Births, deaths and marriages

Getting married

How to get a marriage licence or certificate and how to change your name.

Death and bereavement

Learn about what to do after a loved one dies.

Register a birth

Register a baby under the age of 1 and apply for a birth certificate, a social insurance number and Canada child benefits.

Birth certificates

Get a copy of an Ontario birth certificate online.

Social services

Social assistance

Learn how to get financial and employment assistance if you don’t have enough money for things like food and housing, or if you have a disability and are in financial need.

Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)

Income and employment support for adults with disabilities.

Ontario Works

Financial and employment support for low-income Ontarians.

MyBenefits

Continue an application, report changes or get information about your Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program case.

Children and youth

Child care

Get help finding, choosing and paying for child care.

Ontario child benefit

How low- and moderate-income families can get the Ontario Child Benefit.

Ontario Autism Program

Find out how to register for the program and get information about funding and service options.

Adoption

Learn about adoption, how to adopt a child, and get services and support to help you and the child you are adopting throughout the adoption process.

Indigenous children and youth

Get information about services and programs for First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and youth.

Early child development

Programs that can support your child’s growth and development from the time they’re born until they start school.

Children with special needs

Get information about support for your child’s special needs related to their physical, intellectual, emotional, social, language or behavioural development.

Child welfare and child protection services

Services for children and youth who need protection because of abuse or neglect, or risk of abuse or neglect.

Youth

Learn about programs and services for youth, including teens and young adults. Get information for organizations that support youth.

Additional support

Seniors

Learn about programs and services for seniors, including tax credits, health care, caregiving, housing, transportation and more.

Adults with development disabilities

Learn about developmental services and find services and support for people who have a developmental disability and are older than 18.

Indigenous programs and services

Find information about government programs and services for Indigenous people, families and communities.

Women

Helping women across the province thrive everywhere — at home, at work, and in their communities.

Family law services

Learn more about the family justice services available to you, including what you need to know when going to court.

Veterans

Learn about funding for eligible Ontario Veterans and their families in financial need.

Contact us

Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

Helping to improve outcomes for children, youth, families and individuals who need support, and advancing the interests of women across Ontario.

Ministry of Education

Delivering early years, child care and publicly funded education from kindergarten to Grade 12.

Ministry of Health

Helping people stay healthy, delivering high-quality care when they need it and protecting the health system for future generations.

Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility

Helping seniors and people with disabilities stay independent, active, and socially connected.

Ministry of the Attorney General

Administering the justice system in Ontario and protecting the public by delivering a wide range of legal services.