Client Resources

If you have been referred to us for a snowsuit, you will be required to bring with you several documents in order to determine your eligibility.  Please check the list below to ensure that you have the proper information with you before coming to the Depot. 

If you have any questions regarding eligibility or documentation required, please call (613) 746-8719. 

What Documents Do I Need in order to Receive a Snowsuit?

• If you are receiving Ontario Works, ODSP or Aide Social, you will need your current or past month’s drug card or a photocopy of it.  If you have given your drug card to the pharmacy, please request a photocopy of it from the pharmacy.
• If you are classified as “low income”, you will need to bring either your Child Tax benefit statement or GST notice from the current year. This notice will show your current family net income, your marital status, your children (by first name) and their month and year of birth. This notice is mailed to you in July if you have filed your income tax return prior to April 30 of the same year.
• If you are a new immigrant to Canada and have come within the past year, you will need your passport indicating your date of entry into Canada.
• If you are a refugee, you will need documentation indicating your refugee status.
• All clients must provide a piece of identification that has your child’s date of birth on it. Birthdates are required for all qualifying children. We serve all children from birth to age 15.
• All clients must provide a piece of identification with your current address in Ottawa or Gatineau. We only provide new snowsuits to the residents of Ottawa and Gatineau. Gently used snowsuits, however, are available for anyone outside of these locales.
• To determine if you are considered “low income”, please refer to the Low Income Cut-Offs (LICOs) as laid out by Statistics Canada