Education Supports for Persons with Disabilities
Government of Canada - Employment and Social Development Canada
- Description
- Provides links to services, benefits, and programs that assist people with disabilities and their families.
Service offers:
- information on grants for students with permanent disabilities attending designated post-secondary institutions
- information on a grant covering tuition, textbooks, and accommodation costs for eligible students with permanent disabilities
- information on the Canada Student Loan Program, which offers a Severe Permanent Disability Benefit, which forgives student loans for borrowers unable to pursue further post-secondary education or work due to a severe and permanent disability
- grants do not need to be paid back
- Eligibility
- Yes, Service targeted to:
- post-secondary students
- students with a permanent disability
- Application Process
- Service Access: Application Required, To access service:
- visit website for information on the Canada Student Grant for Students with Disabilities
- visit website for details on the Canada Student Grant for Services and Equipment (Students with Disabilities)
- visit website for information on the Severe and Permanent Disability Benefit
Referral Process: Yes,For the Canada Student Grant for Students with Disabilities and Grant for Services and Equipment, applicants must submit documentation demonstrating their disability along with the application.
For the Grant for Services and Equipment, applicants must send written confirmation from a qualified person that they need education-related services or equipment.
A qualified person can be a:
- rehabilitation caseworker;
- an official from a centre for students with disabilities;
- guidance counselor; or
- financial aid administrator from the student’s school
Waiting Period: N/A,
- Toll Free
- 1-888-815-4514 (Severe and Permanent Disability Benefit at National Student Loans Service Centre)
- TTY
- 1-866-667-8554 (Severe and Permanent Disability Benefit at National Student Loans Service Centre)
- Web Site
- https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/education/student-aid/grants-loans/disabilities.html
- Languages
- English; French
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: No - Documents Required
For the Canada Student Grant for Students with Disabilities and Grant for Services and Equipment, applicants must submit documentation demonstrating their disability along with the application.
For the Grant for Services and Equipment, applicants must send written confirmation from a qualified person that they need education-related services or equipment.
A qualified person can be a:
- rehabilitation caseworker;
- an official from a centre for students with disabilities;
- guidance counselor; or
- financial aid administrator from the student’s school
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: N/A -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Agency Information
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- Last Verified On
- July 16, 2024
- Hours of Operation
- Mon08:00 AM to 08:00 PMTue08:00 AM to 08:00 PMWed08:00 AM to 08:00 PMThu08:00 AM to 08:00 PMFri08:00 AM to 08:00 PM
Hours listed above are for the National Student Loans Service Centre (NSLSC), not Alberta Student Aid.
