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Glossary

earnings exemptions

In Income Assistance

Earnings exemptions are the rules that let you earn some money without Ontario Works or the Ontario Disability Support Program reducing the amount they give you by the full amount you earn.

estate

In Income Assistance, Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Eligibility, Wills and Powers of Attorney

Your estate is the property you own when you die. This includes real property, which is property like land and buildings. It also includes personal property, such as jewellery, furniture, and bank accounts.

Some property does not become part of your estate because it changes owners as soon as you die. Examples are a home you owned in joint tenancy with another person, or an investment that has a designated beneficiary.

evidence

In Health and Disability, Canada Pension Plan disability benefits (CPP), Eligibility, Applications, Appeals, Income Assistance, Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability benefits, Eligibility, Applications, Appeals

Evidence is used to prove that something is true or false. There are different types of evidence, such as information from witnesses, and documents like letters from a doctor. Tribunals look at evidence when making decisions.