My office is here to help the residents of Kanata-Carleton with Ontario provincial government inquiries. If you aren’t sure about where an item falls, please click here for more information.

The following is a list of helpful links for provincial resources:

Government of Ontario News
Ontario News Now
Ontario Photo Card
Register a newborn baby
Service Ontario: offers several services such as requesting a birth, marriage, or death certificate; renewing your driver’s licence or health card; registering your vehicle; becoming an organ or tissue donor; change your address; change your name; hunting and fishing licences; and more
Get an accessible parking permit
Ontario Ombudsman: an independent Officer of the Provincial Legislature who oversees complaints about the provincial government when all other complaint mechanisms were unsatisfactory.
Consumer Protection Ontario: a provincial agency that promotes consumers’ rights.
Ontario Works: apply for social assistance benefits
Ontario Disability Support Program: apply for social assistance benefits as a result of a disability
InfoGo: a directory of Government of Ontario employees and organizations
Ontario’s ministries: learn about Ontario’s ministries, ministers, and how they serve Ontario.
Bills before the Legislative Assembly of Ontario: see what legislation your representatives are currently discussing.
Watch what’s currently happening in the Legislative Chamber
Visit the Ontario Legislative Assembly
Free tax filing services for low-income people (note this is a federal program)
Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre: offers a variety of social services for women, children, and seniors
Ontario government consultations directory: give your feedback on a variety of initiatives our government is proposing, or is seeking to learn more about
Find your provincial riding
Find your federal riding
Find your city ward

Housing resources:

Employment resources:

Apply for a public appointment to sit on the boards of a variety of government agencies
Employment Ontario: a service that helps Ontarians get training, build skills, or find a job.
Community Employment Resource Centre for Kanata and West Ottawa
Help finding a job (note this is a municipal program)
Employment Ontario and social service centres
The Job Bank (note this is a federal program)
Indeed.ca

Health care resources:

NOTE: If there is ever a medical emergency, contact 911 immediately
Telehealth Ontario: Get fast, free medical advice
Health Care Connect: find doctors currently accepting new patients
Queensway Carleton Hospital
Arnprior Hospital
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
The Royal Ottawa Hospital
Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN): oversees health care and medical services in the Champlain region. Contact the LHIN if you have a complaint that was not resolved by the doctor or hospital staff.
Patient Ombudsman: investigates health care complaints. Contact the Ombudsman if you have a complaint that was not resolved by the doctor, hospital staff, or LHIN.