Social Assistance/Discount Bus pass?

[habibi007]

Is this discounted monthly bus pass considered Social Assistance? Only low-income individuals are eligible for this and falls under Financial and social support on the website. Need expert advice please

I'm about to sponsor my spouse and cannot be on Social assistace.

https://peelregion.ca/services/financial-help/bus-pass-discount/

 

[Naturgrl]

Of course not. Social assistance is being on Ontario Works.

 

[canuck78]

Is this discounted monthly bus pass considered Social Assistance? Only low-income individuals are eligible for this and falls under Financial and social support on the website. Need expert advice please

https://peelregion.ca/services/financial-help/bus-pass-discount/

As already stated not considered social assistance. The need for a subsidized bus pass is more of the potential problem. Although there is no income requirement for spousal sponsorship you need to show that you have the ability to support your family financially when they move to Canada without government help.

 

[habibi007]

Of course not. Social assistance is being on Ontario Works.

Thank you! I'm about to sponsor my spouse so I just needed to confirm because I can't be on Social assistace to sponsor her.

 

[habibi007]

As already stated not considered social assistance. The need for a subsidized bus pass is more of the potential problem. Although there is no income requirement for spousal sponsorship you need to show that you have the ability to support your family financially when they move to Canada without government help.

Thank you! I'm about to sponsor my spouse so I just needed to confirm because I can't be on Social assistace to sponsor her.

 

[habibi007]

As already stated not considered social assistance. The need for a subsidized bus pass is more of the potential problem. Although there is no income requirement for spousal sponsorship you need to show that you have the ability to support your family financially when they move to Canada without government help.

And what do you mean by "subsidized bus pass is more of the potential problem"?

 

[canuck78]

And what do you mean by "subsidized bus pass is more of the potential problem"?

If your income is low enough to qualify for a subsidized bus pass your income may be low enough that there will be concerns about how you can support your spouse.

 

[habibi007]

If your income is low enough to qualify for a subsidized bus pass your income may be low enough that there will be concerns about how you can support your spouse.

Oh okay. I'm a new immigrant, just arrived here about a month ago and also I have funds in my bank account (home country) as well.

 

[habibi007]

Of course not. Social assistance is being on Ontario Works.

Hey, just re assuring, the IRCC website says that social assistance can be a service as well and ATP buss pass is a service. Are you sure this doesn't count as Social assistace right?

 

[canuck78]

Oh okay. I'm a new immigrant, just arrived here about a month ago and also I have funds in my bank account (home country) as well.

If you have funds then you should be purchasing a normal bus pass.

 

[canuck78]

Hey, just re assuring, the IRCC website says that social assistance can be a service as well and ATP buss pass is a service. Are you sure this doesn't count as Social assistace right?

It doesn’t count as social assistance but given that you need to show that you can support another person in Canada the fact that you are claiming you need a subsidized bus pass doesn’t instil a lot of confidence that you can support another person financially.

 

[habibi007]

It doesn’t count as social assistance but given that you need to show that you can support another person in Canada the fact that you are claiming you need a subsidized bus pass doesn’t instil a lot of confidence that you can support another person financially.

Thank you for your response! My bus pass application was still in progress so I actually emailed to withdraw my application. Let's hope they do it ASAP. Then I'll purchase the normal bus pass.