Financial support to a maximum of $500 may be available for travel to treatments or medical supplies, such as ostomy supplies, dressings, compression garments and prostheses.
You may be eligible for financial support if you:
• have been diagnosed with cancer
• have lived in PEI for a minimum of 3 months
• are not receiving social assistance
• have a total taxable income of less than $28,000 as an independent person or $33,500 as a couple (add $2,000 to the income amount for each dependent child aged 18 or younger or adult child with a disability)
For more information, contact the Cancer Patient Advocate team:
Email:
info@pei.cancer.ca
Toll-free: 1-866-566-4007
Telephone: 902-566-4007
To apply for financial support:
1. Complete the
Information & Support Referral Form.
2. Have a member of your care team fill out and sign the diagnosis information at the bottom of the form.
3. Attach last year’s Notice of Assessment from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). If you do not have your Notice of Assessment, call CRA at 1-800-959-8281 and ask them to send a copy to you.
4. Submit the above information by mail or fax to:
Canadian Cancer Society, PEI Division
1 Rochford St., Suite 1
Charlottetown, PE
C1A 9L2
Fax: 902-628-8281
If there has been a change in your household income since you last filed income tax, we need proof of this change to consider your current income. In addition to your last Notice of Assessment, send us proof of your current income, such as a pay stub or statement from Employment Insurance and/or Canada Pension Plan.
A volunteer review team will assess your application and supporting information. The team will send you a letter advising you of its assessment and whether you have been approved.
Search our Community Services Locator for information about other community and government programs that provide financial help.
Did you know you may
claim medical expenses on your income tax?
The Canadian Cancer Society PEI Division provides wigs to women who experience hair loss as a result of cancer treatments. Through the Cancer Patient Advocate Program, we refer people with cancer to our volunteer stylists to arrange a wig fitting. Wigs are provided at no cost to those who do not have health insurance or cannot manage the co-pay amount.
To request a wig, contact the Canadian Cancer Society PEI Division:
Email:
info@pei.cancer.ca
Toll-free: 1-866-566-4007
Telephone: 902-566-4007
Find more information about wigs.
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