Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP)
The Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP) helps match students with federal departments and agencies for temporary jobs by maintaining a national inventory of students seeking employment within the federal public service.
Read More About the Student Work Program
Canada Student Loans Program - Permanent Disability Benefit
The Permanent Disability Benefit allows for the forgiveness of Canada Student Loans for persons who have a permanent disability and are experiencing hardship repaying their loans due to their disability.
Read More About Permanent Disability Benefit
Grant for Services and Equipment for Students with Permanent Disabilities
This grant provides up to $8,000 in non-repayable assistance per academic year for students with permanent disabilities who need exceptional education-related services or equipment, such as tutors, note-takers, interpreters, braillers or technical aids. The grant is intended to cover exceptional education-related services or equipment not accounted for in the needs assessment.
Read More About Grant for Services and Equipment
Grant for Students with Permanent Disabilities
Under this grant, students with permanent disabilities may receive $2,000 per academic year to help cover the costs of accommodation, tuition, and books.
Read More About Grant for Students with Permanent Disabilities
Lime Connect
Focuses on co-op jobs and bursaries and Scholarships for disabled people and often is not based on grades.
Read More About Lime Connect
Do you have an Accommodation issue? Talk to SSD for advocacy help:
Send an email to uvicssd@uvic.ca
Ombudsperson - Martine Conway
http://www.uvss.uvic.ca/ombudsperson/welcome.htm
The Equity and Human Rights
http://web.uvic.ca/eqhr/
RCSD - "Resource Centre for Students with a Disability
http://rcsd.uvic.ca/index.html
Information for Persons with Disabilities for Provincial Disability Assistance
http://www.eia.gov.bc.ca/pwd.htm
For Federal Disability Canada Pension Plan (DCPP)
Note. You can apply for a top up with Provincial Disability Assistance if you are on DCPP if you do not get the full amount from disability Canada Pension Plan
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/isp/cpp/cpptoc.shtml