Ontario charity funding for children's equipment
Eligibility check
Easter Seals may help if your child is under 19, registered with Easter Seals, uses a primary mobility device, and the item is on its 2026 list and not yet ordered. Five quick questions. Nothing you choose leaves this page.
Question 1 of 5
The child is 19 or older.
Easter Seals discharges clients from its registry at their 19th birthday, so it cannot fund equipment after that. Other programs may help adults, depending on the situation.
Only Easter Seals Ontario decides. Funding is not guaranteed: its October 2026 notice says approvals go in the order requests arrive, as donations allow. Questions: call Easter Seals at 416-421-8146 or 1-866-630-3336.
The child does not use a primary mobility device.
Registration asks for a permanent physical disability that limits independent mobility and leads to using a primary mobility device. Call Easter Seals to talk about your child's situation.
Only Easter Seals Ontario decides. Funding is not guaranteed: its October 2026 notice says approvals go in the order requests arrive, as donations allow. Questions: call Easter Seals at 416-421-8146 or 1-866-630-3336.
The equipment has already been ordered or delivered.
Easter Seals cannot fund equipment ordered or received before its approval letter, and the family then owes the vendor the full amount. For anything else you need, apply first and wait for the letter.
Only Easter Seals Ontario decides. Funding is not guaranteed: its October 2026 notice says approvals go in the order requests arrive, as donations allow. Questions: call Easter Seals at 416-421-8146 or 1-866-630-3336.
The child is not registered with Easter Seals yet.
Send the Child Registration Application, with Section Four completed by your child's OT or PT. Registration takes about 4-6 weeks, and you can send an equipment request once your child is registered.
Only Easter Seals Ontario decides. Funding is not guaranteed: its October 2026 notice says approvals go in the order requests arrive, as donations allow. Questions: call Easter Seals at 416-421-8146 or 1-866-630-3336.
A registered child needs a wheelchair, walker, scooter, stroller or seating.
Easter Seals funds a mobility aid only when another government program is also funding it, and your child's therapist handles that application. Send Easter Seals one current quote with the total cost and the other program's amount, and a copy of that application or the therapist's letter.
Only Easter Seals Ontario decides. Funding is not guaranteed: its October 2026 notice says approvals go in the order requests arrive, as donations allow. Questions: call Easter Seals at 416-421-8146 or 1-866-630-3336.
A registered child needs a stairlift, porch lift, ramp, track lift or grab bars.
Send a letter of support from an OT or PT and two current quotes. Lift and ramp quotes come from a licensed Ontario contractor, and the equipment has to serve the main entrance, bedroom or bathroom of your main home.
Only Easter Seals Ontario decides. Funding is not guaranteed: its October 2026 notice says approvals go in the order requests arrive, as donations allow. Questions: call Easter Seals at 416-421-8146 or 1-866-630-3336.
A registered child needs bath or toileting aids.
Send a letter from the prescribing therapist explaining the need, and two current quotes. Bathroom aids can go together on one request.
Only Easter Seals Ontario decides. Funding is not guaranteed: its October 2026 notice says approvals go in the order requests arrive, as donations allow. Questions: call Easter Seals at 416-421-8146 or 1-866-630-3336.
What can be covered
Items on Easter Seals' 2026 Approved Equipment List, grouped by the equipment we supply. Each kind of equipment has its own paperwork, and installation, delivery and taxes are not funded.
Funded only alongside another government program, through your child's therapist.
Funded only alongside another government program, through your child's therapist.
Funded only alongside another government program, through your child's therapist.
Seating systems for a mobility aid.
We do not do vehicle work: ask Easter Seals about it directly.
Nothing in that group.
Easter Seals funds a mobility aid only when another government program is also funding it, and your child's therapist handles that application. Mobility Specialties is an ADP registered vendor. What ADP can cover for you is for ADP to answer: ask your occupational therapist or physiotherapist, or contact ADP directly. Source: services.easterseals.orgSource: services.easterseals.org, PDF
ADP funding support with us Ontario's Assistive Devices Program
Before you buy
Order nothing until Easter Seals' approval letter arrives: equipment delivered before approval is not funded, and the family then owes the vendor the full amount. Quotes must be current, within the last 6 months, and from a registered business in Ontario. After approval, the family orders the equipment, signs and dates the invoice on delivery, and Easter Seals pays its part to the vendor.
How to apply
Register your child first, then send one Equipment Funding Request for each item, with the quotes and letters its category asks for, by email, fax or mail. Order nothing until the approval letter arrives.
Fill in and sign the Child Registration Application; your child's OT or PT completes Section Four. Send it by email, fax or mail and allow 4-6 weeks. Source: services.easterseals.org
Easter Seals funds only items on its current Approved Equipment List. Source: services.easterseals.org, PDF
One Equipment Funding Request per item (bathroom aids can go together), with the current quotes and the therapist's letter or other paperwork that the item's category asks for. Source: services.easterseals.org, PDF
Ask your employer's extended health plan and any other agency first, and list every source in the funding breakdown on page 4. Source: services.easterseals.org, PDF
Initial that you do not have the equipment, sign the waiver, name your vendor in the release, and send it to [email protected] (preferred), by fax to 416-696-1035, or by mail. Source: services.easterseals.org, PDF
Expect an approval, a denial or a follow-up within 6-8 weeks, and follow up if you hear nothing after 8 weeks. The October 2026 notice warns that decisions may take longer. Source: services.easterseals.orgSource: services.easterseals.org, PDF
The approval letter goes to you and your vendor. Order within the 4 months it is valid, sign the invoice on delivery, and Easter Seals pays the vendor directly. Source: services.easterseals.org
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How we help
Our part is the equipment: measuring, the current quotes Easter Seals asks for, then delivery and set-up once it approves.
Questions
Anything else about the equipment or the quote, ask us. Questions about your application go to Easter Seals Ontario.
Call (905) 798-1853Up to $3,000 per child each calendar year, depending on the item and the money Easter Seals has when the request arrives. Parents pay at least the first $100 of each request directly to the vendor, plus anything above what Easter Seals and other funders approve.
Source: services.easterseals.orgSource: services.easterseals.org, PDF
Yes, Easter Seals still accepts requests, but its October 2026 notice says approvals go in the order requests arrive, as donations allow, so decisions may take longer. Its funds can run out before the end of the year.
Registered Easter Seals Ontario clients under 19. To register, a child must live in Ontario, have a valid Ontario Health Card and have a permanent physical disability that limits independent mobility and leads to using a primary mobility device, such as a wheelchair, walker or long-term orthotics. At 18, the request must arrive 6 months before the 19th birthday.
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Fill in the Child Registration Application, have your child's OT or PT complete Section Four, and send it to [email protected], by fax or by mail. Allow 4-6 weeks for registration before you send an equipment request.
Yes. Stair lifts, porch lifts, portable lifts, portable ramps and the building materials for a fixed ramp are on the 2026 list. They must serve the main entrance, bedroom or bathroom of the family's main home, the quotes must come from a licensed Ontario contractor, and only portable ramps are funded at a rented home.
Source: services.easterseals.orgSource: services.easterseals.org, PDFSee our stairlifts
No. Easter Seals funds wheelchairs, power wheelchairs, scooters, walkers and strollers only when another government program is also funding them. It asks for one current quote showing the total cost and the other program's amount, with a copy of that application or the therapist's letter.
Source: services.easterseals.orgSource: services.easterseals.org, PDFSee what Easter Seals funds
No. Easter Seals cannot fund equipment already ordered, bought or received. If the equipment is delivered before the approval letter, the approval is void and the family owes the vendor the full amount.
Source: services.easterseals.orgSource: services.easterseals.org, PDFWhat to do before ordering
No. Installation, labour, assessment, taxes, delivery, repairs, replacement parts such as batteries and slings, and accessories are the family's to pay.
Source: services.easterseals.org, PDFHow our quotes show these costs
Usually 6-8 weeks after a complete request, and you should follow up if you hear nothing after 8 weeks. Its October 2026 notice says decisions may take longer while approvals wait for donations.
Source: services.easterseals.orgSource: services.easterseals.org, PDF
Four months from the approval date. The vendor's invoice must reach Easter Seals before then; email [email protected] if you need an extension.
Contacts
Questions about the program, your application or a decision go to Easter Seals Ontario. Questions about the equipment, measuring and the quote come to us.
The program
The equipment
We write current, itemized quotes for items on Easter Seals' 2026 list and deliver once the approval letter arrives. Questions about registration, your request or a decision go to Easter Seals Ontario.
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We measure, show you what fits and prepare the quote in the format Easter Seals asks for. We reply within one business day.
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Directions to BramptonWritten by Mobility Specialties, updated . Checked against Easter Seals Ontario's pages, its May 2025 request form and its 2026 equipment list on November 12, 2026. Only Easter Seals Ontario decides who is funded and how much.
