1. Serving You and Your Community.
INAC Information Session 2016

2. On the Agenda What can we do for your communities?
Social Insurance Numbers
Benefits for Seniors
Collaborating with other levels of government
Service Canada’s Programs
Questions/Answers

3. What can we do for your Communities?

4. FAMILIES
YOUTH
CHILDREN
PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES
SENIORS

5. Benefits for Families Canada Child Benefit:
up to $6400/per child (under 6)
up to $5400/per child (6 to 17)
Child Disability Benefit
up to $2730/per disabled child (under 18)

6. Benefits for Elders/Seniors
Old Age Security
Guarantee Income Supplement
Canada Pension Plan

7. Old Age Security Benefits
OAS Pension
Up to $573.37/month
Guaranteed Income Supplement
Up to an additional $856.39/month
Allowance
Up to $ /month
Allowance for the Survivor
Up to $ /month

8. Canada Pension Plan Benefits
Retirement pension
Up to $ /month
Disability benefit
Up to $ /month
Survivor benefits which also include:
Death benefit: up to $2500
Survivor’s pension: up to $665.50/month
Children’s benefit: up to $237.69/month

9. Social Insurance Numbers
Service Canada administers the Social Insurance Number (SIN) program
In order to get a Social Insurance Number your community members will need to obtain a birth certificate
The benefits of obtaining a SIN:
Employment
Access to benefits such as OAS
Access to training programs
If you are interested in having a SIN clinic in your area please let us know

10. Collaboration
Service Canada is always looking for ways to partner with other levels of government to open the door to more services
We currently are working with our partners to help administer the following:
Birth Certificates/Delayed Birth Registration
Obtaining a G1 driver’s permit

11. Aboriginal Birth Registration Initiative (ABRI)
ABRI started in 2009, and is administered by Service Ontario.
ABRI has been incorporated into Service Canada’s outreach services in Indigenous communities to support current/past birth registrations
We are committed to working with people in your communities to help them in registering their births
If there are members in your communities who are interested in registering their births please let us know, we are willing to work with them to obtain birth certificates

12. Ministry of Transportation
The Ministry of Transportation (MTO)/ DriveTest has delivered G1 testing services in several remote communities and is looking at expanding
Service Canada supports this MTO/ DriveTest venture by working with your community to ensure you have documentation to apply for your license
If any of your communities could benefit from this initiative please let us know

13. ASETS
The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy was created to increase skilled labour opportunities for Indigenous communities
There are currently 18 ASETS that serve Indigenous communities via 80 points of service in Ontario
If you require further information about the ASETS in your communities please let us know.

14. Service Canada Community Programs
New Horizons
A federally funded program that allows organizations that want to help seniors make a difference in the lives of others and in their communities.
Canada Summer Jobs
provides funding to help employers create summer job opportunities for students. It is designed to focus on local priorities, while helping both students and their communities.

15. Service Canada Community Programs
Skills Link
The Skills Link program is a component of the Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy (YES).
Through funding of organizations Skills Link helps youth overcome barriers of employment, develop a broad range of skills and knowledge in order to participate in the labour market and promote education and skills as being key to labour market participation

16. Questions/Answers
Please see us after the presentation OR for further information please contact: Anna Marie Nowitski Heidi Dunn