People with disabilities in Ontario feel they are getting the short end of the financial stick during the Covid-19 crisis. I can’t say I disagree with them. Hundreds of thousands of Ontarians with disabilities receive social assistance from the Ontario Disability...
by Ron Malis | Apr 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by Ron Malis | Apr 23, 2019 | ODSP
ODSP IS BETTER THAN IT WAS, BUT IT ISN’T ANY EASIER. The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) is the social safety net for Ontario adults with disabilities. With the unemployment rate for people with disabilities hovering near 50%, it isn’t surprising...
by Ron Malis | Sep 18, 2017 | Advice, ODSP
The Ontario government have made some positive changes to the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). Some more significant than others, but all are improvements. Here are some of the changes. As of September 1, 2017… 1. Income benefits increased by...
by Ron Malis | Sep 5, 2017 | ODSP
I can’t bite my tongue any longer. You want to open a Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP), but where? You have choices, but not many. There are the major banks, credit unions, a few other financial institutions and mutual fund companies through financial...
by Ron Malis | Jan 8, 2015 | RDSP, Uncategorized