ID and Benefits Access Hubs

At a Mobile ID and Benefits Access Hub, you can:

1. Get or replace identification such as Social Insurance Numbers (SIN), Ontario Health Card, Photo Card and Driver's Licence, and birth certificates. (see what to bring with you)

2. Open a free RESP and access the Canada Learning Bond for your child (see what to bring with you)

• The Canada Learning Bond is a free grant from the federal government for post-secondary school. Eligible children can receive up to $2,000, deposited into a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) account.
• We will have bank(s) onsite to open an RESP account and apply for the Canada Learning Bond.

3. Free tax filing (some events)

• See event details below for where tax filing will be offered and for how to register for tax filing at an event. You will be advised which documents to bring with you.
• Learn more about free tax filing, who is eligible to file their taxes for free at a CVITP tax clinic, and about which documents to bring with you.

4. Learn about benefits that can boost your income, such as the Canada Pension Plan/Old Age Security, Canada Child Benefit, Canada Workers Benefit, Disability Benefits, and more!

5. Sign up for the new Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP). The CDCP will help pay a portion of the cost for a wide range of oral health care services. Eligible seniors, children under 18, and adults with a valid Disability Tax Credit certificate who have received a letter in the mail from the government of Canada can get help at a hub to sign-up for this benefit. Bring your Social Insurance Number and the letter to the hub.

Whitby, Oshawa and Clarington: Identification (ID) clinics for birth certificate applications are held from 8:30 to 11 a.m. on the last Monday of each month at John Howard Society (JHS) offices in Durham Region. Please bring a completed Birth Certificate application and proof of income to the ID clinic for help with getting a birth certificate.

Ajax and Pickering: Community Development Council Durham (CDCD) holds identification clinics every Thursday for Ajax/Pickering residents who have low income. To book an appointment for ID replacement, call 905-686-2661, ext. 147, or email outreachservices@cdcd.org.

Uxbridge, Scugog and Brock: North House offers year-round ID replacement for birth certificates and Ontario Photo Cards. For assistance with ID replacement, please contact a service navigator at 289-640-1929 or 705-432-8654, ext. 103.

Get or replace identification: Social Insurance Numbers

Service Canada will be onsite to issue Social Insurance Numbers (SIN). Please bring:

• Primary ID (e.g., Birth Certificate, Certificate of Canadian Citizenship, etc.); and
• Any other original forms of federal or provincial ID you may have (e.g., passport, driver’s license).
• Visit Social Insurance Number – Apply - Canada.ca to learn more about what to bring to get your SIN.

If you are a newcomer to Canada and want to apply for a Social Insurance Number:

Note: All documents submitted with your SIN application must be in English or French. If the document is not in English or French, it must be translated. You must submit:

• the original document in the original language, and
• the translated version of the document, and
  • an attestation from the person who completed the translation if they are Canadian certified translator, or
  • an affidavit from the person who completed the translation if they are a non-certified translator

Learn about which documents you need to apply for a SIN as a newcomer to Canada, based on your personal situation: Social Insurance Number – Apply, update or obtain a SIN confirmation - Canada.ca

Get or replace identification: Birth Certificates

Help will be onsite to apply for Birth Certificates. 

• You must know information about the birth registration (e.g., names, city of birth, and other birth information).
• Please bring proof of income (i.e. bank records, pay stub, etc.) with you to the Hub.
• You will also need the name and contact information of a person who consents to act as a guarantor to verify your identity and information. Learn who can be a guarantor here: Choosing a guarantor for a birth certificate | ontario.ca

Get or replace identification: Ontario Health Card, Driver's Licence and Ontario Photo Card

ServiceOntario will also be present to help with services for the Ontario Health Card, Ontario Driver’s Licence, and Ontario Photo Card and other services provided by the Government of Ontario. For further information, please visit: ontario.ca/page/serviceontario.

Open a free RESP and access the Canada Learning Bond for your child. 

To apply for the Canada Learning Bond at a hub, please bring Social Insurance Numbers (SINs) and other ID for both the child and the parent/caregiver. For the parent/caregiver, this can be valid photo ID (excluding health cards); for the child, it can be a Birth Certificate. 

Free tax filing

See event details below for where tax filing will be offered and for how to register for tax filing at an event. You will be advised which documents to bring with you. 

Learn more about free tax filing, who is eligible to file their taxes for free at a CVITP tax clinic, and about which documents to bring with you.

Sign up for the new Canadian Dental Care Plan

Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) – The new CDCP will help pay a portion of the cost for a wide range of oral health care services. Eligible seniors, children under 18, and adults with a valid Disability Tax Credit certificate who have received a letter in the mail from the government of Canada can get help at a hub to sign-up for this benefit. Bring your Social Insurance Number and the letter to the hub.