council of Persons with Disabilities
http://www.nwtability.ca
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Website maintained by: NWT Council of
Persons with Disabilities
Northwest Territories Literacy Council
http://www.nwt.literacy.ca
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Website maintained by: Northwest Territories
Literacy Council
Yukon Council on disABILITY
http://www.ycod.yk.ca
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by:
Yukon Council on disABILITY
Yukon Human Rights Commission
http://www.yhrc.yk.ca
This website gives information about
the Yukon Human Rights Act and
the commission.
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by:
Yukon Human Rights Commission
International Dyslexia Association
http://www.interdys.org
This jam-packed international website includes information about dyslexia, upcoming
conferences and events, research updates, a
bulletin board, a bookstore and a list of assistive technology resources. Also has a special
“Kids-Only” section where young people aged
six to 15 can get their questions answered,
connect with a pen pal or even show off
their artwork.
Braeburn, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by:
International Dyslexia Association
Employment
Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health
and Safety Board
http://www.wcb.yk.ca
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by: Yukon Workers’
Compensation Health and Safety Board
Family Life
Association des Jeunes Begues
du Québec (AJBQ)
http://www.ajbq.ac.ca
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: Association des
Jeunes Begues du Québec (AJBQ)
Association du Québec pour Enfants avec
Problèmes Auditifs (AQEPA)
http://www.surdite.org/aqepa
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: Association du
Québec pour Enfants avec Problèmes Auditifs
(AQEPA)
Association Québécoise des Parents
d’Enfants Handicapés Visuels
http://www.aqpehv.qc.ca
Greenfield Park, Quebec
Website maintained by: Association
Québécoise des Parents d’Enfants
Handicapés Visuels
Québec Society for Disabled Children &
Garderie Papillon Daycare
http://www.enfantshandicapes.com
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: Québec Society for
Disabled Children & Garderie
Papillon Daycare
Société pour les Enfants Handicapés du
Québec / La Garderie Papillon
http://www.enfantshandicapes.com
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: Société pour les
Enfants Handicapés du Québec / La Garderie
Papillon
Canada’s Most Accessed
Disability Websites – English
Aboriginal Business Canada
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inabceac.nsf/en/home
There are over 20,000 Aboriginal businesses in
Canada, active in every sector of the economy.
Since 1989, Aboriginal Business Canada
has worked with over 5,000 firms, providing
financial and non-funded support. Program
investments of over $300 million have led to
an infusion of almost a billion dollars into the
Aboriginal private sector and encouraged a
renaissance in Aboriginal business. Heading
into the next century, these results allow the
program and its clients to build on this foundation and embark on New Directions
for Growth.
Ottawa, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Aboriginal Business Canada
Aboriginal Business Map
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/scdt/abc_map/
The Aboriginal Business Map provides quick
and easy access to international, national,
provincial, territorial and community
Waterloo, Ontario
Website maintained by: Accessibility Waterloo
business information.
Ottawa, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Aboriginal Business Map
Aboriginal Employment Links
http://www.bcaafc.com/links.html
The British Columbia Association of
Aboriginal Friendship Centres Aboriginal
Employment Links website posts links about
upcoming conferences, different centres
and various organizations relating to
Aboriginal employment.
Victoria, British Columbia
Website maintained by:
Aboriginal Employment Links
Accessibility Waterloo
http://members.rogers.com/accessibilitywaterloo
Dedicated to encouraging businesses to make
their establishments accessible to people with
disabilities. Includes a letter that the webmaster plans to send to businesses in the Waterloo
area and a petition that visitors to the site can
sign to support this cause.
ACROD National Industry Association for
Disability Services
http://www.acrod.org.au
ACROD’s purpose is, through lobbying
government and other means, to help ensure
that the best possible services are available
to people with disabilities in Australia.
Braeburn, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by: ACROD National
Industry Association for Disability Services
General comments/notes: Located in
Deakin, Australia .
Alberta Committee of Citizens
with Disabilities
http://www.accd.net/
Actively supports and promotes the
rights, freedoms and responsibilities of
individuals with disabilities to determine
their own destinies.
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Alberta Committee
of Citizens with Disabilities
2010 edition GERARd
Alberta Workers’ Health Centre
http://www.workershealthcentre.ca/
Provides information, resources and
advice to make your workplace safer.
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by:
Alberta Workers’ Health Centre
Americans With Disabilities Act
Document Center
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm
A virtual document centre with full text
documents of the ADA Statute, Regulations,
Accessibility Guidelines, Tech Sheets, and
other assistance documents. Links to JAN
- Job Accommodation Network.
Braeburn, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by: Americans
With Disabilities Act Document Center
General comments/notes: Located in
Washington, DC.
At Your Own Speed
http://www.ownspeed.com
Internet radio show for people with
physical disabilities.
Airdrie, Alberta
Website maintained by: At Your Own Speed
Avenues to Independence
http://www.avenuestoindependence.org/
Avenues to Independence work in partnership
with the community to provide residential
and vocational support for independent living. Avenues serves people with intellectual
disabilities in the Chicago area.
Braeburn, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by:
Avenues to Independence
BC Human Rights Commission
http://www.bchrcoalition.org/
With a mandate to investigate and mediate
complaints of discrimination, to educate the
public about their rights and responsibilities
under the Human Rights Code and to promote understanding and compliance with the
Code this is a good source of information.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by:
BC Human Rights Commission
ConnectABILITY
http://www.connectability.ca
ConnectABILITY is a virtual community
focused on lifelong learning and support for
children, youth and adults with an intellectual
disability, their families, caregivers and support networks.
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: ConnectABILITY
Disability Discrimination in the Workplace
http://www.talk-law.com/disabil.shtml
The fight against disability discrimination in
the workplace involves analysis of multiple
factors, specific to your case. Many of these
factors have not been discussed in this article.
Learn more about protecting your rights
by selecting a competent lawyer to
represent you.
Braeburn, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by:
Disability Discrimination in the Workplace
GERARD 2010 edition
Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association
http://www.epva.org
Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (EPVA)
is dedicated to enhancing the lives of veterans
with a spinal cord injury or disease by assuring quality health care, promoting research,
and advocating for civil rights and independence. EPVA is a chapter of the congressionally chartered Paralyzed Veterans of America.
The website provides a thorough listing of
the programs EPVA has available.
Braeburn, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by:
Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association
Idaho State Independent Living
Council (SILC)
http://www2.state.id.us/silc
The Idaho State Independent Living Council
(SILC) Home Page is provided to acquaint the
disability community and service providers to
the organization, which advocates for equal
opportunity, equal access, self-determination,
independence and choice for people with
disabilities.
Braeburn, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by: Idaho State
Independent Living Council (SILC)
General comments/notes:
Located in Boise, ID, United States.
Institute on Independent Living
http://www.independentliving.org/index.
html
The Institute’s purpose is to promote the
opportunities of persons with disabilities to
gain more personal and political power, selfdetermination, full participation and equality,
both in Sweden and internationally through
educational activities. These activities may
consist of the production and dissemination
of educational materials and information,
planning and organizing of courses, seminars
and study visits.
Braeburn, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by:
Institute on Independent Living
International Commission on Technology
and Accessibility (ICTA)
http://www.ictaglobal.org
The International Commission on Technology
& Accessibility (ICTA) supports global promotion and implementation of more equitable
and accessible technology and environments.
Braeburn, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by: International
Commission on Technology and
Accessibility (ICTA)
Liberty Resources
http://www.libertyresources.org
Liberty Resources, Inc., is a non-profit,
consumer driven organization that advocates
and promotes Independent Living for persons
with disabilities.
Braeburn, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by: Liberty Resources
National Council on Disability (NCD)
http://www.ncd.gov
The National Council on Disability (NCD) is
an independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress
on issues affecting 54 million Americans with
disabilities.
Braeburn, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by: National Council on
Disability (NCD)
Personal Assistance Exchange
http://www.independentliving.org/assex/index.html
An internet employment information source
for personal assistance and their employers.
Braeburn, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by:
Personal Assistance Exchange
Active Living Resource Centre for Ontarians
with a Disability
http://www.getactivenow.ca
Kitchener, Ontario
Website maintained by: Active Living Resource Centre for Ontarians with a Disability
African Canadian Disability
Community Association, Inc.
http://www.tacdca.com
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: African Canadian
Disability Community Association, Inc.
TASH
http://www.tash.org
Worldwide disability advocacy group.
Braeburn, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by: TASH
Africans in Partnership Against AIDS
http://www.apaa.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Africans in
Partnership Against AIDS
The Career Connection
http://www.thecareerconnection.ca
Information on The Career Connection an
organization providing employment and self
employment supports to individuals with disabilities and medical illnesses within Simcoe
County and Muskoka.
Barrie, Ontario
Website maintained by:
The Career Connection
Alberta Committee of Citizens
with Disabilities
http://www.accd.net
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Alberta Committee
of Citizens with Disabilities
U.S. Department of Justice Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) Information
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Americans With Disabilities Act
Information on the Web.
Braeburn, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by: U.S. Department
of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) Information
Washington Protection and Advocacy System
http://www.wpas-rights.org/
The Washington Protection and Advocacy
System (WPAS) is a private, non-profit organization that has been protecting the rights
of people with disabilities since 1974. WPAS
provides free advocacy services to people
with disabilities in Washington.
Braeburn, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by: Washington
Protection and Advocacy System
World Institute on Disability (WID)
http://www.wid.org
WID is a nonprofit, international
public-policy center containing news
on a variety of issues.
Braeburn, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by:
World Institute on Disability (WID)
General comments/notes:
Located in Oakland, CA, United States.
Across Boundaries
http://www.acrossboundaries.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Across Boundaries
Action Committee of People with Disabilities
http://www.actioncommittee.ca
View the latest newsletter or the Ask an
Advocate feature.
Victoria, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Action Committee
of People with Disabilities
Alberta Premier’s Council on the Status
of Persons with Disabilities
http://www.premierscouncil.ab.ca
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Alberta Premier’s
Council on the Status of Persons with
Disabilities
Alberta Transportation – Advisory
Committee on Barrier-Free Transportation
http://www.trans.gov.ab.ca
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Alberta Transportation - Advisory Committee on Barrier-Free
Transportation
ARCH: A Legal Resource Centre for Persons
with Disabilities
http://www.archlegalclinic.ca
Contains information on legal issues affecting
persons with disabilities.
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: ARCH: A Legal
Resource Centre for Persons with Disabilities
Asian Community AIDS Services
http://www.acas.org
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Asian Community
AIDS Services
Association Diabétique Italo-Canadienne
du Québec
http://www.diabete.qc.ca
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: Association Diabétique Italo-Canadienne du Québec
Association Part-Égale Normandie Inc.
http://www.partegalenormandie.cjb.net
Ste-Thècle, Quebec
Website maintained by: Association PartÉgale Normandie Inc.
Atlantic First Nations AIDS Task Force
http://www.healingournations.ca
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by:
Atlantic First Nations AIDS Task Force
BC Human Rights Coalition
http://www.bchrcoalition.org
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by:
BC Human Rights Coalition
BC Human Rights Tribunal
http://www.bchrt.bc.ca
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by:
BC Human Rights Tribunal
Best Buddies - Vrais Copains Canada
http://www.bestbuddies.ca
A website providing information on the
friendship programs and special events
of Best Buddies Canada.
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Best Buddies –
Vrais Copains Canada
Breaking Down Barriers: An Independent
Living Centre
http://www.breakingdownbarriers.org
Collingwood, Ontario
Website maintained by: Breaking Down
Barriers: An Independent Living Centre
British Columbia Aboriginal Network on
Disability Society (BCANDS)
http://www.bcands.bc.ca
Victoria, British Columbia
Website maintained by: British Columbia
Aboriginal Network on Disability Society
(BCANDS)
British Columbia Coalition of People with
Disabilities (BCCPD)
http://www.bccpd.bc.ca
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: British Columbia
Coalition of People with Disabilities (BCCPD)
Canada’s Resource Guide – GERARD”
Building One Sandcastle At A Time™
http://www.disabilityadvocategerard.com
A Resource Guide for families that have a
loved one or a child with a mental or physical
disability. (DAG) DISABILITY ADVOCATEGERARD – Gerard Solution’s Inc.
Canadian Disabled Individuals
Association (CDIA)
http://www.disabledindividuals.ca
This website’s purpose is to educate our own
population about what’s available to create a
better quality of life and to help us be better
self-advocates. It is a window to a world that
not all of us can reach.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Canadian Disabled
Individuals Association (CDIA)
Canadian Hearing Society – Thunder Bay
Regional Office
http://www.chs.ca/offices/thunderbay
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Website maintained by: Canadian Hearing
Society – Thunder Bay Regional Office
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
http://www.aidslaw.ca
Description of projects and activities, access
to all the Network’s publications, online
membership application form.
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Canadian
HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Canadian Human Rights Commission
http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca
Ottawa, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Canadian Human Rights Commission
Canadian Human Rights Commission –
Alberta and NWT Region
http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Canadian
Human Rights Commission – Alberta
and NWT Region
Canadian Human Rights
Commission – Atlantic
http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Canadian Human
Rights Commission – Atlantic
Commission – BC and Yukon
http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Canadian Human
Rights Commission – BC and Yukon
Canadian Human Rights Commission –
Ontario Region
http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Canadian Human
Rights Commission - Ontario Region
Canadian Human Rights Commission –
Prairie and Nunavut Regional Office
http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Canadian Human
Rights Commission – Prairie and Nunavut
Regional Office
Canadian Human Rights Commission –
Québec Region
http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: Canadian Human
Rights Commission - Québec Region
Canadian Human Rights Foundation
http://www.chrf.ca
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: Canadian Human
Rights Foundation
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
http://www.chrt-tcdp.gc.ca
Includes CHRT rules, procedures,
decisions and rulings.
Ottawa, Ontario
Website maintained by: Canadian
Human Rights Tribunal
Canadian Mental Health Association –
Peel Branch Resource Centre
http://www.cmhapeel.ca
Brampton, Ontario
Website maintained by: Canadian Mental
Health Association – Peel Branch Resource
Centre
Centre de Ressources de Vie Autonome –
Région Péninsule Acadienne
http://www.crva-pa.ca
2010 edition GERARd
Shippagan, New Brunswick
Website maintained by: Centre de
Ressources de Vie Autonome –
Région Péninsule Acadienne
Centre for Independent Living in Toronto
(CILT) Inc.
http://www.cilt.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Centre for Independent Living in Toronto (CILT) Inc.
Centre-Ressources pour la Vie Autonome
– Région du Bas St-Laurent
http://www.crvabsl.qc.ca
Trois-Pistoles, Quebec
Website maintained by: Centre-Ressources
pour la Vie Autonome – Région du Bas
St-Laurent
Citizen Advocacy (CA)
http://www.citizen-advocacy.ca
Windsor, Ontario
Website maintained by: Citizen Advocacy (CA)
Citizen Advocacy of Ottawa
http://www.citizenadvocacy.org
Ottawa, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Citizen Advocacy of Ottawa
Citizens’ Commission on Human
Rights (CCHR)
http://www.cchr.com/
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Citizens’
Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)
City of Burnaby Access Advisory Committee
http://www.city.burnaby.ca
Burnaby, British Columbia
Website maintained by: City of Burnaby
Access Advisory Committee
Website maintained by: CochraneTemiskaming Extend-A-Family Inc.
Website maintained by: Disability Resource
Centre for Independent Living
Commission des Droits de la Personne
du Québec – Trois-Rivières
http://www.cdpdj.qc.ca
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Website maintained by: Commission des
Droits de la Personne du Québec –
Trois-Rivières
Disabled and Proud
http://www.geocities.com/charles0319
Ottawa, Ontario
Website maintained by: Disabled and Proud
Community Recreational Intitatives Society
http://www.coreinso.com
Kelowna, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Community Recreational Intitatives Society
Compassionate Healthcare Network (CHN)
http://www.chninternational.com
Surrey, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Compassionate
Healthcare Network (CHN)
COPHAN (Confédération des Organismes
de Personnes Handicapées du Québec)
http://www.cophan.org
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: COPHAN
(Confédération des Organismes de
Personnes Handicapées du Québec)
Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD)
http://www.ccdonline.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Council of
Canadians with Disabilities (CCD)
Court Challenges Program of Canada
http://www.ccppcj.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Court Challenges
Program of Canada
City of Kawartha Lakes Advisory Committee
for Disabled Persons
http://www.city.kawarthalakes.on.ca
Lindsay, Ontario
Website maintained by: City of Kawartha
Lakes Advisory Committee for Disabled
Persons
DAG – Disability Advocate Gerard –
Gerard Solution’s Inc.
http://www.disabiltyadvocategerard.com
A practice combined of many health related
professionals, including the financial and
legal discipline areas. To assist those through
the vast doors and obtain help while on a
waiting list or black out list.
City of Toronto Community Advisory
Committee on Disability Issues
http://www.toronto.ca/diversity/dica.htm
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: City of Toronto
Community Advisory Committee on
Disability Issues
Deafness Advocacy Association
Nova Scotia (DAANS)
http://www.daans.org
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Deafness Advocacy
Association Nova Scotia (DAANS)
City of Winnipeg Access Advisory Committee
http://www.city.winnipeg.mb.ca/aac
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: City of Winnipeg
Access Advisory Committee
Coalition for Persons with Disabilities,
Peel Halton Dufferin
http://www.disabilityaccess.org
Mississauga, Ontario
Website maintained by: Coalition for Persons
with Disabilities, Peel Halton Dufferin
Cochrane-Temiskaming
Extend-A-Family Inc.
http://nt.net/extafam/
Timmins, Ontario
GERARD 2010 edition
Disability Action Hall
http://disability.activist.ca
A political space for people with
disabilities and allies to tell stories,
take action and change lives.
Calgary, Alberta
Website maintained by: Disability Action Hall
Disability Resource Centre Cowichan
http://www.cvilrc.bc.ca
Duncan, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Disability Resource
Centre Cowichan
Disability Resource Centre for
Independent Living
http://disabilityresourcecentre.nt.net
Kapuskasing, Ontario
Dynamique des Handicapés de l’Estrie, Inc.
http://www.journallebillet.org
Granby, Quebec
Website maintained by: Dynamique des
Handicapés de l’Estrie, Inc.
Easter Seals Canada
http://www.easterseals.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Easter Seals Canada
Edmonton Advisory Board on Services for
Persons with Disabilities
http://www.edmonton.ca/disability
Edmonton, Alberta
Website maintained by: Edmonton Advisory
Board on Services for Persons with Disabilities
Ethno Racial People with Disability Coalition
of Ontario (ERDCO)
http://www.ryerson.ca/erdco
The purpose of this organization is to promote awareness of the needs and concerns of
ethno racial people with disabilities. This website mostly contains a discussion of their own
projects - for example, a human rights booklet
and education project, Violence Against
Women with Disabilities Prevention Education Program publications, Including Us , We
Are Visible Ethno Racial Women on Health
Care . There is a statistics page on ethno-racial
people with disabilities.
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ethno Racial People
with Disability Coalition of Ontario (ERDCO)
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
http://www.epcc.ca
London, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
Extend-A-Family
http://www.extendafamily.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Extend-A-Family
Extend-A-Family Kingston
http://www.eafkingston.com
Kingston, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Extend-A-Family Kingston
Extend-A-Family Timmins
http://www.nt.net/extafam/history.htm
Timmins, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Extend-A-Family Timmins
Family Alliance Ontario
http://www.family-alliance.com
Membership and Alliance information.
An interesting Forum section.
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Family Alliance
Ontario
GERARD: Building One Sandcastle
At A Time”™
http://www.disabilityadvocategerard.com
A Resource Guide for families and website
that helps them navigate through the vast
doors. With having a loved one or a child
with a mental or physical disability.
Greater Victoria Citizen Advocacy Society
http://www.islandnet.com/~citizen
Website outlines the society’s program.
Victoria, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Greater Victoria
Citizen Advocacy Society
HALCO - HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic (Ontario)
http://www.halco.org
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: HALCO –
HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic (Ontario)
Hamilton and District Extend-a-Family
http://www.extendafamilyhamilton.on.ca
Hamilton, Ontario
Website maintained by: Hamilton and
District Extend-a-Family
Handicapped Action Group Inc. (HAGI)
http://www.hagi.ca
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Website maintained by: Handicapped
Action Group Inc. (HAGI)
Handicapped Organization Promoting
Equality (HOPE)
http://www.trico.ns.ca/hope/
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Handicapped
Organization Promoting Equality (HOPE)
Healing Our Spirit – BC Aboriginal
HIV/AIDS Society
http://www.healingourspirit.org
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Healing Our Spirit
– BC Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Society
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
– North York Office
http://http://ww2.heartandstroke.ca
North York (Toronto), Ontario
Website maintained by: Heart and Stroke
Foundation of Ontario – North York Office
Hong Fook Mental Health Association
http://www.hongfook.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Hong Fook Mental
Health Association
Human Rights Research and
Education Centre
http://www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca
Ottawa, Ontario
Website maintained by: Human Rights
Research and Education Centre
Independent Living Canada
http://www.cailc.ca
Ottawa, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Independent Living Canada
General comments/notes:
Press Release – Thursday, May 1, 2008
Outdated Attitudes Cost Trillions
to the Economy
Change Attitudes Change Society
New Name Says It All
Ottawa, Ontario – After 21 years we have
changed our name from the Canadian Association of Independent Living Centres or CAILC
to Independent Living Canada. Independent
Living Canada and its national network of
member Independent Living Resource Centres support individuals and their communities by changing the way in which people with
disabilities view themselves and are viewed
by others. Hence its new slogan: “Promoting a
new perspective on disability.”
Independent Living Centre –
London and Area
http://ilcla.tripod.com
Program description and contact information.
London, Ontario
Website maintained by: Independent Living
Centre - London and Area
Independent Living Centre of Kingston
http://www.ilckingston.com
Kingston, Ontario
Website maintained by: Independent Living
Centre of Kingston
Independent Living Centre of
Waterloo Region
http://www.ilcwr.org
Kitchener, Ontario
Website maintained by: Independent Living
Centre of Waterloo Region
Independent Living Resource Centre
http://www.ilrc.mb.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Independent Living
Resource Centre
Independent Living Resource Centre
http://www.ilrcsudbury.ca
Sudbury, Ontario
Website maintained by: Independent Living
Resource Centre
Independent Living Resource Centre
http://www.ilrc.nf.ca
Up-to-date information about the organization’s services and programs, interesting links,
and information about Independent Living.
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Website maintained by: Independent Living
Resource Centre
Independent Living Resource Centre
of Calgary
http://www.ilrcc.ab.ca
Calgary, Alberta
Website maintained by: Independent Living
Resource Centre of Calgary
Independent Living Resource Centre of
Nanaimo and Region
http://www.cailc.ca/nrilrc/index.htm
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Independent Living
Resource Centre of Nanaimo and Region
Independent Living Resource Centre of
Thunder Bay
http://www.ilrctbay.com
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Website maintained by: Independent Living
Resource Centre of Thunder Bay
Independent Living Resource Centre,
Halifax Regional Municipality
http://www.ilrc-halifax.ns.ca
A portal for persons with disability to access
the Independent Living Resource Centre and
its services. It provides information on staff
and programs, and includes an online copy
of its newsletter as well as a picture gallery.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Independent
Living Resource Centre, Halifax
Regional Municipality
International Society of the Handicapped
of Greater Vancouver
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/ishbc
Richmond, British Columbia
Website maintained by: International Society
of the Handicapped of Greater Vancouver
K-W Barrier Free Advisory Committee
http://www.city.kitchener.on.ca
Kitchener, Ontario
Website maintained by: K-W Barrier Free
Advisory Committee
Law Society of British Columbia –
Equity and Diversity Committee
http://www.lawsociety.bc.org
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Law Society of British
Columbia – Equity and Diversity Committee
Lunatics’ Liberation Front (LLF)
http://www.walnet.org/llf/index.html
Lasqueti Island, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Lunatics’ Liberation
Front (LLF)
Manitoba Human Rights Commission
http://www.gov.mb.ca/hrc/
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by:
Manitoba Human Rights Commission
Manitoba Human Rights Commission
– Brandon Office
http://www.gov.mb.ca/hrc
Brandon, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Manitoba Human
Rights Commission – Brandon Office
Manitoba Human Rights Commission –
The Pas Office
http://www.gov.mb.ca/hrc
The Pas, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Manitoba Human
Rights Commission - The Pas Office
Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities
(MLPH) – Central Branch
http://www.mlpd.mb.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Manitoba League
of Persons with Disabilities (MLPH) –
Central Branch
Marsha Forest Centre: Inclusion.
Family.Community
http://www.inclusion.com
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Marsha Forest Centre:
Inclusion.Family.Community
Meta Centre for the
Developmentally Disabled
http://www.metacentre.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Meta Centre for the
Developmentally Disabled
2010 edition GERARd
Metropolitan Montreal Independent Living
Resource Centre (MM-ILRC)
http://www.crvamm.org/
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: Metropolitan
Montreal Independent Living Resource
Centre (MM-ILRC)
Mix Community Club (The)
http://www.mixcommunityclub.com
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by:
Mix Community Club (The)
Multi-Ethnic Association for the Integration
of Persons with Disabilities
http://www.ameiph.com
Montréal, Quebec
Website maintained by: Multi-Ethnic
Association for the Integration of Persons
with Disabilities
National Aboriginal Clearing / Connecting
House on Disability Issues
http://www.fsin.com
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: National Aboriginal
Clearing / Connecting House on
Disability Issues
National Access Awareness Week –
London Committee
http://www.atn.on.ca/naaw.htm
London, Ontario
Website maintained by: National Access
Awareness Week – London Committee
National Action Committee on
Municipal Access
http://www.fcm.ca
Ottawa, Ontario
Website maintained by: National Action
Committee on Municipal Access
National Advisory Group for Persons
with Disabilities
http://www.dnd.ca
Ottawa, Ontario
Website maintained by: National Advisory
Group for Persons with Disabilities
New Brunswick Human Rights
Commission – Campbellton
http://www.gnb.ca/hrc-cdp/e/index.htm
Website of a government agency that counters
discrimination and harassment through
education and law enforcement. Includes
information for employers, educators,
service providers, landlords, researchers
and minorities.
Campbellton, New Brunswick
Website maintained by: New Brunswick
Human Rights Commission – Campbellton
New Brunswick Human Rights
Commission – Fredericton
http://www.gnb.ca/hrc-cdp/e/index.htm
This government website provides information for employers, educators and the general
public about the NB Human Rights Act and
about equality, discrimination and harassment in New Brunswick.
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Website maintained by: New Brunswick
Human Rights Commission – Fredericton
GERARD 2010 edition
New Brunswick Human Rights
Commission – Moncton
http://www.gnb.ca/hrc-cdp/e/index.htm
Government agency that counters discrimination and harassment through education and
law enforcement. Information for employers, educators, service providers, landlords,
researchers and minorities.
Moncton, New Brunswick
Website maintained by: New Brunswick
Human Rights Commission – Moncton
Nova Scotia League for Equal
Opportunities (NSLEO)
http://www.nsnet.org/leo
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Nova Scotia League
for Equal Opportunities (NSLEO)
New Brunswick Human Rights
Commission – Saint John
http://www.gnb.ca/hrc-cdp/e/index.htm
Saint John, New Brunswick
Website maintained by: New Brunswick
Human Rights Commission – Saint John
On the Move Community
Integration Association
http://www.onthemove.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: On the Move
Community Integration Association
Newfoundland-Labrador Human
Rights Association
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/nlhra
Explores various aspects of human rights, e.g.
rights of child, racism and discrimination.
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Website maintained by: NewfoundlandLabrador Human Rights Association
Ontarians with Disabilities Act Committee
http://www.odacommittee.net
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontarians with
Disabilities Act Committee
Niagara Centre for Independent Living
http://www.ilcniagara.org
St. Catharines, Ontario
Website maintained by: Niagara Centre
for Independent Living
North Saskatchewan Independent
Living Centre
http://www.nsilc.com
Lists programs, resources and services.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: North Saskatchewan
Independent Living Centre
Nova Scotia Disabled Persons Commission
http://www.gov.ns.ca/disa
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Nova Scotia
Disabled Persons Commission
Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
http://www.gov.ns.ca/humanrights/
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Nova Scotia
Human Rights Commission
Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
– New Glasgow
http://www.gov.ns.ca/humanrights/
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Nova Scotia Human
Rights Commission – New Glasgow
Nova Scotia Human Rights
Commission – Sydney
http://www.gov.ns.ca/humanrights
All information regarding the workings of the
NS Human Rights Commission.
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Nova Scotia Human
Rights Commission – Sydney
Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
– Western Regional Office
http://www.gov.ns.ca/humanrights
Digby, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Nova Scotia Human
Rights Commission – Western Regional Office
NWT Council of Persons with Disabilities
http://www.nwtability.ca
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Website maintained by: NWT Council
of Persons with Disabilities
Ontario Human Rights Commission
http://www.ohrc.on.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario Human
Rights Commission
Ontario Literacy Coalition
http://www.on.literacy.ca/
Toronto, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario
Literacy Coalition
Ontario Native Literacy Coalition
http://www.onlconline.com/
Owen Sound, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ontario Native
Literacy Coalition
Ottawa-Carleton Independent Living Centre
http://www.magma.ca/~ocilc
Ottawa, Ontario
Website maintained by: Ottawa-Carleton
Independent Living Centre
Partnership for Access Awareness
Nova Scotia (PAANS)
http://accessawareness.nsnet.org
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Partnership for Access
Awareness Nova Scotia (PAANS)
PEI Council of the Disabled
http://www.peicod.pe.ca/
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Website maintained by: PEI Council
of the Disabled
PEI Disability Alert
http://peidisabilityalert.blogspot.com/
Discussion of Advocacy Issues
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Website maintained by: PEI Disability Alert
PEI Human Rights Commission
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Website maintained by: PEI Human
Rights Commission
People First of Canada
http://www.peoplefirstofcanada.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by:
People First of Canada
People First of Newfoundland and Labrador
http://www.homestead.com/PeopleFirst/
GailStCroix.html
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Website maintained by: People First of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Persons United for Self-Help (PUSH) in
Northwestern Ontario, Inc.
http://www.pushnwo.ca/
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Website maintained by: Persons United
for Self-Help (PUSH) in Northwestern
Ontario, Inc.
Pictou County Persons with Disabilities
Partnership Society
http://www.careerconnections.ns.ca/pdps/
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Pictou County
Persons with Disabilities Partnership Society
Powell River Model Community Project for
Persons with Disabilities
http://www.modelcommunityproject.ca
Hub site for Measuring Up Commitee, employment programs and disability advocacy.
Powell River, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Powell River
Model Community Project for Persons
with Disabilities
Premier’s Council on the Status
of Disabled Persons
http://www.gnb.ca/0048
Website includes a variety of directories,
guides and other resource material for
persons with disabilities.
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Website maintained by: Premier’s Council
on the Status of Disabled Persons
Pro-Life Society of British Columbia
http://www.prolifebc.ca
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Pro-Life Society
of British Columbia
Promotion Handicap Estrie
http://www.promotionhandicap.com
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Website maintained by:
Promotion Handicap Estrie
Public Legal Education and Information
Service of New Brunswick (PLEIS-NB)
http://www.legal-info-legale.nb.ca
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Website maintained by: Public Legal
Education and Information Service of
New Brunswick (PLEIS-NB)
Reach Canada
http://www.reach.ca
Ottawa, Ontario
Website maintained by: Reach Canada
reachAbility
http://www.reachability.org
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: reachAbility
Regroupement des Organismes de
Promotion des Personnes Handicapées
de la Région 03
http://www.rop03.com
Presents our group, our members
and our mission.
Québec City, Quebec
Website maintained by: Regroupement des
Organismes de Promotion des Personnes
Handicapées de la Région 03
Richmond Centre for Disability
http://www.rcdrichmond.org
Richmond, British Columbia
Website maintained by:
Richmond Centre for Disability
Richmond Committee on Disability
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/rcd
Richmond, British Columbia
Website maintained by:
Richmond Committee on Disability
RISE: Resource Centre for
Independent Living
http://www.psmrise.ca
Parry Sound, Ontario
Website maintained by: RISE: Resource
Centre for Independent Living
Saskatchewan Human Rights
Commission – Regina Office
http://www.gov.sk.ca/shrc
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: Saskatchewan
Human Rights Commission – Regina Office
Saskatchewan Voice of People
with Disabilities, Inc.
http://www.saskvoice.com
Regina, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: Saskatchewan Voice
of People with Disabilities, Inc.
Society for Manitobans with Disabilities
– Central Regional Office
http://smd.mb.ca
Morden, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Society for
Manitobans with Disabilities –
Central Regional Office
Society for Manitobans with Disabilities
– Eastman Regional Office
http://www.smd.mb.ca
Steinbach, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Society for
Manitobans with Disabilities –
Eastman Regional Office
Society for Manitobans with Disabilities Inc.
http://www.smd.mb.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Society for
Manitobans with Disabilities Inc.
South Saskatchewan Independent
Living Centre Inc.
http://www.ssilc.ca
Regina, Saskatchewan
Website maintained by: South Saskatchewan
Independent Living Centre Inc.
Southern Ontario Aboriginal
Diabetes Initiative
http://www.soadi.ca/
St. Catharines, Ontario
Website maintained by: Southern Ontario
Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative
Southern Ontario Aboriginal
Diabetes Initiative
http://www.soadi.ca
Brantford, Ontario
Website maintained by: Southern Ontario
Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative
General comments/notes:
143-245 King George Rd.
Brantford, ON N3R 7Z9
SPARC BC (Social Planning and
Research Council of BC)
http://www.sparc.bc.ca/parking-permit
Burnaby, British Columbia
Website maintained by: SPARC BC (Social
Planning and Research Council of BC)
Specialink: The National Centre for
Child Care Inclusion
http://www.specialinkcanada.org
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website maintained by: Specialink:
The National Centre for Child Care Inclusion
Thumbs Up and Access and
Awareness Committee
http://thumbsupstthomas.com
Raises awareness of safety and accessibility
issues concerning buildings in the
St. Thomas community.
St. Thomas, Ontario
Website maintained by: Thumbs Up and
Access and Awareness Committee
Valley Action for Life
http://www.nsnet.org/actionforlife
Middleton, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Valley Action for Life
Valley Disability Partnership Society
http://www.nsnet.org/vdp
Kentville, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by:
Valley Disability Partnership Society
Vernon Disability Resource Centre
http://www.vdrc.ca
Vernon, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Vernon Disability
Resource Centre
Victoria Disability Resource Centre
http://www.drcvictoria.com
Victoria, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Victoria Disability
Resource Centre
Voice of the Cerebral Palsied (VCP)
of Greater Vancouver
http://www.vcpgv.org
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website maintained by: Voice of the Cerebral
Palsied (VCP) of Greater Vancouver
Westlock Independence Network (WIN)
http://www.winab.org
Westlock, Alberta
Website maintained by: Westlock
Independence Network (WIN)
Windsor People First of Nova Scotia
http://www.nsnet.org/windsorpeoplefirst
Windsor, Nova Scotia
Website maintained by: Windsor People
First of Nova Scotia
Yukon Council on disABILITY
http://www.ycod.yk.ca
2010 edition GERARd
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by: Yukon Council
on disABILITY
Yukon Human Rights Commission
http://www.yhrc.yk.ca
This website gives information about
the Yukon Human Rights Act and
the commission.
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
Website maintained by:
Yukon Human Rights Commission
At Your Own Speed
http://www.ownspeed.com
Internet radio show for people with
physical disabilities.
Airdrie, Alberta
Website maintained by: At Your Own Speed
Hospitals in Canada
English
Hospital for Sick Children
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Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto
www.mtsinai.on.ca
Academic health centre specializing in women and infant health, surgical subspecialties,
oncology, and internal medicine. Home to the
Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute.
St. Michael’s Hospital
www.stmichaelshospital.com
Teaching hospital affiliated with the
University of Toronto.
Women’s College Hospital
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Royal Ottawa Hospital, Brockville Psychiatric
Hospital, and other health centres.
Royal Victoria Hospital
www.rvh.on.ca
Offers resources and support for families and
community regarding health concerns and
medical conditions.
Sunnybrook & Women’s College
Health Sciences Centre
www.sunnybrookandwomens.on.ca
Lakeridge Health Corporation
www.lakeridgehealth.on.ca
With facilities in Bowmanville, Oshawa,
Port Perry, Uxbridge, and Whitby.
Trillium Health Centre
www.trilliumhealthcentre.org
Serving Peel, Halton, and Toronto West.
St. Josephs Health Care (SJHC)
www.sjhc.london.on.ca
Teaching hospital and research centre serving
the residents of London and Southwestern
Ontario, and the Veterans of Canada.
Credit Valley Hospital
www.cvh.on.ca
Acute care hospital providing health care to
the Mississauga community. Regional hospital
for dialysis, genetics and designated host site
for Peel Community Cancer Centre.
St. Joseph’s Hospital
www.stjosham.on.ca
Patient and visitor information, site maps,
research updates, consumer health information, mission statement, program descriptions, and history.
Hamilton Health Sciences
www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca
Independently governed academic health
science organization. Provides comprehensive
health services for Central-West Ontario.
Shouldice Hospital
www.shouldice.com
Abdominal hernia repairs.
London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC)
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William Osler Health Centre
www.williamoslerhc.on.ca
With campuses in Brampton, Etobicoke,
and Georgetown.
Markham Stouffville Hospital
www.msh.on.ca
Located In Markham, Ontarion, providing
medical care, emergency services, and
diagnostic treatment.
Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (ROHCG)
www.rohcg.on.ca
Specializes in mental health, physical medicine, and rehabilitation services. Operates the
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Ottawa Hospital
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North York General Hospital
www.nygh.on.ca
Multi-site regioanl teaching hospital
serving people in the north central
Toronto and southern York regions.
University Health Network (UHN)
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Centers/University_Health_Network__UHN_
As a McGill University and WHO affliiated
institute in mental health this psychiatric
hospital seeks to provide outstanding and
innovative care for mental illnesses through
their treatment, teaching, and research center.
St. John’s Rehabilitation Hospital
www.stjohnsrehab.com
Providing specialty rehabilitation services.
Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation
www.stollerykids.com
Dedicated to raising money for the Stollery
Children’s Hospital. The funding supports
childrens’ health through equipment, education, research, and special pediatric services.
Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital and Villa Maria
www.hdgh.org
Offers information and history regarding three
religious hospitals.
West Park Healthcare Centre
www.westpark.org
Adult rehabilitation centre for the western
GTA and a local provider of complex
continuing and long term care services.
Sault Area Hospitals
www.sah.on.ca
Partnership between the Plummer Memorial
Public Hospital and the Sault Ste. Marie
General Hospital Inc. (a Catholic hospital).
Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston
www.hoteldieu.com
Acute care outpatient teaching facility,
affiliated with Queen’s University in
Kingston Ontario.
Milton District Hospital
www.haltonhealthcare.com
Montréal Heart Institute
www.icm-mhi.org
Specializes in heart diseases.
Alexandra Hospital
www.alexandrahospital.on.ca
Fully accredited 35 bed acute care facility
and foundation information.
Department of Anesthesia
www.anesthesia.org
Vancouver Hospital and Health
Sciences Centre@
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Hanover and District Hospital
www.hanoverhospital.on.ca
Includes information on doctors, services,
and vacancies.
Bloorview MacMillan Centre
www.bloorviewmacmillan.on.ca
Children’s rehabilitation facility providing
specialized hospital care, outpatient clinics,
and community outreach programs.
Toronto Grace Hospital
www.torontograce.org
Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH)
www.osmh.on.ca
Community hospital information.
Children’s & Women’s Health Centre
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Kingston General Hospital (KGH)
www.kgh.on.ca
Acute care teaching hospital affiliated
with Queen’s University located in
Southeastern Ontario.
Ontario Wait Times Strategy
www.health.gov.on.ca/transformation/wait_
times/wait_mn.html
Government of Ontario presents information
about wait times in Ontario, with a breakdown
for specific health services, individual
hospitals, and areas of the province.
York Central Hospital
www.yorkcentral.com
Douglas Hospital
www.douglas.qc.ca
McGill University Health Centre
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Centers/McGill_University_Health_Centre
Prince County Hospital Foundation
www.pchcare.com
Supports regional care centre.
Guelph General Hospital
www.guelphgeneralhospital.com
Provides specialty programs such as
orthopaedics, cardiac care, obstetrics,
gynaecology, and paediatrics.
Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation
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Providence Health Care
www.providencehealthcare.com
Delivering tertiary/quaternary care as well as
teaching and research on eight sites.
Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
www.mcgill.ca/mni
Dedicated to the study of the brain and
of the nervous system.
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
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Royal Victoria Hospital – Materials
Management System
www.mms.rvh.mcgill.ca
Server operates in the Purchasing
Department of the hospital.
CHEO Foundation
www.cheo-foundation.on.ca
Home of the Childrens Hospital of Eastern
Ontario. Includes latest news, corporate sponsor information, and a hospital fact sheet.
St. Mary’s General Hospital
smgh.ca
Part of the St. Joseph Health Care System
and home of the St. Mary’s Regional
Cardiac Care Centre.
Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish
General Hospital
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Medi-Fax Canadian Hospital Web Directory
www.medi-fax.com/hospitals
Links to hospitals throughout the country.
Psychology at Saskatchewan Hospital
www.saskpsych.homestead.com
Includes services, research, and job
opportunities for the Department of
Psychology at Saskatchewan Hospital.
Foot & Sole Inc.
www.on-biz.com/westportwalkingshoe
Pedorthic and orthotic clinic.
Stollery Children’s Hospital
www.capitalhealth.ca/HospitalsandHealthFacilities/Hospitals/StolleryChildren
Full-service pediatric hospital
in Edmonton, Alberta.
Northern Interior Regional Health Board
www.northernhealth.ca
Provides health care related information for
nine northern communities.
West Coast MRI
www.westcoastmri.com
Private Vancouver MRI clinic which offers
advanced MRI diagnostic services.
Montreal General Hospital
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Children’s Centres
Scarborough Hospital, The
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Amalgamated hospital services consisting
of the former Scarborough General Hospital
and The Salvation Army Scarborough
Grace Hospital.
Montfort Hospital
www.hopitalmontfort.com
Features details of the hospital, its services,
and the SOS Montfort campaign.
Provides complex continuing and
palliative care. Owned and operated
by the Salvation Army.
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Belleville
Chatham
Hamilton
Quinte Children’s Treatment Centre
Cavell Building – Quinte Healthcare
www.quintectc.com
265 Dundas St. East
Belleville, Ontario K8N 1E2
(613) 969-7400,ext. 2247, Fax (613) 968-9154
Children’s Treatment Centre
of Chatham – Kent
www.childrenstreatment-ck.com
355 Lark Street
Chatham, Ontario N7L 5B2
(519) 354-0520, Fax (519) 354-7355
Developmental Paediatrics & Rehabilitation
McMaster Children’s Hospital
www.mcmasterchildrenshospital.ca
Room 112, Southam Building
Chedoke Site
Sanatorium Road
Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5
(905) 521-2100, Ext. 77465#,
Fax (905) 521-2636
Brantford
Lansdowne Children’s Centre
www.lansdownecentre.ca
39 Mount Pleasant St.
Brantford, Ontario N3T 1S7
(519) 753-3153, Fax (519) 753-5927
Email: [email protected]
Halton-Peel
ErinoakKids
www.erinoakkids.ca
2695 North Sheridan Way, Suite 120
Mississauga, Ontario L5K 2N6
(905) 855-2690, Fax (905) 855-9404
Kingston
Child Development Centre
Hotel Dieu Hospital
www.kingstoncdc.ca
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166 Brock Street
Kingston, Ontario K7L 5G2
(613) 544-3310, Ext. 3175, Fax (613) 545-3557
London
Thames Valley Children’s Centre
www.tvcc.on.ca
779 Baseline Road East
London, Ontario N6C 5Y6
(519) 685-8680, Fax (519) 685-8699
North Bay
One Kids Place/La Place Des Enfants
www.onekidsplace.ca
400 McKeown Ave.
North Bay, Ontario P1B 0B2
(705) 476-5437, Fax (705) 498-6708
Toll free: 1-866-626-9100
Oshawa
Grandview Children’s Centre
www.grtc.ca
600 Townline Road South
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K6
(905) 728-1673, Fax (905) 728-2961
Ottawa
Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre
www.octc.ca
2211 Thurston Drive,
Ottawa, Ontario K1G 6C9
(613) 688-2126, Fax (613) 688-2143
Peterborough
Five Counties Children’s Centre
www.fivecounties.on.ca
872 Dutton Road
Peterborough, Ontario K9H 7G1
(705) 748-2221, Fax (705) 748-3526
E-mail: [email protected]
St. Catharines
Niagara Peninsula Children’s Centre
www.npcc.on.ca
567 Glenridge Avenue
St. Catharines, Ontario L2T 4C2
(905) 688-3550, Fax (905) 688-1055
1-800-896-5496
Sarnia
Pathways Health Centre for Children
www.pathwayscentre.org
1240 Murphy Road
Sarnia, Ontario N7S 2Y6
(519) 542-3471, Fax (519) 542-4115
Email:[email protected]
Sault Ste. Marie
Children’s Rehabilitation Centre - Algoma
www.crcalgoma.ca
74 Johnson Avenue
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6C 2V5
(705) 759-1131, Fax (705) 759-0783
Email: [email protected]
Simcoe York
Children’s Treatment Network
of Simcoe York
York Resource Centre
www.ctn-simcoeyork.ca
13175 Yonge Street
Oak Ridges, ON L4E 0G6
(905) 773-4779, Fax (905) 773-7090
1-877-719-4795
Email: [email protected]
Sudbury
HRSRH Children’s Treatment Centre
www.hrsrh.on.ca
1204 St. Jerome Street
Sudbury, Ontario P3A 2V9
(705) 523-7337, Fax (705) 560-4273
Thunder Bay
George Jeffrey Children’s Centre
www.georgejeffrey.com
200 Brock St. E.
Thunder Bay, ON P7E 0A2
(807) 623-4381, Fax (807) 623-6626
Toronto
Bloorview Kids Rehab
www.bloorview.ca
150 Kilgour Road
Toronto, Ontario M4G 1R8
(416) 425-6220, Fax (416) 425-9332
1-800-363-2440
Email: [email protected]
Waterloo
KidsAbility – Centre for Child Development
www.kidsability.ca
500 Hallmark Drive
Waterloo, Ontario N2K 3P5
(519) 886-8886, Fax (519) 886-7292
Windsor
John McGivney Children’s Centre
http://www.jmccentre.ca
3945 Matchette Road
Windsor, Ontario N9C 4C2
(519) 979-7788, Fax (519) 252-5873
New! Toll free for areas 519, 416 and 905
Dial 1-866-636-6666 or 1-866-636-MOON
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