Community Resources Directory

A list of community resources’ contact information.

211 Toronto Community Connection

Find Help Information Services
1 St Clair Avenue West, Suite 1000 Toronto, Ontario M4V 1K6
Tel: 2-1-1
www.211toronto.ca

Abilities Canada

255 Duncan Mill Road, Suite 803 Toronto, Ontario M3B 3H9
Tel: (416) 421-7944
www.abilities.ca

Active Living Alliance for Canadian with a Disability

c/o Canadian Paralympic Committee
85 Plymouth Street, Suite 100 Ottawa, Ontario K1S 3E2
www.ala.ca

Advocacy Center for the Elderly

2 Carlton Street, Suite 701 Toronto, Ontario M5B 1J3
Tel: (416) 598-2656
www.advocacycentreelderly.org

Alcoholics Anonymous (Greater Toronto Area)

234 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 202 Toronto, Ontario M4P 1K5
Tel: (416) 487-5591
www.aatoronto.org

Aphasia Institute

73 Scarsdale Road, North York, Ontario M3B 2R2
Tel: (416) 226-3636
www.aphasia.ca

Baycrest Center

Brain Health Center
3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M6H 2V3
Tel: (416) 784-3600
www.assistivetechnologyclinic.ca

Bellwoods Centres for Community Living

300 Shaw Street, Toronto, Ontario M6J 2X2
Tel: (416) 530-1448
www.bellwoodscentres.org

Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital

1 Bridgepoint Drive Toronto, Ontario M4M 2B5
Tel: (416) 461-8252
www.hennickbridgepointhospital.ca

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Contact your local CMHC office.
Tel: (800) 668-2642.
www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca

Canada Revenue Agency

1 Front Street West Toronto, Ontario M5J 2X6
Tel: (800) 959-8281
www.canada.ca

Canadian Cancer Society

Smokers’ Helpline
Tel: (877) 513-5333
www.smokershelpline.ca

Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

75 Albert Street, Suite 500 Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5E7
Tel: (613) 235-4048
www.ccdus.ca

Canadian Caregiver Coalition

110 Argyle Avenue Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1B4
Tel: (888) 866-2273
www.ccc-ccan.ca

Diabetes Canada

522 University Avenue, Suite 1400 Toronto, Ontario M5G 2R5
Tel: (416) 363-3373
www.diabetes.ca

Canadian Hearing Society

271 Spadina Road, Toronto, Ontario M5R 2V3
Tel: (416) 928-2535
www.chs.ca

Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery

600 Peter Morand Crescent, Suite 206 Ottawa, Ontario K1G 5Z3
Tel: (613) 852-2303
www.canadianstroke.ca

Canadian Red Cross

21 Randolph Avenue Toronto, Ontario M6P 3X5
Tel: (416) 480-2500
www.redcross.ca

Canadian Sleep Society

Center for Sleep and Human Performance
Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
Tel: (403) 220-5110
www.css-scs.ca

Canadian Stroke Network

Getting on With the Rest of Your Life After Stroke
222 Queen Street, Suite 1402 Ottawa, Ontario  K1P 5V9
Tel: (613) 691-4030
www.canadianstrokenetwork.ca

Caregiver Action Network

1150 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036-3904 USA
Tel: (202) 454-3970
www.caregiveraction.org

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

175 College Street Toronto, Ontario M5T 1P7
Tel: (416) 535-8501
www.camh.ca

Centre for Independent Living In Toronto Inc

365 Bloor Street E, Suite 902 Toronto, Ontario M4W 3L4
Tel: (416) 599-2458
www.cilt.ca

Charity Village

8170 Lawson Road Milton, Ontario L9T 5C4
Tel: (800) 610-8134
www.charityvillage.com

City of Toronto

Metro Hall
214 Wellington Street West Toronto, Ontario M5V 0L9
Tel: (416) 338-8888
www.toronto.ca

City of Toronto Revenue Services

5100 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M2N 5V7
Tel: (416) 392-CITY (2489) or 311
www.toronto.ca

Community Health Centres

Association of Ontario Health Centres
970 Lawrence Avenue W, Suite 500 Toronto, Ontario M6A 3B6
Tel: (416) 236-2539
www.aohc.org

Community Navigation and Access Program

WoodGreen Community Services
815 Danforth Avenue, Suite 100 Toronto, Ontario M4J 1L2
Tel: (416) 217-2077
www.4seniors.org

Dietitians of Canada

480 University Avenue, Suite 604 Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V2
Tel: (416) 596-0857
www.dietitians.ca

Disability Vocational  Rehabilitation Program

Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
Go to the Service Canada Centre location closest to your home.
Tel: (800) 277-9914
www.canada.ca

Drive Again

1355 Artisans Court Burlington, Ontario L7L 5Y2
Tel: (416) 640-0292 or (888) 640-0292
www.driveagain.ca

Driver Rehab Therapist

Tel: (416) 807-7155
www.driverrehabtherapy.com

Employment Insurance Benefits

Go to the Service Canada Centre location closest to your home. www.canada.ca

Employment and Social Development Canada

Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities
Go to the Service Canada Centre location closest to your home.
www.canada.ca

Family Service Toronto

128 Sterling Road, Suite 202 Toronto, Ontario M6P 0A1
Tel: (416) 595-9230
www.familyservicetoronto.org

General Motors Canada Mobility Program

Tel: (800) GM-DRIVE – (800) 463-7483
www.programs.gm.ca

Government of Canada

Canada Old Age Security Pension (OAS)
Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
Go to the Service Canada Centre location closest to your home.
www.canada.ca

Government of Ontario

A Guide to Advance Care Planning
www.ontario.ca/page/seniors-plan- for-the-future

Government of Ontario

Ontario Drug Benefit Program (ODB)
www.ontario.ca

Halton Aphasia Centre

1405 North Service Rd E Oakville, Ontario L6H 1A7
Tel: (905) 875-8474
www.h-pcap.com

Health Canada

Address Locator 0900C2 Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
Tel: (613) 957-2991 or Toll free: (866) 225-0709
www.canada.ca

Health Canada

Quite4Life Tobacco Control Program
Postal Locator: 0301A, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
Tel: (416) 954-9825 or (866) 318-1116
www.canada.ca

Heart and Stroke Foundation

110-1525 Carling Ave Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 8R9
Tel: (888) 473-4636
www.heartandstroke.ca

Home and Community Care

Tel: 310- 2222 (no area code is needed)
Locate your local office at: www.healthcareathome.ca

Housing Connections

176 Elm Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M4
Tel: (416) 397-7400
www.housingconnections.ca

Hypertension Canada

3780 14th Avenue, Suite 211 Markham, Ontario L3R 9Y5
Tel: (905) 943-9400
www.hypertension.ca

International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication

312 Dolomite Drive, North York, Ontario M3J 2X4
Tel: (905) 850-6848
www.isaac-online.org

Intimate Rider

16801 Industrial Circle Prior Lake, MN 55372
Tel: (952) 873-6136
www.intimaterider.com

Link Up Employment Services for Persons with Disabilities

3100 Steeles Avenue West, Suite 104 Vaughan, Ontario L4K 3R1
Tel: (416) 413-4922
www.linkup.ca

March of Dimes Canada

Stroke Recovery Canada
10 Overlea Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario M4H 1A4
Tel: (416) 425-3463
www.marchofdimes.ca

March of Dimes Canada

Assistive Devices Program (ADP)
291 King Street, 3rd Floor London, Ontario N6B 1R8
Tel: (519) 642-3700 or (866) 765-7237
www.marchofdimes.ca

March of Dimes Canada

Home & Vehicle Modification Program
291 King Street, 3rd Floor, London, Ontario N6B 1R8
Tel: (877) 369-4867
www.marchofdimes.ca

March of Dimes Canada

Aphasia and Communication Disabilities Program
13311 Yonge Street, Suite 202 Richmond Hill, Ontario L4E 3L6
Tel: (905) 773-7758 Ext 6216 or (800) 567-0315
www.marchofdimes.ca

March of Dimes Canada and Ingle International

TravelAbility Travel Insurance
460 Richmond Street West, Suite 200 Toronto, Ontario M5V 1Y1
Tel: (416) 642-8254 or (866) 598-3888
www.inglegroups.com/mod

MedicAlert Foundation Canada

895 Don Mills Road, Suite 600 North York, Ontario  M3C 1W3 
Tel: (800) 668-1507
www.medicalert.ca

Ministry of Health and Long- Term Care

www.health.gov.on.ca

Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

Contact your local Service Ontario Centre
www.mcss.gov.on.ca

Ministry of Health and Long- Term Care

ConnexOntario
685 Richmond Street, Suite 200 London, Ontario N6A 5M1
Tel: (866) 531-2600
www.connexontario.ca

Ministry of Health and Long- Term Care

Ontario Public Drug Programs
Contact your local Service Ontario Centre
www.health.gov.on.ca

Ministry of Health and Long- Term Care

Trillium Drug Program
PO Box 337, Station D, Etobicoke, Ontario  M9A 4X3
Tel: 416-642-3038 or 1-800-575-5386
www.health.gov.on.ca

Ministry of the Attorney General Victim Support Line

700 Bay Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z6
Tel: (416) 314-2447 or (888) 579-2888
www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca

Ministry of the Attorney General Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee

595 Bay Street, Suite 800 Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M6
Tel: (416) 314-2692
www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca

Ministry of Transportation

77 Wellesley Street W, Box 589 Toronto, Ontario M7A 1N3
Tel: (416) 235-1773 or (800) 268-1481
www.mto.gov.on.ca

Mount Sinai Hospital

Wasser Pain Management Centre
600 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5
Tel: (416) 586-4800
www.mountsinai.on.ca

National Institutes of Health Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
31 Center Drive, Building 31, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
www.dashdiet.org

National Stroke Association

9707 East Easter Lane, Suite B Centennial, CO 80112  USA
Tel: (800) 787-6537
www.stroke.org

Ontario Association of Food Banks

555 Richmond Street West, Suite 501 Toronto, Ontario M5V 3B1
Tel: (416) 656-4100
www.oafb.ca

Ontario Association of Social Workers

410 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario M4Y 2G6
Tel: (416) 923-4360
www.oasw.org

Ontario Association of Speech- Language Pathologists & Audiologists

410 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario M4Y 2G6
Tel: (416) 920-3676 or (800) 718-6752
www.osla.on.ca

Ontario Brain Injury Association

3550 Schmon Parkway, 2nd Floor Thorold, Ontario L2V 4Y6
Tel: (905) 641-8877 or (800) 263-5404
www.obia.ca

Ontario Community Support Association

970 Lawrence Ave W #104 North York, ON M6A 3B6
Tel: (416) 256-3010
www.ocsa.on.ca

Ontario Healthcare Connect

Tel: (800) 445-1822
www.ontario.ca/healthcareconnect

Ontario Retirement Communities Association

2401 Bristol Circle, Suite 202 Oakville, Ontario L6H 5S9
Tel: (905) 403-0500 or (888) 263-5556
www.orcaretirement.com

Ontario Sleep Clinics

790 Bay Street, Suite 800 Toronto, Ontario M5G 1N8
Tel: (416) 837-8181 or (647) 479-2156
www.sleepontario.com

PACE Independent Living

970 Lawrence Avenue West, Suite 210 Toronto, Ontario M6A 3B6
Tel: (416) 789-7806
www.pace-il.ca

Saint Elizabeth Health Care

90 Allstate Parkway, Suite 300 Markham, Ontario L3R 6H3
Tel: (905) 940-9655
www.saintelizabeth.com

Saint Elizabeth Health Care

Driver Assessment and Training
100 Tempo Avenue, Suite 330 North York, Ontario M2H 2N8
Tel: (416) 398-1035
www.saintelizabeth.com

Savaria Vehicle Group

2 Walker Drive, Brampton, Ontario L6T 5E1
Tel: (905) 799-5544
www.wheelchairvans.ca

Shoppers Home Health Care

243 Consumers Road Toronto, Ontario M2J 4W8
www.shoppershomehealthcare.ca

Speak Up

Annex D, Saint Vincent Hospital 60 Cambridge St, Annex D Ottawa, ON, K1E 7A5
www.advancecareplanning.ca

Southwestern Ontario Stroke Network

London Health Sciences Centre University Hospital
Room ALL 139 F 339 Windermere Road, London, Ontario N6A 5A5
Tel: (519) 685-8500
www.swostroke.ca

Stroke Association (UK)

240 City Road London EC1V 2PR
Tel: 020 7566 0300
www.stroke.org.uk

Stroke Foundation of New Zealand

P O Box 12482, 95-99 Molesworth Street Wellington, New Zealand
Tel: 0800 STROKE (0800 78 76 53)
www.stroke.org.nz

Stroke Network

PO Box 492, Abingdon, MD 21009 USA www.strokenetwork.org

Stroke Survivors Tattler

www.stroke-survivors.blogspot.ca

St. Michael’s Hospital

Outpatient Voice & Swallowing Clinic

30 Bond Street, 8th Floor Cardinal Carter, Room 8-167 Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8
Tel: (416) 864-6060 x5282
www.stmichaelshospital.com

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5
Tel: (416) 480-6100
www.sunnybrook.ca

Toronto Rehabilitation

550 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5G 2A2
Tel: (416) 597-3422
www.uhn.ca

The Scarborough Health Network Regional Crisis Programs

3030 Birchmount Road Scarborough, Ontario M1W 3W3
Tel: (416) 495-2891
www.tsh.to

Toronto Western Hospital Swallowing Clinic

399 Bathurst Street East Wing – 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8
Tel: (416) 603-5997
www.uhn.ca

Taking Charge of Your Stroke Recovery – Canadian Stroke Best Practices

Patient and Family Tools
Tel: (888) 473-4636
www.strokebestpractices.ca

The Help Guide Family Caregiving

www.helpguide.org

The Sleep Management Group

www.sleepmanagement.ca

Together in Movement and Exercise

Find your nearest community centre at: www.uhn.ca/Together in Movement and Exercise

Toronto Academic Pain Medicine Institute

76 Grenville Street Toronto, Ontario M5S 1B2
Tel: (416) 323-6269
www.tapmipain.ca

Toronto Ride

140 Merton Street, Second Floor, Toronto, Ontario M4S 1A1
Tel: (416) 481-5250
www.torontoride.ca

Toronto Rehab – Bickle Centre Augmentative and Alternative Communication Clinic

130 Dunn Ave, Toronto, Ontario M6K 2R8
Tel: (416) 597-3422
www.uhn.ca

Toronto Sleep Institute

586 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 507 Toronto, Ontario M4P 1P2
Tel: (416) 488-6980
www.medsleep.com

Toronto Transit Commission Wheel-Trans (TTC)

1900 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario M4S 1Z2
Tel: Customer Service (416) 393-4111
Reservations (416) 393-4222
www.ttc.ca/WheelTrans

Universal Motion

WoodGreen Community Services
120 St Regis Crescent South North York, Ontario M3J 1Y8
Tel: (416) 398-4255 or (877) 899-0699
www.universalmotion.com

Unlock Food

480 University Avenue, Suite 604 Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V2
Tel: (877) 510-5102
www.unlockfood.ca

Veterans Affairs Canada

PO Box 6000, Matane, Quebec G4W 0E4
Tel: (866) 522-2122
www.veterans.gc.ca

Victorian Order of Nurses (VON)

2315 St. Laurent Boulevard, Suite 100 Ottawa, Ontario K1G 4J8
Tel: (613) 233-5694
www.von.ca

Volunteer Toronto

344 Bloor St West, Suite 404 Toronto, Ontario M5S 3A7
Tel: (416) 961-6888
www.volunteertoronto.ca

West Park Healthcare Centre

82 Buttonwood Avenue Toronto, Ontario M6M 2J5
Tel: (416) 243-3600
www.westpark.org