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Brian* is on ODSP.  He called me today. Brian is legally blind.  He was part of the Basic Income Pilot Project.  But now he is back on ODSP after the Ford Government cancelled it…even though they campaigned on promises not to cancel it. It has been difficult for Brian...

The Ontario Disability Support Program needs a serious overhaul.  Many things need to be changed.  But the program’s definition of disability is not one of them. Late last year, November 22nd, announced a few of the changes she and her government had in store for ODSP...

I know too much about the Ontario Disability Support Program to feel optimistic. After cancelling most of the changes the previous Liberal government announced for the Ontario Disability Support Program in their final budget before leaving office, Ontario’s Ford...

The Liberal government presented the 2019 budget, yesterday.  In it, they made two positive changes to the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP). To open an RDSP account, you must qualify for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC).  Once you have that, you can open an...

We are proud to announce our new company name, Reegan Financial. Why the new name? Deciding on a company name isn’t easy. It wasn’t easy for us. So why change it at all? As they say, if it ain’t broke…why fix it?  We have our reasons. Malis...

OPINION If the Liberal government won the last election, people on the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) would have seen a 3% increase in their disability income benefits and several other changes that would have eased some of the program’s financial...

The 2018 Ontario budget delivered by the recently ousted Liberal government listed a whole host of changes to the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) that were meant to improve the lives of Ontarians with disabilities and their families.  Most of those changes...

Think your settlement for pain and suffering can’t jeopardize your ODSP benefits?  Well it can…if you don’t manage it properly. As of August of 2017, an award for pain and suffering is treated as an exempt asset by ODSP, regardless of the amount.  For many...