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Client Accounts and Services Branch, Ontario Child Care Supplement for Working Families / Ontario Child Benefit
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| Record #: HAM5947 |
Last Modified: 22 Jan 2010 |
Last Full Update: 27 Nov 2009 |
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| Location, Telephone & Internet |
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| Located In Community | Ontario |
| Toll Free Phone | 1-866-668-8297 |
| Fax | 905-433-6668 |
| TTY Phone | 1-800-263-7776 |
| E-Mail | feedback.rev@ontario.ca |
| Website | www.rev.gov.on.ca/en/credit/occs | | Contact Information |
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| Mailing Address | PO Box 643
33 King St W
Oshawa, ON L1H 8T6 | | Description & Services |
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| Accessibility | Fully Accessible - Accessible main entrance and barrier free washrooms. Street parking close to entrance |
| Description | The Ontario Child Care Supplement for Working Families (OCCS) is a tax-free monthly payment to help with the costs of raising children under the age of seven, born prior to July 1, 2009. The program benefits low-to-middle income single or two-parent families, families with one stay-at-home parent, or families with one or both parents studying or in training. A family does not have to have a child in daycare to apply for the supplement.
The program started in 1998 and is administered by the Ministry of Revenue's Client Accounts and Services Branch. The OCCS is tax-free. It does not affect the federal CCTB payments.
With the introduction of the Ontario Child Benefit (OCB) payments in July 2008, your OCCS payments are now being reduced by the amount of the OCB you receive for each child uner the age of seven, born prior to July 1, 2009.
Families whose OCCS monthly entitlement exceeds their monthly OCB payment will continue to receive a supplementary OCCS payment. This will continue until your dependent child turns seven, or you are no longer entitled to receive the OCCS. The OCB continues until the child reaches 18 years of age. Children born on, or after July 1, 2009, will not be eligible for the OCCS payments. |
| Hours | Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5 pm |
| Areas Served | Ontario |
| Eligibility | Must be an Ontario resident, be receiving the Canada Child Tax Benefit, have children under the age of seven, born prior to July 1, 2009 and have the appropriate income level, or qualifying child care expenses. |
| Application | The Ontario Ministry of Revenue sends OCCS applications to eligible families. The supplement is not paid automatically. Individuals must complete an application each year to verify personal information and confirm whether their child care costs are subsidized. |
| Fees | None |
| Languages | English ; French | | Service Categories |
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| Service Categories | Child Care Subsidies |
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