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Jeanette was 36 when her father died. It had been a tough year for Jeanette.  After her father passed away, she had to set up a Henson Trust for her older brother, Darrell.  She didn’t expect her role as trustee – and everything else that came with it – would be...

Understanding ODSP is a job in itself.  People do not know where to start. It’s a daunting task, trying to figure out which aspects to focus on.  There are well over a 100 policies providing hundreds of pages of reading.  Sound like fun?  You can access them on-line,...

We don’t always do what we think we should do. To be an organ donor in Canada, you have to register (“opt-in”), otherwise your organs will not be harvested to save another life. The participation rate is low in our country and yet it has been reported that many...

People with disabilities often live on a tight budget.  For those that do, here are some points to help manage your financial health and long-term savings: Apply for the Disability Tax Credit. If you qualify, it can reduce the amount of income tax for you or somebody...

“What will happen to my child after I am gone?”  This has to be one of the biggest questions parents of children with special needs have. When you have an adult son or daughter who is not able to live a fully independent life, figuring out the answers to this very...