Starting today, approximately 1.6 million persons with disabilities in Canada will receive our government's one-time payment of up to $600 to help cover costs incurred during the pandemic. Canadians with disabilities who are recipients of any of the following programs or benefits are eligible to receive the payment:

• holders of a valid Disability Tax Credit certificate
• beneficiaries as at July 1, 2020 of:
• Canada Pension Plan Disability
• Quebec Pension Plan Disability Pension
• Disability supports provided by Veterans Affairs Canada

If you are eligible but never applied for the Disability Tax Credit, or your certificate expired in 2019, you must have done so by September 25, 2020./

Seniors who are eligible for the one-time payment for persons with disabilities would receive a total of $600 in special payments. The one-time payment to persons with disabilities would be adjusted to provide a top-up for eligible seniors, including:

• $300 for Canadians who are eligible for the Old Age Security (OAS) pension and who received the one-time seniors payment of $300; or
• $100 for Canadians who are eligible for the OAS pension and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) or Allowances and who received the one-time seniors payment of $500

For more, please visit the COVID-19 Benefits and Services section of the Government of Canada website.