Please review these items before starting your application
Eligibility Requirements
The need for financial assistance must result from extraordinary costs which are incurred directly as a result of the child’s illness or disability.
The child must be diagnosed with a serious illness or permanent disability by a Canadian Medical Practitioner.
We DO NOT fund Autism without proof of an additional genetic diagnosis.
The following are examples of primary diagnoses that we DO NOT fund: Autism, ADHD, ADD, Language Delays, Learning Disabilities, Diabetes.
Please DO NOT submit an application if your child has one of these as their primary diagnosis. Thank you.
The child must be 18 years of age or younger.
The child must be a Canadian Citizen or permanent resident of Ontario. Refugee/Convention refugee status does not qualify.
Guardian(s) must provide a Notice of Assessment. NOTE: As of June 1, 2024, we will no longer accept 2022 Notice of Assessments.
The family’s combined gross household income must be $65,000 or less. Exception to income will only be considered if there is more than one child that qualifies under our guidelines
The family must have used up all other financial resources available to them. These include:
Government funding;
Funding from service agencies and non-profit organizations.
If you own more than one property or home you are not eligible for assistance.
Please do not send your application without the required medical and financial documents. See Application Checklist below. If missing documents are not received within two months of the submission date, the file will be closed.
The Application for Financial Assistance must be submitted and approved before the item or service is purchased or received. If the application is approved and an invoice is received with the date of purchase before the approval date, then the funding will not be granted.
JACC pays registered therapists, respite workers and organizations directly. We do not reimburse parents.
All bills or receipts submitted must be in the child or parent or guardian’s name.
Funding approval is valid for the time frame indicated in our approval letter. Please read your letters carefully
Gifting policies may be changed by JACC at any time without notice. JACC’s ability to fund eligible applications depends on the availability of funds.
A completed application does not guarantee our assistance. Please download the PDF and read the eligibility requirements carefully before applying or calling. Please visit our frequently asked questions page.
