BENEFIT SCAN Federal · Ontario · on this device
Crisis OW $733 frozen since 2018 Toronto 1-bed $1,985 vs ODSP $1,436 RGI 1-bed wait 15 years CDB $204.20 after “lift out of poverty” Nothing stored on this server Crisis OW $733 frozen since 2018 Toronto 1-bed $1,985 vs ODSP $1,436 RGI 1-bed wait 15 years CDB $204.20 after “lift out of poverty” Nothing stored on this server

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Methodology · 2026–27 · not legal advice

What this is, and is not.

Programs scored in the browser. Answers never leave the device. There is no account, no cookie wall, and no copy of your intake on this server.

Privacy

The scan is a JavaScript pass. Theme preference is the only thing written to localStorage, and it is a colour name — paper, night, dusk, or slate — not your answers. Refreshing the scan clears the intake. PHP is used only to print the page shell.

Not a determination

Likely means the published rules, applied to a band of answers, open the file. Immigration officers, caseworkers, and CRA still decide. Treat every dollar figure as a prompt to apply, not a promise.

Rates used (July 2026 – June 2027)

  • Ontario Works single: $343 basic + $390 max shelter = $733. Frozen since 2018. ISAC July 2026 rate sheet.
  • ODSP single: $825 basic + $611 max shelter = $1,436. Indexed +1.9% on 1 July 2026.
  • Canada Disability Benefit: $204.20 / month. Exempt from OW/ODSP in Ontario. Needs a Disability Tax Credit.
  • Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit: up to $679 single / $890 couple + $234 per child.
  • Canada Child Benefit: $8,157 / year under 6; $6,883 ages 6–17. Ontario Child Benefit: $146.66 / month per child.
  • OAS July–September 2026: $751.97 (65–74) / $827.17 (75+). GIS single maximum $1,123.17.
  • CMHC 2024 purpose-built 1-bed averages used as 2026 comparison rents.
  • Daily Bread 2025 Toronto single poverty line $2,444 / month; deep poverty $1,833.

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