Parents Getting Another Helping Hand

Jason Wellwood March 31, 2021 6:25 pm Last Updated on July 2, 2025 6:22 am

Parents in the province will get another financial helping hand in April.

Education Minister Stephen Lecce unveiled the brand new Ontario COVID-19 Child Benefit Wednesday, which will provide payments of $400 per child and $500 for a child with special needs.

If you previously signed up for the Support for Learners payments, you can expect direct deposits starting on April 26th. For parents that did not apply for the program, more details will be available soon on how to get your name in for the funds starting on May 3rd.

The money was included in the 2021 Budget last week.

Jason Wellwood

Originally from southern Ontario, Jason found his way here and fell in love with the community and music scene of Thunder Bay over twenty years ago. In between various stints on radio, television and writing, Jason is a dad, a partner and (some would consider) a zoo keeper (seriously, he has a LOT of pets).

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