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Administered by March of Dimes Canada, funded by Ontario's Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility.

Ontario's accessibility money for people whose disability limits their mobility: up to $15,000 over a lifetime for home modifications such as ramps, stair lifts and bathroom changes. You must use every other source of funding first, and households over $38,000 may have to pay part of the cost.

source · verified 27 September 2026

What it pays

What it pays
UpgradeConditionUp to
Home modificationsLifetime maximum: ramps, lifts, stair lifts, wider doors, bathroom and kitchen changes, environmental controls$15,000

Vehicle modifications are funded separately, up to $15,000 every ten years.

Modifications it names

  • Ramps, porch lifts and stair lifts
  • Widened doorways
  • Bathroom rearrangement, and a wet room built to universal design principles
  • Lowered or raised kitchen counters
  • Environmental controls

Who is eligible

Who qualifies

  • A permanent Ontario resident
  • A disability that impedes mobility and substantially restricts daily living
  • Household income within the programme's threshold; above $38,000 you may be asked to contribute
  • Other public or private funding used first

Where the application goes

Apply to March of Dimes Canada.

Where the application goes
If this is youApply here
Applymarchofdimes.ca

The thing most pages get wrong

The rules are split across two pages. The $15,000 limit is only on March of Dimes' page. The requirement to use every other source of funding first, and the $38,000 line above which you may have to contribute, are only on ontario.ca, which gives no dollar limit. Read both before counting on the full amount.

Where it fits

Ontario Renovates, where your city runs it, pays the first $5,000 of accessibility work as a grant and more as a forgivable loan; this programme is province-wide and is not limited to seniors.