Funding available July 2022 onward

The wage enhancement is permanent.

Learn how funding is being delivered for these eligible direct funding programs:

Funding available before July 2022

If you applied for wage enhancement funding before July 1, 2022, it may take about four to six weeks to review your application. We will contact you if we need more information.

If your application is approved, you will receive a payment based on the total amount approved for each claim in your application. You can then use this funding to pay your worker.

If you received funding for this wage enhancement that you cannot use, you must return it to us. Please contact us to find out how to return unused funds.

Contact us

If you have questions or need more information, please contact us:

For Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities, Enhanced Respite and Special Services at Home recipients, please contact your ministry regional office.

For Ontario Autism Program Childhood Budgets and Interim One-time Funding recipients, please contact the ministry’s central resource team.