Pathway Your welfare navigation assistant
Ontario · OW & ODSP navigation

Find the support that fits your situation.

You don't need to know which Ontario program to search for. Tell us what's happening, and Pathway helps you understand your options and what to do next.

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Discover

Find programs and nearby services that may fit your situation.

Understand

Turn complicated government information into clear, plain language.

Act

Know what to do next, one clear step at a time.

Pathway is an independent navigation tool and is not an official Government of Ontario service. Final eligibility decisions are made by the responsible government program.
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Where should we look for help?

We use your location to show nearby support services. You can use a postal code instead of sharing your precise location.

Location is only used to show nearby services, not saved to your profile. Postal-code lookup sends only the first three characters to Zippopotam.us for an approximate area.

Search centered around
Downtown Toronto

Nearby organizations

Ordered by relevance, then distance

Location is only used to show nearby services and is not saved to your profile. Postal-code lookup sends only the first three characters to Zippopotam.us to find an approximate area, not an exact address.

Important · Pathway is an independent navigation tool. Not an official Government of Ontario service. Learn more
Personalized roadmap

Your ODSP path

Preparation checklist

Document readiness

Track what you have separately from your profile answers. Confirm the final document list with the program office. No files are uploaded here.

My Situation

Your saved answers, with room to fill in what is missing.

Decision & appeal support

Follow your reported OW or ODSP history and prepare for your next conversation with a support provider.

This view does not determine eligibility, appeal rights, or deadlines. Confirm dates and instructions from your notices or with a legal-help provider.

Nearby legal help

Your dashboard

Here's where things stand and what to do next.

Action needed

Blocked or waiting

Upcoming steps

Your benefit paths

Document readiness

Policy assistant

Ask about OW or ODSP policy in English. Read supported information with links to official Ontario sources.

Nearby help

Your account

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Ontario Works & ODSP · English

Policy assistant

Ask a question about Ontario policy. See what the retrieved sources support, what is missing, and what remains unresolved.

English only. You can ask more than one question. Avoid including names, identification numbers, or medical records.

This is policy information, not an official eligibility decision. Pathway is independent of the Government of Ontario.

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