In-Country (in-land and port of entry) refugee claimants with official documentation confirming they have made a claim for refugee protection are eligible for Ontario Works effective the date they initiated their claim with an immigration officer. Official documentation includes:
You don't need to have all of them. Two should be fine.
I applied online for Ontario Works, then 3-4 days later someone called me and asked me information about my income, savings, family situation, rent and expenses. I received my first payment 3 days later, and had another call with a case worker from ontario works who verified all the information I had shared with the first person. The case worker asked for 3 months bank statement, rental agreement, brown paper/rpcd.
