Financial Resources
1. Disability Tax Credit
What is the disability tax credit?
The Canadian disability tax credit (DTC) is a non-refundable tax credit that helps persons with disabilities or their supporting persons reduce the amount of income tax they may have to pay. An individual may claim the disability amount once they are eligible for the DTC. This amount includes a supplement for persons under 18 years of age at the end of the year.
The purpose of the DTC is to provide for greater tax equity by allowing some relief for disability costs, since these are unavoidable additional expenses that other taxpayers don’t have to face.
Being eligible for the DTC can open the door to other federal, provincial, or territorial programs such as the registered disability savings plan, the Canada workers benefit, and the child disability benefit.
The medical documentation can usually be completed by your physician/nurse practitioner.
If you have been assessed at the Adult ADHD Centre and you require assistance to complete this application, please forward the form to [email protected]
2. Student Aid BC
Applicants Must have a Permanent Disability
“Permanent disability” for the purposes of student financial aid, means “a functional limitation caused by a physical or mental impairment that restricts the ability of a person to perform the daily activities necessary to participate fully in studies at a post-secondary level or in the labour force and is expected to remain with the person for the person’s expected natural life.”
The Supports that may be Provided:
- Grants and Bursaries
- Canada Student Grant for Students with Permanent Disabilities (CSG-PD) – non-repayable grant of $2,000 per program year for full-time or part-time students attending a designated public or private post-secondary institution.
- B.C. Supplemental Bursary for Students with Disabilities (SBSD) – non-repayable grant of $800 per program year for full-time (40% course load or greater) or $400 for part-time (20 to 39% course load) students studying at a post-secondary level at a designated public or private institution.
- B.C. Access Grant for Students with a Permanent Disability (BCAG) – non-repayable grant of up to $1,560 per program year to reduce B.C. student loan debt for full-time students attending a designated public or private post-secondary institution
- Services and Equipment
- Canada Student Grant for Services and Equipment for Students with Permanent Disabilities (CSG-PDSE) – non-repayable grant of up to $8,000 per program year for full-time or part-time students for the purchase of exceptional education-related services and/or equipment.
- If you have exhausted your CSG-PDSE funding for the year, you may be eligible for the following program:
- Assistance Program for Students with Permanent Disabilities (APSD) – non-repayable grant of up to $10,000 ($12,000 if attendant care is required at school) per program year for the purchase of exceptional education-related services and/or equipment for students attending a designated public or private post-secondary institution in B.C.
- Non-post-secondary level students attending a designated public or private post-secondary school in British Columbia should contact the Disability Coordinator at their post-secondary institution for additional information.
- Learning Disability Assessment Reimbursement (CSG-PDSE)
- This application allows you to apply for reimbursement of up to 75% of the cost of one psycho-educational assessment for a learning disability (maximum of $1,700).
The medical documentation can usually be completed by your physician/nurse practitioner.
If you have been assessed at the Adult ADHD Centre and you require assistance to complete this application, please forward the form to [email protected]
3. Medication Coverage for Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
BC Pharmacare may cover the cost of your ADHD/ADD medication if you meet certain criteria.
Please download this form and ask your prescribing health professional to complete it.