Equipment loans for people with ALS
Eligibility check
ALS Canada may lend you equipment if you live in Ontario, have ALS or a related condition and are registered with ALS Canada; a healthcare professional applies for you. Four quick questions. Nothing you choose leaves this page.
Question 1 of 4
You live outside Ontario.
This equipment program is for Ontario residents. ALS Canada says people in other provinces should register with their provincial ALS Society to find out how to get equipment.
Only ALS Canada decides what it lends or funds, and nothing is guaranteed. Questions: email [email protected] or call 1-800-267-4257.
You do not have ALS or a related condition.
It serves people with ALS, primary lateral sclerosis, progressive muscular atrophy, progressive bulbar palsy, Kennedy's disease and certain hereditary spastic paraplegia diagnoses. Other programs may help with equipment.
Only ALS Canada decides what it lends or funds, and nothing is guaranteed. Questions: email [email protected] or call 1-800-267-4257.
You need a curved stairlift.
ALS Canada helps with the rent on one straight stairlift only. For a curved stairlift, its program guide suggests contacting March of Dimes or looking for other funding.
Only ALS Canada decides what it lends or funds, and nothing is guaranteed. Questions: email [email protected] or call 1-800-267-4257.
You need home or vehicle changes, or feeding or breathing equipment.
ALS Canada does not fund home or vehicle changes, feeding or breathing equipment, medical supplies, transportation or homecare. Ask your healthcare team about other programs.
Only ALS Canada decides what it lends or funds, and nothing is guaranteed. Questions: email [email protected] or call 1-800-267-4257.
You are not registered with ALS Canada yet.
Use the online registration form, or email the PDF form to [email protected]. The Community Services team contacts you within two weeks. Then your occupational therapist, physiotherapist or nurse can apply for equipment.
Only ALS Canada decides what it lends or funds, and nothing is guaranteed. Questions: email [email protected] or call 1-800-267-4257.
You are registered and need a straight stairlift.
ALS Canada can pay part or all of your share of the monthly rent for one straight stairlift, based on income. Your healthcare professional completes the online Equipment Funding Application, and you send your most recent Notice of Assessment. Installation is your cost.
Only ALS Canada decides what it lends or funds, and nothing is guaranteed. Questions: email [email protected] or call 1-800-267-4257.
You are registered and need a bath or toilet aid.
ALS Canada buys small bathroom items new, such as a bath chair, commode, tub transfer bench or raised toilet seat, one of each, for any registered client regardless of income. They are yours to keep. Bath lifts and shower commodes are lent. Your healthcare professional asks through the online Equipment Loan Application.
Only ALS Canada decides what it lends or funds, and nothing is guaranteed. Questions: email [email protected] or call 1-800-267-4257.
You are registered and need mobility equipment, a lift, a bed or a lift chair.
Your occupational therapist, physiotherapist or registered nurse assesses you and completes the online Equipment Loan Application. There is no income test, the equipment is lent free for as long as you need it, and ALS Canada pays for delivery and pickup. You give it back when you no longer need it.
Only ALS Canada decides what it lends or funds, and nothing is guaranteed. Questions: email [email protected] or call 1-800-267-4257.
What can be covered
Equipment ALS Canada lends to its registered clients in Ontario, grouped by the equipment we supply. Each item links to ALS Canada's own pages.
On loan, free.
On loan, free.
On loan, free. Installation is your cost.
On loan, free.
Some on loan, some bought new for you to keep.
Help with your share of the rent, based on income.
ALS Canada pays to repair equipment it owns.
Nothing in that group.
A grant gives you money toward something you buy and keep. ALS Canada's loan program is different: you borrow equipment that ALS Canada owns, free, and give it back when you no longer need it. Only the stairlift help is money toward a cost, and small bathroom items are bought new for you to keep. Source: als.caSource: als.ca, PDF
As of April 1, 2025, ALS Canada pays 100% of your share of the monthly rent if individual income is under $30,000 or household income under $42,000; 65% from $30,001 to $60,000 individual or $42,001 to $78,000 household; and 35% from $60,001 to $90,000 individual or $78,001 to $115,000 household. Above $90,000 individual or $115,000 household, there is no help. Source: als.ca, PDF
Before you buy
Most help from ALS Canada is a loan, not a grant: ALS Canada owns the equipment, lends it free and takes it back when you no longer need it, so there is nothing to buy. The exceptions are small bathroom items it buys new for you to keep, and help with the rent on one straight stairlift, where installation is your cost. Have your healthcare professional apply and send your Notice of Assessment before you sign a stairlift rental.
How to apply
Register with ALS Canada, then your occupational therapist, physiotherapist or nurse applies online for you. Only the online forms are accepted.
Use the online registration form, or email the PDF form to [email protected]. The Community Services team contacts you within two weeks. Source: als.ca
A registered healthcare professional, such as an occupational therapist, physiotherapist or registered nurse, assesses what you need, ideally after trialling equipment. Source: als.caSource: als.ca, PDF
They complete the Equipment Loan Application, which also covers small bathroom items, or the Equipment Funding Application for stairlift rental help. Only the online forms are accepted. Source: als.caSource: als.ca, PDF
Your most recent CRA Notice of Assessment, attached to the application or emailed to [email protected]. Source: als.ca, PDF
ALS Canada arranges and pays for delivery and pickup; some items can be picked up from the vendor. Loaned equipment goes back when you no longer need it. Source: als.ca, PDF
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How we help
ALS Canada owns and delivers its loan equipment. Our part is the straight stairlift, anything you choose to buy, and service on what you own.
Questions
Anything else about the equipment or the quote, ask us. Questions about your application go to ALS Canada.
Call (905) 798-1853Yes. Registered Ontario clients can borrow transport, manual and power wheelchairs, scooters, walkers, lifts, ramps, hospital beds, pressure relief mattresses, lift chairs and bath aids, free, for as long as they need them.
Mostly a loan. ALS Canada owns the equipment, lends it free and takes it back when you no longer need it. It also buys some small bathroom items new for you to keep, and can help pay the rent on one straight stairlift.
No. All registered clients can use the loan program regardless of income. Only the stairlift rental help is based on income, using your most recent Notice of Assessment.
It can help with renting one straight stairlift: ALS Canada pays 35% to 100% of your share of the monthly rent, depending on income. Curved stairlifts are not funded, and installation is your cost.
As of April 1, 2025, ALS Canada pays 100% of your share of the rent if individual income is under $30,000 or household income is under $42,000, 65% up to $60,000 individual or $78,000 household, and 35% up to $90,000 individual or $115,000 household. Above those amounts there is no help.
Use the online registration form, or fill in the PDF and email it to [email protected]. A Community Services team member contacts you within two weeks.
Your occupational therapist, physiotherapist, registered nurse or another registered healthcare professional, using ALS Canada's online forms. ALS Canada only accepts the online applications.
No. Each delivery, exchange or pickup can cost $100 to $400, and ALS Canada pays it. Any installation cost is yours.
No. It is not a trial program. Equipment is lent after a healthcare professional has assessed you and, where possible, trialled what you need.
Yes. ALS Canada owns loaned equipment, and it should go back when you no longer need it. ALS Canada pays for the return, and for repairs unless the damage comes from neglect or misuse.
Contacts
Questions about the program, your application or a decision go to ALS Canada. Questions about the equipment, measuring and the quote come to us.
The program
The equipment
We prepare a detailed quote and the product details in the format ALS Canada asks for. Questions about your application or a decision go to ALS Canada.
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We measure, show you what fits and prepare the quote in the format ALS Canada asks for. We reply within one business day.
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Directions to BramptonWritten by Mobility Specialties, updated . Checked against ALS Canada's equipment and registration pages and its 2025 program overview on November 12, 2026. Only ALS Canada decides what it lends or funds.
