Disability Tax Credit
Canada Disability Benefit
These are complementary benefits, not alternatives — every eligible family should apply for both. The DTC is the gateway: it must be approved first to access the CDB, RDSP, and Child Disability Benefit. The CDB ($200/month starting July 2025) has been criticized as insufficient, but combined with the DTC and RDSP it forms part of a broader support package. The critical risk is provincial clawback — Ontario may reduce ODSP payments by the CDB amount, negating the benefit for the most vulnerable. Families should apply for the DTC immediately, as retroactive claims can recover up to 10 years of benefits.
Written by Spencer Carroll
Founder & Autism Advocate
Evidence on this page
Key claims are paired with their source, evidence tier, and verification date so readers can inspect the public record directly.
89,799
children are registered in the Ontario Autism Program
According to the FAO (2020 report), OAP funding covers less than one-third of estimated need at 2018-19 service levels
WHO recommends accessible, community-based early interventions for children with autism — timely evidence-based psychosocial interventions improve communication and social engagement
$200/month
The Canada Disability Benefit provides up to for eligible Canadians with disabilities
1 in 50
According to the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth, about children and youth aged 1 to 17 in Canada had an autism diagnosis
23%
Only 20,633 children have active funding agreements — less than one in four