Glossary

In Income Assistance

Your net earnings are what’s left after your employer takes income tax and other things like Canada Pension Plan or Employment Insurance contributions or union dues from your pay.

Some people call this “take-home pay”.

In Income Assistance

Net income is your total income after taxes and other deductions.

In Income Assistance

When Ontario Works (OW) or the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) makes a decision about your right to social assistance, they put it in writing. This is called a Notice of Decision and it’s supposed to include the reasons for the decision.