1 NOW AND TOMORROW EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE

1 NOW AND TOMORROW EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE DO Serving You and Your Community INAC Information Session 2016

2 NOW AND TOMORROW EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE DO On the Agenda • • What can we do for your communities? Social Insurance Numbers Benefits for Seniors Collaborating with other levels of government • Service Canada’s Programs • Questions/Answers

3 NOW AND TOMORROW EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE DO What can we do for your Communities?

4 NOW AND TOMORROW EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE DO FAMILIES CHILDREN S R O I SEN YOUTH H T I W S N PERSO S E I T I L I B DISA

5 NOW AND TOMORROW EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE DO Benefits for Families • Canada Child Benefit: – up to $6400/per child (under 6) – up to $5400/per child (6 to 17) • Child Disability Benefit – up to $2730/per disabled child (under 18)

6 NOW AND TOMORROW EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE DO Benefits for Elders/Seniors • Old Age Security • Guarantee Income Supplement • Canada Pension Plan

7 NOW AND TOMORROW EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE DO Old Age Security Benefits • OAS Pension – Up to $573. 37/month • Guaranteed Income Supplement – Up to an additional $856. 39/month • Allowance – Up to $1088. 90/month • Allowance for the Survivor – Up to $1297. 99/month

8 NOW AND TOMORROW EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE DO Canada Pension Plan Benefits • Retirement pension – Up to $1092. 50/month • Disability benefit – Up to $1290. 81/month • Survivor benefits which also include: – Death benefit: up to $2500 – Survivor’s pension: up to $665. 50/month – Children’s benefit: up to $237. 69/month

9 NOW AND TOMORROW EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE DO Social Insurance Numbers • Service Canada administers the Social Insurance Number (SIN) program • In order to get a Social Insurance Number your community members will need to obtain a birth certificate • The benefits of obtaining a SIN: – Employment – Access to benefits such as OAS – Access to training programs • If you are interested in having a SIN clinic in your area please let us know

10 NOW AND TOMORROW EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE DO Collaboration • Service Canada is always looking for ways to partner with other levels of government to open the door to more services • We currently are working with our partners to help administer the following: – Birth Certificates/Delayed Birth Registration – Obtaining a G 1 driver’s permit

11 NOW AND TOMORROW EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE DO Aboriginal Birth Registration Initiative (ABRI) • ABRI started in 2009, and is administered by Service Ontario. • ABRI has been incorporated into Service Canada’s outreach services in Indigenous communities to support current/past birth registrations • We are committed to working with people in your communities to help them in registering their births • If there are members in your communities who are interested in registering their births please let us know, we are willing to work with them to obtain birth certificates

12 NOW AND TOMORROW EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE DO Ministry of Transportation • The Ministry of Transportation (MTO)/ Drive. Test has delivered G 1 testing services in several remote communities and is looking at expanding • Service Canada supports this MTO/ Drive. Test venture by working with your community to ensure you have documentation to apply for your license • If any of your communities could benefit from this initiative please let us know

13 NOW AND TOMORROW EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE DO ASETS • The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy was created to increase skilled labour opportunities for Indigenous communities • There are currently 18 ASETS that serve Indigenous communities via 80 points of service in Ontario • If you require further information about the ASETS in your communities please let us know.

14 NOW AND TOMORROW EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE DO Service Canada Community Programs • New Horizons – A federally funded program that allows organizations that want to help seniors make a difference in the lives of others and in their communities. • Canada Summer Jobs – provides funding to help employers create summer job opportunities for students. It is designed to focus on local priorities, while helping both students and their communities.

15 NOW AND TOMORROW EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE DO Service Canada Community Programs • Skills Link – The Skills Link program is a component of the Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy (YES). – Through funding of organizations Skills Link helps youth overcome barriers of employment, develop a broad range of skills and knowledge in order to participate in the labour market and promote education and skills as being key to labour market participation

16 NOW AND TOMORROW EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE DO Questions/Answers Please see us after the presentation OR for further information please contact: Anna Marie Nowitski 807 -768 -6202 Heidi Dunn 289 -398 -0414