ODSP – Barrie Ontario Disability Support Program
Ministry of Community and Social Services
34 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON L4N 6T4
Tel: (705) 737-1311
Toll Free: 1-800-461-7551
TDD/TTY: (705) 737-9601
www.cfcs.gov.on.ca
CPP Disability
Human Resources Development Canada – ONTARIO (Scarborough)
P.O. Box 5100, Postal Station “D”, Scarborough ON M1R 5C8
Toll-free 1-800-277-9914 (TTD/TTY) 1-800-255-4786
www.servicecanada.gc.ca/
Veterans Affairs Canada – Disability Pensions
E-mail: information@vac-acc.gc.ca
Toll Free: 1-866-522-2122 (English) 1-866-522-2022 (French)
www.vac-acc.gc.ca
Barrie Ontario Works
136 Bayfield Street, 4th Floor
Barrie, ON
Tel: 705-722-3132 Fax: 705-727-7928
Links to Ontario Works offices in Simcoe County
www.mcss.gov.on.ca
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation – Ontario
Toll-free: 1-800-704-6488
Email: rrap_ontario@cmhc-schl.gc.ca
www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca
Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program for Persons with Disabilities (RRAP-Disabilities) – The Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) for Persons with Disabilities offers financial assistance to homeowners and landlords to undertake accessibility work to modify dwellings occupied or intended for occupancy by low-income persons with disabilities.
Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) — Secondary/Garden Suite – The Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program — Secondary/Garden suite is to assist in the creation of affordable housing for low-income seniors and adults with a disability by providing financial assistance to convert/develop existing residential properties that can reasonably accommodate a secondary self-contained unit.
Canada Revenue Agency
Services for Persons with Disability
www.cra-arc.gc.ca
Canada Revenue Agency
If you need help to complete your personal income tax and benefit return, if your income is low, and if your tax situation is simple, volunteers are specially trained to help. For more information about this FREE program, call 1-800-959-8281.
www.cra-arc.gc.ca
www.health.gov.on.ca
If recipient of: ODSP – Barrie Ontario Disability Support Program
Ministry of Community and Social Services
34 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON L4N 6T4
www.mcss.gov.on.ca
Ontario Works Program
Ministry of Community and Social Services
Barrie Office – 136 Bayfield Street, Barrie, ON
Tel: (705) 722-3132
www.simcoe.ca
(Formerly Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and Social Development Canada)
Barrie Office: (705) 728-2468
www.hrsdc.gc.ca
ODSP – Barrie Ontario Disability Support Program – ODSP Employment Supports
Ministry of Community and Social Services
34 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON L4N 6T4
Tel: (705) 737-1311
Toll Free: 1-800-461-7551 TDD/TTY: (705) 737-9601
www.mcss.gov.on.ca/
Ontario Works Program
Ministry of Community and Social Services
Barrie Office – 136 Bayfield Street, Barrie, ON
Tel: (705) 722-3132
www.simcoe.ca
Career Connection
Tel: (705) 722-JOBS (5627)
thecareerconnection.ca
Careers for Inclusion
Tel: (705) 721-9614
Northern Lights Vocational Services
Tel: 1-800-361-4642
Breaking Down Barriers
Work Links Employment Program
Tel: (705) 445-1543
JOBS etc.
www.jobsetc.ca
Georgian College – Centre for Access and Disability Services
Georgian College-Accessibility Services
(For Cost Information, please contact individual providers for details)
Admin: (705) 444-0040
Email: info@communityconnection.net
www.communityconnection.caCity of Barrie – City Bus Service & Barrie Accessible Community Transportation Service (BACTS)
Barrie City Buses (85% of conventional City Buses are wheelchair accessible)
Tel: (705) 739-4209
BACTS: (705) 737-2304 (you must apply & register for this service)
www.city.barrie.on.ca
BARRIE TAXI
Have accessible vans; Fare based on distance.
Tel: (705) 721-7777
Barrie Taxi
Community Health Services
CANADIAN RED CROSS
(includes wheelchair accessible van service in Simcoe County)
Tel: (705) 721-3313 or 1-800-387-2251
Canadian Red Cross Transportation Service
ORILLIA:
OWLS – Orillia Wheelchair Limousine Service
Reservations: (705) 326-0411
www.city.orillia.on.ca
MIDLAND:
Community Link North Simcoe
(rides only within town boundaries)
Service operated by Community Link North Simcoe in conjunction with The Town of Midland Transit System
Tel: (705) 526-4321
Email: transportation@communitylink.ca
Community Link – Transportation
Other Area Transport Services
GO Transit – Door to Door Accessible Transit
www.gotransit.com
GO Transit Accessiblity Guide
Greyhound (PMCL)
Tel: 1-800-661-8747
Offer service several times daily leaving Greyhound office on 610 Bay (Bay/Church) in Toronto; picking up passengers at Yorkdale GO station and back to Topping at Barrie Bus Terminal. Many of their buses are fully wheelchair accessible but they suggest you call 72 hrs ahead of the date of travel, that way they will ensure an accessible bus is on the route on your travel days.
Northland Travel
Tel: 1-800-461-8558
Offer accessible transport as well – and as above they want notice to ensure they have an accessible bus on the route on the day of travel – 48 hrs, they said. They follow the same routing as Greyhound – leaving Bay/Church location to Yorkdale go station and then Barrie Bus Station. With a disability identification document, a companion/attendant can travel for free along with the person with disability.
ontarionorthland.ca
Drop by any MTO Driver and Vehicle License Issuing Office. Visit the MTO website for all details including an application form –http://www.ontario.ca/en/services
Or request an application by mail:
Ministry of Transportation
Licensing Administration Office
2680 Keele Street, Building A,
Downsview, ON M3M 3E6
Community Legal Clinic (Simcoe, Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes)
Call for information, Legal Advice or an appointment.
71 Colborne St., E., P.O. Box 275, Orillia, ON L3V 6J6
Tel: (705) 326-6444 Toll Free: 1-800-461-8953
Fax: 705.326.9757
Email: info@communitylegalclinic.ca
www.communitylegalclinic.ca
Arch Disability Law Centre
www.archdisabilitylaw.ca
www.health.gov.on.ca/
Ontario March of Dimes
1-866-765-7237
Email: adp@dimes.on.ca
www.marchofdimes.ca
Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy
Email: adfp@ofcp.on.ca
Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (The) – Simcoe County Chapter
Tel: (705) 733-0488
Email: MS.SimcoeCounty@mssociety.ca
www.mssociety.ca/chapters/simcoe
Services are available to kids/teens from birth to age 19
Children’s Treatment Network of Simcoe York Administration Offices
39 Fraser Court, Barrie, Ontario L4N 5J5
Tel: (705) 719-4795 or 1-877-719-4795
Email: info@ctn-simcoeyork.ca
www.ctn-simcoeyork.ca
Ontario Zone – Regions within Ontario
5700 Cancross Court, Mississauga, ON L5R 3E9
Tel: (905) 890-1000
redcross.ca
Attendant Care Service Providers
The Centre for Independent Living in Toronto (CILT)
205 Richmond St., W., Ste. 605, Toronto, ON M5V 1V3
Tel: (416) 599-2458 Ext. 34
The Greenbook
(a directory of Attendant Services in Ontario) is available FREE on-line through CILT’s : www.cilt.ca
Ontario March of Dimes
Toll Free: 1-866-765-7237
www.marchofdimes.ca
Idependent Living Services of Simcoe County & Area
www.ilssimcoe.ca
Website: Access GuideHow do I obtain an Access 2 Entertainment TM Card?
Easter Seals Canada
Famous Players and Cineplex Galaxy LP, Canada’s largest movie exhibitors, in conjunction with a group of nine national disability organizations have developed a program that will provide free or discounted admission (up to a maximum of $3.00) to the support person accompanying a person with a disability to member movie theatres across Canada.
Application for the Access 2 Entertainment Card must be verified by a Registered Health Care Professional as defined in the application form. To download an Access 2 Entertainment Application Form please visit www.access2.ca
Mail in a request, persons applying for the card can write and request the application form by mail at:
Access 2 Entertainment
c/o Easter Seals Canada
90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 208, Toronto, ON M4P 2Y3
www.easterseals.ca
Food Recalls And Allergy Alerts
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Website
Website: www.inspection.gc.ca
Donating To A Canadian Registered Charity
Find a list of Canadian Charities and choose a charity to donate to?
Canada Revenue Agency
Website: www.cra-arc.gc.ca