Amount:
No Fixed Amount
Type of Program:
Program
Description:
Ontario Disability Support Program: Employment Support provides different kinds of supports to people with disabilities to start a business, including:
- 1help to develop and implement a business plan;
- 2training in money management, record keeping and budgeting;
- 3help with marketing your business;
- 4mentoring;
- 5help getting work-related disability supports, such as assistive devices, adaptative technical equipment, interpreter, intervenor, reader and notetaker services.
Comments on Funding:
No funding involved. There is other support one may receive for starting a business.
When It Ends:
Ongoing
Deadline:
Rolling deadline
Eligibility:
The applicant must:
Applications Steps:
Ontario Disability Support Program COVID-19 key information:
can print out the application package from the website, or call/visit their local ODSP office or an ODSP employment supports service provider to request a package and get more information about specific services where they live.
must complete the Application for Employment Supports and the Verification of Disability/Impairment. If they are not receiving ODSP income support, the Verification of Disability/Impairment form must be completed by an approved, health care professional who can describe their disability/impairment and explain how it impacts your ability to find and keep work.
must sign the “Consent to Release Medical Information” section included in the Verification of Disability/Impairment form, before taking it to an approved healthcare professional.
already receiving ODSP income support, do not need to complete the Verification of Disability/Impairment form.
Documentation Needed:
The applicant must submit the following forms:
Other Things to Note:
Different kind of support available, no direct funding involved.
