Disability Eligibility for ODSP

Disability Eligibility for ODSP
​If your caseworker has determined that you meet the financial eligibility for ODSP, you will be given a Disability Determination Package. 

The package contains the following forms:
  • Health Status Report and Activities of Daily Living Index form (to be completed by your doctor)
  • Self Report form
  • Consent to Release Medical Information form
  • Instructions on how to complete these forms.

​Specially trained staff at the Ministry of Community and Social Services, Disability Adjudication Unit will use information you and your physician provide to determine if you meet the definition of a "person with a disability" as defined under the Ontario Disability Support Program Act.

A decision on these applications is usually made within 90 business days, once all the information is received.
If you qualify....
You must also meet the Financial Eligibility requirements. If so, you will receive Income Support. 
If you don't qualify...
You can ask to have the decision reviewed. This is the first step in the appeal process and is called an Internal Review.