Health & care in Canada
37 organizations are listed here for health & care in canada. 36 of them publish a way to approach them, and together they are in 85 online spaces.
Ways to approach them: 44 have office phone, 19 have organization email, 12 have contact page, 12 have application form, 7 have volunteer page.
Where they are: 40 on Website, 10 on Instagram, 9 on LinkedIn, 7 on Facebook, 7 on X, 7 on YouTube.
Every fact was read from the organization’s own pages and carries the date it was read. Nothing here was taken from a platform that forbids it.
Gerstein Crisis Centre
A 24-hour crisis line, mobile crisis team, short-term crisis beds and follow-up support for people in Toronto in a mental health or substance use crisis, offered as an alternative to hospital-based care.
Toronto · checked 2 October 2026 · everything we know
Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program at Toronto Public Health dental clinics
Free dental care for low-income seniors (exams, X-rays, fillings, cleaning, some root canals, extractions and urgent care for pain) at about 25 Toronto Public Health and community health centre dental clinics.
Toronto · checked 2 October 2026 · everything we know
Distress Centres of Greater Toronto (408-HELP line)
A phone line open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, where trained volunteers support you through emotional distress, loneliness, abuse or thoughts of suicide, with calls in 8 languages and check-in calls for seniors.
Toronto · checked 2 October 2026 · everything we know
SickKids - High School Volunteer Program
The Hospital for Sick Children's high-school stream: a July or August summer program (3-hour weekday shifts) and a semester co-op for Grade 11-12 students.
Toronto · checked 30 September 2026 · everything we know
University of Toronto Students' Union (UTSU)
Official student government for U of T St. George undergraduates, running clubs services and funding, orientation, a food bank and health and dental plans.
Toronto · checked 30 September 2026 · everything we know
ConnexOntario
Free, confidential 24/7 information and navigation service for mental health, addiction and problem-gambling services in Ontario, by phone, text or web chat.
Ontario-wide · checked 30 September 2026 · everything we know
OAMHP Therapist Search (Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals)
Searchable directory of OAMHP member mental-health professionals filterable by concern, location, language and in-person/online service.
Ontario-wide · checked 30 September 2026 · everything we know
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital - Teen volunteers (client programs)
Volunteer with children and youth with disabilities in hospital programs such as aquatics, robotics, music and arts, nursery schools and recreation, during the school year or at summer camps.
Toronto · checked 2 October 2026 · everything we know
Scarborough Health Network - Volunteer Services (Summer Pathfinder for high-school students)
Hospital volunteer program with a Summer Pathfinder stream for high-school students (15+) and a Real-World Experience stream for post-secondary students (18+).
Toronto · checked 30 September 2026 · everything we know
Scarborough Food Security Initiative (Feed Scarborough)
A Scarborough charity that runs a walk-in food bank, a free cafe serving meals, and an online food bank that delivers groceries to people who cannot get out because of disability, illness or injury.
Toronto · checked 2 October 2026 · everything we know
Toronto Metropolitan Students' Union (TMSU)
Students' union for full-time TMU undergraduates, running campus groups, the Good Food Centre, health and dental plan and orientation.
Toronto · checked 30 September 2026 · everything we know
Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) program and Seniors Co-Payment Program
Ontario's public drug plan pays most of the cost of more than 5,900 prescription drugs for seniors and other groups, and a low-income seniors option removes the yearly deductible and lowers the fee to $2 per prescription.
Ontario-wide · checked 2 October 2026 · everything we know
Trillium Drug Program (help with high prescription drug costs)
Ontario helps households whose prescription drug costs are high for their income: after a yearly deductible of about 4% of after-tax household income, split into four quarterly parts, you pay $2 for each prescription filled or refilled.
Ontario-wide · checked 2 October 2026 · everything we know
Legal Aid Ontario - Community Legal Clinics
Network of LAO-funded community legal clinics giving free legal help to low-income Ontarians on housing, income support, workers' rights, human rights and immigration; find yours by postal code.
Ontario-wide · checked 30 September 2026 · everything we know
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB)
A federal monthly payment of up to $204.20 for working-age people with disabilities, open to anyone approved for the disability tax credit, plus a one-time $150 payment to help cover the cost of getting that credit.
Canada-wide · checked 2 October 2026 · everything we know
Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP)
Federal dental coverage that pays all or part of the cost of exams, cleanings, fillings, root canals, crowns, dentures and oral surgery (braces are not covered).
Canada-wide · checked 2 October 2026 · everything we know
Disability Tax Credit (DTC), Form T2201
A non-refundable tax credit that lowers income tax for a person with a disability or the family member who supports them, and approval is the key that opens the Canada Disability Benefit, the child disability benefit, the Registered Disability Savings Plan and the Canada workers benefit disability supplement.
Canada-wide · checked 2 October 2026 · everything we know
Healthy Smiles Ontario (free dental care for children 17 and under)
Free preventive, routine and emergency dental care for children and youth from low-income Ontario families, including check-ups, cleaning, fillings, x-rays, scaling and extractions (braces and whitening are not covered).
Ontario-wide · checked 2 October 2026 · everything we know
Kids Help Phone
Free, confidential and anonymous counselling and crisis support for young people by phone or text, 24 hours a day, anywhere in Canada.
Canada-wide · checked 2 October 2026 · everything we know
Toronto Central Healthline
Directory of health and community services for Toronto (East York, Etobicoke, North York, Toronto, Scarborough) run by Ontario Health atHome, with a Submit Content route for listings.
Toronto · checked 30 September 2026 · everything we know
Unity Health Toronto - Student Volunteers (St. Michael's, St. Joseph's, Providence)
Student volunteer programs at three Toronto hospital sites, with summer (July-August) and year-round streams; hours confirmation letters and school forms signed.
Toronto · checked 30 September 2026 · everything we know
CPSO Physician Register (College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario)
Official public register to look up any active Ontario physician (or one inactive within two years) by name or CPSO number, with links to discipline decisions.
Ontario-wide · checked 30 September 2026 · everything we know
RCDSO Find a Dentist (Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario)
Official public register of Ontario dentists searchable by name, city, specialty or registration number, showing registration history, discipline results and qualifications.
Ontario-wide · checked 30 September 2026 · everything we know
North York General Hospital - High School Volunteer Program (ages 14 to 17)
A year-round hospital volunteer program for high school students at North York General Hospital.
Toronto · checked 2 October 2026 · everything we know
Assistive Devices Program (ADP)
Ontario usually pays 75% of the cost of equipment and supplies for long-term physical disabilities, such as hearing aids, mobility aids, prosthetics, communication and visual aids, diabetic, respiratory and ostomy supplies, and home oxygen.
Ontario-wide · checked 2 October 2026 · everything we know
Canada Student Grants for Students with Disabilities (through OSAP in Ontario)
Two federal grants you do not pay back: $2,800 a year for students with a disability (until the end of the 2026 to 2027 school year), plus up to $20,000 per school year for education-related services or equipment you need because of your disability.
Canada-wide · checked 2 October 2026 · everything we know
Health Care Connect (Ontario) - find a family doctor or nurse practitioner
Ontario's free service that registers residents without a primary care clinician and has a Care Connector search for one accepting new patients.
Ontario-wide · checked 30 September 2026 · everything we know
Health811 (Ontario's free health advice line)
Ontario's free and confidential health line: talk to a registered nurse, any time, or find health services and information.
Ontario-wide · checked 3 October 2026 · everything we know
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
Ontario income support for people with disabilities: "money to help you and your eligible family members with living expenses" including food and rent, plus prescription drug and vision benefits, with employment supports through Employment Ontario. A single person can get up to $1,436 a month for basic needs and shelter after the July 2026 rate increase; families and people with extra needs get more.
Ontario-wide · checked 30 September 2026 · everything we know
Ontario Learn and Stay Grant (nursing, paramedic and medical lab students)
Ontario pays your tuition, compulsory fees, books and other direct education costs (supplies, equipment) if you study practical nursing, nursing, paramedic or medical laboratory programs at an eligible campus in Northern, Eastern or Southwestern Ontario and then work in that region.
Ontario-wide · checked 2 October 2026 · everything we know
Pro Bono Ontario Free Legal Advice Hotline
A phone hotline staffed by volunteer lawyers offering up to 30 minutes of free legal advice, Monday to Friday 9–5; no family, immigration or criminal law.
Ontario-wide · checked 30 September 2026 · everything we know
Toronto Community Crisis Service (TCCS), reached through 211
A free, confidential City service that sends trained mental health crisis workers, not police, to help you in person during a mental health crisis or for a wellness check, anywhere in Toronto, 24 hours a day.
Toronto · checked 2 October 2026 · everything we know
Toronto Seniors Helpline
One phone number (and web chat) to find health services, community supports and crisis services for seniors; a crisis team can visit a senior at home, make a plan to solve the problem and connect them to supports.
Toronto · checked 2 October 2026 · everything we know
9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
Canada's suicide crisis line: call or text 988 to talk with a trained crisis responder, any time of day or night.
Canada-wide · checked 3 October 2026 · everything we know
ER Watch (live emergency room wait times in Ontario)
A free website that shows live emergency room wait times for 140+ Ontario hospitals, updated every 15 minutes.
Ontario-wide · checked 3 October 2026 · everything we know
OHIP+ (free prescriptions for people 24 and under)
Ontario pays for more than 5,900 prescription medications, such as antibiotics, asthma inhalers, diabetes, mental health and ADHD drugs, for children and young adults who have no private drug plan.
Ontario-wide · checked 2 October 2026 · everything we know
Government of Canada Benefits Finder (Canada Child Benefit, GST/HST credit and other supports)
Anonymous filter tool on canada.ca listing 157 federal and provincial supports by need (job loss, housing, family, disability, health, retirement), audience (newcomers, students, seniors, Indigenous Peoples, veterans) and province, with links out to each program. Entry point for finding child and family benefits such as the Canada Child Benefit and GST/HST credit.
Toronto · checked 30 September 2026 · everything we know
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