Sponsored Person and Ontario Works

[ForumUser]

Hi

I want to apply for social assistance and I’m canadian permanent since last 3 year

can I get this help?

someone told me that your sponsor gonna pay this amount to government which I will get for government

please give me office located near me I m living in north york keele and lawrance ave west.

[SettlementOrgMod]

Hello,

Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.

We can appreciate that you would be interested in this type of information.

You can find some information regarding this type of situation in this Sponsorship Breakdown publication. Here is an excerpt,

What will happen to my sponsor?

The federal and provincial governments have the right to sue your sponsor to get money for your support (see also page 36). If you’re collecting welfare benefits, the provincial government’s policy is to require your sponsor to pay back all the money you received in welfare benefits.

If your sponsor won’t support you for the time they promised and you have to go on welfare, they won’t be allowed to sponsor other family members unless they pay the government all the money that the welfare ministry gave you.

For additional information, you may want to contact the nearest Ontario Works Office. You can find the nearest location by using the Ontario Social Assistance Office Finder.

I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.

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Anna
Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS
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