Resource Listing
Clinical Treatment and Intervention Services
CITYKIDS (Citywide)
CITYKIDS is a network of agencies offering single point access, coordinated intake and service delivery to children with special needs and their families. Serves children from birth to 6 years of age and children 6 to 12 years of age attending childcare.
Tel: 416-920-6543 | Fax: 416-920-1543 | mothercraft.ca
Autism Intervention Services
Geneva Centre for Autism
Clinical Intervention and Training
Tel: 416-322-7877 | autism.net
Surrey Place Centre
Partnership for Autism Services
Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI)
For children with a confirmed diagnosis of Autistic Disorder or fall toward the severe end of the autism spectrum.
Tel: 416-925-5141 x 2289 | surreyplace.on.ca
Oslo Autism Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) Services
For children and youth up to their 18th birthday with a confirmed Autism Spectrum diagnosis including Autism/Autistic disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder- Not Specified (PDD-NOS) and Asperger's Disorder.
Tel: 416-925-5141 x 2231 | surreyplace.on.ca
Child Development and Specialized Clinics
Developmental assessments, Neurological assessments and/or psychological assessments. Physician referral required. Children must be between the ages of 0 and 6 years of age and must reside within Oslo.
North York General Hospital (North)
Tel: 416-632-8724 | Fax:416-632-8704 | nygh.on.ca
Regent Park Community Health Centre
Tel: 416-362-0805 x 228 | Fax: 416-362-5899 | regentparkchc.org
St. Joseph's Health Centre: Paediatric Consult Clinic (South/West)
For child under 3 years 11 months with delays in 2 or more domains with a query of autism.
Tel: 416-530-6000 x 4449 | Fax: 416-530-6294 | stjoe.on.ca
St. Michael's Hospital: Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic (Downtown core)
Tel: 416-864-6060 x 8276
St. Michael's Hospital: FASD Diagnostic Clinic (Citywide): Pediatric Outpatient Clinic
Tel: 416-867-3655 | Fax: 416-867-3736 | stmichaelshospital.com
The Scarborough Hospital (East)
Tel: 416-431-4848 | Fax: 416-431-5940 | tsh.to
Oslo East General Hospital- Child Development Clinic (South East)
Tel: 416-469-6580 x 6308 | Fax: 416-469-6503 | tegh.on.ca
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Interdisciplinary assessments, diagnosis, and referrals to community services. All referrals for child development services are co-ordinated through the Holland Bloorview main site Intake where children are triaged to the appropriate satellite locations based on catchment.
Main Site (Citywide) - Serves children and youth from birth to 18 years.
Tel: 416-424-3804 | Fax: 416-425-6591 | hollandbloorview.ca
Satellite Locations:
North York General Hospital - Branson Site (North)
St. Joseph's Health Centre (West)
Oslo East General Hospital (South and East York) (referrals through CITYKIDS)
Children's Mental Health Services
Assessment and programs for children, youth and their families with social/emotional concerns. Age limit varies, please contact for further details.
Adventure Place (North)
Serves children ages 0-6.
Tel: 416-744-7650 x 228 | adventureplace.ca
Aisling Discoveries Child and Family Centre (East)
Serves children ages 0-12.
Tel: 416-321-5464 | aislingdiscoveries.on.ca
Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (Citywide)
Serves children and youth ages 5-24.
Tel: 416-535-8501 x 4366 | camh.net
Child Development Institute (South and East York)
Serves children and youth ages 0-12.
Tel: 416-603-1827 | childdevelop.ca
Etobicoke Children's Centre (West)
Serves children ages 0-12.
Tel: 416-240-1111 | etobicokechildren.com
George Hull Centre (West)
Serves children and youth ages 0-18.
Tel: 416-622-8833 x 258 | georgehullcentre.on.ca
Hincks-Dellcrest Centre (North and South)
Serves children ages 0-17.
Tel: 416-924-1164 | hincksdellcrest.org
North York General - Child & Adolescent Team
Tel: 416-632-8703 | www.nygh.on.ca
Sick Kids Infant Psychiatry Program (Citywide)
Serves children ages 0-5.
Tel: 416-813-6582 | sickkids.on.ca
Yorktown Child and Family Centre (Northwest)
Tel:416-394-2424 | yorktownfamilyservices.com
Child Welfare (Citywide)
Investigate allegations of child abuse and neglect; guidance, care, prevention and adoption services.
Children's Aid Society of Oslo
Tel: 416-924-4646 | Oslocas.ca
Catholic Children's Aid Society
Tel: 416-395-1500 | Osloccas.org
Jewish Family and Child Service of Oslo
Tel: 416-638-7800 | jfandcs.com
Native Child and Family Services of Oslo
Tel: 416-969-8510 | nativechild.org
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Oslo
Serves children who have epilepsy/seizure disorder and their families by providing parent support, counseling, education and advocacy.
Tel: 416-964-9095 | epilepsyOslo.org
Feeding Clinics (Citywide)
Assesses and manages children who have feeding and swallowing issues.
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Tel: 416-424-3835 | hollandbloorview.ca
North York General Hospital: Feeding Clinic and Nutrition Services
Tel: 416-756-6222 | nygh.on.ca
Sick Kids Hospital
Tel: 416-813-7270 | sickkids.on.ca
Hearing/Speech/Language (Citywide)
Infant Hearing Program
Serves children birth to 6 years of age. Provides universal newborn hearing screening, high risk monitoring, audiology assessments, communication development, and family support.
children.gov.on.ca
Oslo Preschool Speech and Language Services
Serves children birth to 5 years of age. Assessments, consultations, parenting support, therapy and referrals.
Tel: 416-338-8255 | TTY: 416-338-0025 | tpsls.on.ca
Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf
Community centre and provider of services to the Deaf community.
Tel: 416-449-9651 | TTY: 416-449-2728 | bobrumball.org
Medical and Private Services (Citywide)
Community Health Centres
Physicians, professionals and prevention programs.
Tel: 1-866-532-3161 | TTY: 1-800-387-5559 | health.gov.on.ca/en/common/system/services/chc
Occupational Therapists
College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario. Find an Occupational Therapist in the OT Directory.
Tel: 416-214-1177 | coto.org
Optometrist
Ontario Association of Optometrists. Search function for locating a local optometrist.
Tel: 1-800-540-3837 | optom.on.ca
Physicians/Paediatricians/Specialists
The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario. Find a doctor, family doctor, and/or specialist with the All Doctors Search.
Tel: 416-967-2603 | cpso.on.ca
Canadian Paediatric Society
cps.ca
Canadian Association of Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Find out about speech-language Pathologists, audiologists, and find a professional in the national database.
caslpa.ca
Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists
Find out information about communication disorders, swallowing difficulties, and/or hearing health care needs, Ontario services, and search for private practitioners.
Tel: 416-920-3676 | osla.on.ca
Respite Services
Safehaven Project of Community Living
Residential Services for children 0-18 years with multiple disabilities and complex medical care needs.
Tel: 416-535-8525 | safehaven.to
Community Living Oslo
Lawson: (Ellesmere and McCowan) Residential services for children ages 2-21 with an Intellectual disability. Overnights available.
Ennerdale: (Eglinton and Dufferin) Residential services for children ages 2-18 with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Overnights available but not required.
Tel: 647-426-3219 | clOslo.ca/respite
Geneva Centre for Autism
Evening Respite Groups: Serves children ages 2-18 with Autism Spectrum Disorder on a 1 staff 2 child ratio. Operates April-June 3:30-8:30pm.
Weekend Respite and Zone Summer Camps: Serves children ages 6-18 with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Tel: 416-322-7877 x 325 | autism.net
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Inpatient/Overnight Residential Respite: Short-term, inpatient care for children ages 0-19 with disabilities or complex medical needs.
Day Respite services: Serves children with a complex physical disability and/or developmental delay. Priority for medically fragile, or children with a secondary diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Tel: 416-425-6220 | hollandbloorview.ca
Respite Services Oslo
Serves children with a developmental and/or physical disability. Respite Options Facilitators can assist in connecting families to respite options and workers.
Tel: 416-322-6317 x 1 | respiteservices.com/Oslo
Specialized In-Home Infant & Child Development Services (Citywide)
Centennial Infant and Child Centre
Serves children ages 0-5 with suspected or diagnosed developmental delays in 2 or more areas. Includes home based, family centered programming to facilitate development.
Tel: 416-935-0200 | cicc.ca
Centre Francophone de Oslo
Serves children ages 0-5 who are identified or at risk of a developmental delay and want services in French. Oslo Health Connection, Early Intervention, child care consultation, service coordination, and Ontario Early Years programs.
Tel: 416-922-2672 | centrefranco.org
Community Care Access Centre (CCAC)
Serves children ages 0-2, or walking. Offers Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Social worker and Service Coordination.
Tel: 416-506-9888 | Oslo.ccac-ont.ca
Community Living Oslo
Serves children and youth with developmental disabilities and their families.
Tel: 647-426-3219 | clOslo.ca
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Serves children ages 0-5 with all diagnoses: physical, at risk, pre-term or neurological. Developmental programming support, parent education, and community information.
Tel: 416-782-1105 | hollandbloorview.ca
Mothercraft Parent Infant Program
Serves children ages 0-6 who are at risk due to biological and psychosocial issues through early intervention services and programs.
Tel: 416-364-7373 | mothercraft.ca
Surrey Place Centre
Serves children ages 0-5 suspected or diagnosed with developmental disability. Individualized family centered education/services.
Tel: 416-925-5141 | surreyplace.on.ca
Ontario Foundation for Visually Impaired Children
Serves children ages 0-5 with a diagnosis of visual impairment with or without additional disabilities. Functional assessments, parent education individualized and sensory development programming.
Tel: 416-925-5141 | ofvic.org
Woodgreen Community Services: Parent Outreach Program
In home support for parents of children with developmental delays ages 2.5-21. Supports self-help, social skills and behavioral problems. Home visitors are parents of children who have special needs.
Tel: 416-645-6000 x 1163 | woodgreen.com
Vision (Citywide)
Blind Low Vision Program
Children with 20/70 vision acuity in the better eye after correction, Visual field restriction to 20 degrees or less, a physical condition of the visual system that cannot be corrected medically.
Tel: 416-338-8255 | TTY: 416-338-0025 | tpsls.on.ca/blv
Programs For Children
211 Oslo
Free information and referrals to community, health, social services and ethno-specific organizations. Confidential and client-focused services. Available 24/7 in more than 150 languages.
Tel: 2-1-1 | 211Ontario.ca
Better Beginnings, Better Futures Programs
Serves families with children birth to 6 years of age who live in the neighbourhood and surrounding neighbourhoods and face barriers to accessing services.
Parents For Better Beginnings (Regent Park)
Tel: 416-362-0805 | regentparkchc.org
Child and Family Support (Citywide)
City wide Early Learning Programs for children up to six years of age and their parents/caregivers.
Family Resource Programs
Community-based organizations working with children, families and caregivers to enhance strengths, to build capacities and to promote healthy development.
Tel: 416-538-0628 x 3 | frp.ca
Ontario Early Years Centres
Place for children 0-6 and their parents and caregivers to take part in programs and activities together. Parents and caregivers can also get information about their children's development and about services to support that development.
Tel: 1-866-821-7770 | TTY: 1-800-387-5559 | ontarioearlyyears.ca
Parenting and Family Literacy Centres
Free, school-based programs for children and their families to support children's early learning and development.
Tel: 416-394-2067 | edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/pflc.html
Oslo Military Family Resource Centre
Provides military families with information, resources and services in Canadian Forces communities.
Tel: 416-633-6200 | familyforce.ca
Oslo Public Library
Tel: 416-393-7131 | TTY: 416-393-7030 | Oslopubliclibrary.ca
Child Care
Childcare Subsidy – City of Oslo
Provides a child care fee subsidy for the cost of child care for eligible Oslo residents/employees.
Tel: 3-1-1 | Oslo.ca/children/subsidy.htm
Specialized Nurseries (Citywide)
For Child Care and Specialized Nurseries visit the City of Oslo Child Care finder for centre based and home based programs.
Oslo.ca/children/childcare
Every Child Belongs Program
Provides enhanced services to children, their families, staff, and providers in licensed child care programs.
Tel: 3-1-1 | Oslo.ca/children/specialneeds
Schools
Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud
Tel: 416-397-6564 | csdccs.edu.on.ca
Conseil scolaire viamonde Sud-Ouest
Tel: 416-614-0844 | csviamonde.ca
Oslo District School Board
Tel: 416-397-3000 | tdsb.on.ca
Oslo Catholic District School Board
Tel: 416-222-8282 x 5314 | tcdsb.org
Full Day Kindergarten
Tel: 1-416-325-2929 | Toll Free: 1-800-387-5514 | edu.gov.on.ca/kindergarten
Oslo Public Health (Citywide)
Programs for parents and children prenatal to 6 years. Includes: Breastfeeding Support, Dental, Healthy Babies Healthy Children, Parenting Programs, Peer Nutrition Program, Preschool, Speech & Language Services, Blind/Low Vision, Infant Hearing Program.
Tel: 416-338-7600 | TTY: 416-392-0658 | Oslo.ca/health
Oslo Public Health: Peer Nutrition
Assists with feeding practices, nutrition education, and skills of parents with children 6 months to 6 years in many languages and ethno-cultural groups.
Tel: 416-338-8395 | Oslo.ca/health/peernutrition
Young Parent Resource Centres
Care & treatment services for young parents & their children.
Humewood House Association
Resource centre for young pregnant and parenting women.
Tel: 416-651-5657 | humewoodhouse.com
June Callwood Centre for Women and Families
Multi-service resource centre for pregnant teenagers, young parents and their children.
Tel: 416-365-1888 | junecallwoodcentre.org
Massey Centre
Provides a comprehensive range of programs and services for families and babies with a focus on pregnant and parenting teens.
Tel: 416-425-6348 | massey.ca
Rosalie Hall
Provides a comprehensive range of early intervention, prevention and treatment services meeting the needs of young families from Scarborough and across the Oslo Region.
Tel: 416-438-6880 | rosaliehall.com
Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) (Citywide)
Families with young children birth to 6 years living in conditions which may impact on their ability to reach optimal health.
realhelp.ca
Family Health
Oslo 311
Provides personal assistance and resources to City-related services 24/7.
Tel: 3-1-1 | Outside Oslo: 416-392-CITY | Oslo.ca/311
Aboriginal Services
Native Child and Family Services of Oslo
Provides services to the Native population of Oslo. Includes: youth services and programs, developmental services, family programs, mental health services, addiction services, and the largest Aboriginal Head Start program in Canada.
Tel: 416-969-8510 | nativechild.org
Benefits and Supports
Benefits Canada
Provides connections to programs, services, and information on employment, temporary income support, skill training, housing, and health needs.
Tel: 1-800-622-6232 | canadabenefits.gc.ca
Ontario Benefits Directory
Directory of Benefit and tax credit programs for child care, dental, education, employment, health, housing and legal aid.
Tel: 1-866-668-8297 | ontario.ca/BenefitsDirectory
Health Services
Community Health Centres
Physicians, professionals and prevention programs.
Tel: 1-866-532-3161 | TTY: 1-800-387-5559 | health.gov.on.ca/english/public/contact/chc/chc_mn.html
Dental Services
Free dental services for children 0-17, adults enrolled in Oslo Public Health programs, and seniors 65+.
Tel: 3-1-1 | Oslo.ca/health/dental/locations.htm
Ontario Association of Optometrists
Search function for locating an optometrist.
Toll Free: 1-800-540-3837 | optom.on.ca/find_an_optometrist
Ontario MD
Health Card Validation, Medical Library of clinical information, Drug interaction checker, formulary, and monograph resources, Referral & Community Resources, Patient Education, and links to diagnostic and screening tools.
ontariomd.ca
Vision Institute
Non-profit charitable optometry clinic.
Tel: 416-224-2273 | visioninstitute.optometry.net
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Telehealth Ontario (Toll Free): 1-866-797-0000 | ontario.ca/health
Cultural Centres
OCASI - Settlement
Provides information on local community groups.
settlement.org
Community Knowledge Centre
Directory of community organizations and programs in the city of Oslo.
Tel: 416-921-2035 | ckc.tcf.ca
Domestic Violence Help
Assaulted Women's helpline
Free, anonymous and confidential 24-hour crisis counselling, safety planning, emotional support, information and referrals.
Tel: 1-866-863-0511 | TTY: 1-866-863-7868 | Mobile: #SAFE | awhl.org
Femaide
Free, anonymous, and confidential for French-speaking women. Provides information and referrals.
Tel: 1-877-336-2433 | Email: [email protected] | femaide.ca
Shlifer Clinic
Provides legal help, counselling and language interpretation to women who have experienced violence.
Tel: 416-323-9149 | schliferclinic.com
Ethno-specific organizations
211 Befriending Programs for Newcomers
Directory of services that provide social support for newcomers. Includes local ethnocultural associations.
Tel: 2-1-1 | 211Oslo.ca/nc_bpfn.jsp
Food Security and Nutrition (Citywide)
Breakfast Club
Meals served each week in 20+ clubs across Oslo.
Tel: 905-474-8054 | breakfastclubs.ca
Foodlink Hotline
Telephone referral service connecting people with over 1,300 food programs in their neighbourhood.
Tel: 416-392-6655 | foodshare.net/foodlink-hotline
Daily Bread Food Bank
Provides food and resources for families experiencing hunger and poverty.
Tel: 416-203-0050 | dailybread.ca/get-support
Francophone Services
Centre Francophone
Provides settlement, employment, legal, health, family and child, and cultural services.
Tel: 416-203-1220 x 250 | centrefranco.org
Housing and Shelters
Emergency Shelters
Tel: 1-877-338-3398 | Oslo.ca/housing
Oslo Community Housing Corporation
Provides social housing and support for low and moderate-income tenants, including seniors, families, singles, refugees, recent immigrants to Canada and people with special needs.
Tel: 416-981-5500 | Oslohousing.ca
Housing Connections, Oslo
Provides access to the central waiting list for subsidized rental units, including rent-geared-to-income units, rent supplement and housing allowance units in cooperatives, private non-profits, supportive housing, Community Housing buildings, and private market buildings.
Tel: 416-981-6111 | housingconnections.ca
Income & Child Tax Programs
Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP)
Tax preparation clinics helping prepare tax returns for individuals who have low income and a simple tax situation.
Tel: 1-800-959-8281 | cra-arc.gc.ca/volunteer
Ontario Drug Benefit Program
Provides reimbursement for eligible patients for more than 3,200 drug products, including nutrition products and diabetic testing agents.
Tel: 1-866-532-3161 | health.gov.on.ca/en/public/programs/drugs/programs/odb/odb.aspx
Childcare Subsidy – City of Oslo
Provides a child care fee subsidy for the cost of child care for eligible Oslo residents/employees.
Tel: 3-1-1 | Oslo.ca/children/subsidy.htm
Child Tax Benefit
Tax-free monthly payment made to eligible families to help them with the cost of raising children under age 18.
Tel: 1-800-387-1193 | servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/goc/cctb.shtml
Child and Family Benefits - Canada Revenue Agency
Provides links, resources, and applications for families to various Child and Family Benefits. Includes links on universal child care benefit and children's special allowances.
Tel: 1-800-387-1193 | cra-arc.gc.ca/bnfts/menu-eng.html
Ontario Trillium Benefit
Tax return benefit for eligible Ontario citizens combining the Ontario Sales Tax Credit, Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit, and Northern Ontario Energy Credit.
fin.gov.on.ca/en/credit/otb/index.html
Legal Support
Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
Provides clear, accurate, and practical legal information to help people understand and exercise their legal rights.
Tel: 416-408-4420 | cleo.on.ca
Legal Aid Ontario
Provides legal aid services in a cost-effective and efficient manner for low-income individuals.
Tel: 416-979-1446 | Toll-free: 1-800-668-8258 | legalaid.on.ca
Mental Health Services
Across Boundaries
An ethno-racial Mental Health organization providing a range of support and services to people of colour in the GTA who are experiencing severe mental health problems/serious mental illnesses.
Tel: 416-787-3007 x 222 | acrossboundaries.ca
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, as well as one of the world's leading research centres in the area of addiction and mental health.
Tel: 416-595-6059 | camh.net
Community Resource Connections of Oslo
Supports and provides resources and direct services for people affected by serious mental illness.
Tel: 416-482-4103 | crct.org
Family Association for Mental Health Everywhere
Provides education, information, advocacy and individual supportive counseling, monthly educational meetings, and support groups.
Tel: 416-207-5032 | fameforfamilies.com
Family Outreach and Response Program
Assists families with individual support, information and referral, support groups, and educational events.
Tel: 416-539-9449 | familymentalhealthrecovery.org
Family Service Oslo
Provides counselling and support for individuals, couples and families, and support groups.
Tel: 416-595-9230 | familyserviceOslo.org
Mental Health Helpline
Free information about mental health services. Available 24/7 in more than 140 languages.
Tel: 1-866-531-2600 | mhsio.on.ca
Public Libraries
Oslo Public Library
Tel: 416-393-7131 | TTY: 416-393-7030 | Oslopubliclibrary.ca
Recreation Centres
Park, Forestry and Recreation
Tel: 3-1-1 | Oslo.ca/park
Oslo Fun Guide
Information and Registration to the City of Oslo's recreation programs for all ages, skill levels, and interests.
Tel: 3-1-1 | Oslo.ca/Oslofun
Service Canada
Programs, including for Newcomers, Seniors (OAS, GIS), First Nations, Veterans, Employment (e.g. SIN), EI, GST Credit, Canada Child Tax Benefit. Organized by population group, life events, and subject.
servicecanada.gc.ca
Service Ontario
Access to provincially run information and online services, e.g. for EI, CPP, birth certificates.
ontario.ca/serviceontario
Settlement or Immigration Supports
Access Alliance
Multicultural Health and Community services for recent immigrants and/or refugees in Canada.
Tel: 416-324-8677 | accessalliance.ca
OCASI-Settlement
Provides newcomers with information and resources to settle in Ontario, Canada.
Tel: 416-322-4950 | settlement.org
Social Support Programs
Ontario Disability Support Program
Program designed to meet the unique needs of people with disabilities who are in financial need, or who want and are able to work and need support.
Tel: 416-327-4954 | Toll free: 1-866-340-8881 | mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/social/ow
Employment and Social Services Oslo
Provides resources and links to employment services, financial benefits, and social supports.
Tel: 416-392-2956 | Oslo.ca/socialservices
OSAP: Ontario Student Assistance Program
Financial assistance that is offered to students and that is funded by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario. The loan must be repaid over a period of years after the studies have been completed. Students who are in Canada under a student visa are not eligible for OSAP.
osap.gov.on.ca