Service Canada

Site: Barrie

Service: Canada Disability Benefit

Record #: BAR5382
Last Modified: 21 Jul 2025
Last Full Update: 17 Jun 2025

Description

Description (Service)

Provides direct financial support to people with disabilities who are between 18 and 64 years old. The program is administered by Service Canada.

The first month of eligibility for the Canada Disability Benefit is June 2025. First payments will begin in July 2025 for applications received and approved by June 30, 2025.

If you qualify for payments, you will begin receiving payments the month after your application is received and approved. If your application is approved in July 2025 or later and you were entitled for payments in earlier months, you will get back payments. There will be no payments for months prior to June 2025.

Service Details

Hours General inquiries: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm, closed statutory holidays
Areas Served Canada
Eligibility To qualify for the Canada Disability Benefit:
  • you must be between 18 and 64 years old
  • you must have been approved for the disability tax credit
  • you and your spouse or common-law partner (if applicable) must have filed your 2024 federal income tax return
  • you must be a Canadian resident for income tax filing purposes
  • you must be one of the following:
    • a Canadian citizen
    • a permanent resident
    • an individual registered or entitled to be registered under the Indian Act
    • a protected person
    • a temporary resident who has lived in Canada throughout the previous 18 months
    Incarcerated persons If you're serving a sentence of imprisonment of 2 years or more in a federal penitentiary, you're not eligible for the benefit except for the first and last month of your incarceration If you become ineligible because you get incarcerated, you'll need to re-apply for the benefit when you are released
  • Application Submit an application online via the application portal, by phone or in person at a Service Canada Centre starting on June 20, 2025.
    Languages English; French
    Fees None

    Address and Location

    Located In Community Barrie
    Address & Map
    Barrie Service Canada Centre
    48 Owen St
    Barrie, ON
    Canada L4M 3H1
    Intersection Owen St and Worsley St
    Physical Access Fully Accessible

    Contact Information

    Toll Free Phone 1-833-486-3007
    TTY Phone 1-833-467-2700
    Website www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/disability/canada-disability-benefit.html
    Mailing Address Barrie Service Canada Centre 
    48 Owen St 
    Barrie, ON 
    Canada L4M 3H1

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