Post Majority Supports

Income Supports:

Income Support: Effective April 2024, eligible young adults with care experience can receive Unconditional Income Support of up to $1,250 per month from age 19 to 20 to assist with living expenses, improve financial stability and prevent the experience of homelessness. This monthly assistance can be maintained up until age 27 through Conditional Income Support if the young adult is enrolled in one or a combination of post-secondary, vocational, life-skills, rehabilitative or cultural programming.

No Limit Earnings Exemption: Effective August 2022, a young adult’s income from employment, including self-employment opportunities and wage replacement programs, such as EI and WCB, no longer impacts the level of funding they receive through SAJE.

For more information on Income Supports, including legacy AYAs, please read the Frequently Asked Questions below.

• Income Supports FAQ

Health & Wellness Supports:

SAJE Mental Health and Counselling Benefit: Youth can receive up to $1,500 per year to access specialized counselling services, including regulated or registered services, cultural healing services and evidence-based therapeutic services (i.e. art therapy) designed to support mental health.

Enhanced Dental and Optical Benefits: Effective April 2023, dental coverage has increased to up to $1,000 a year, while $600 is available every two years for optical care, including glasses, contacts, and eye exams.

Medical Benefits: Young adults participating in the SAJE program may access a Medical Services Plan (MSP) and PharmaCare Plan C.

For more information on Health & Wellness Supports, including details on medical coverage, please read our Frequently Asked Questions below.

• Medical Benefits FAQ
• SAJE Mental Health and Counselling Benefit Young Adult FAQ
• SAJE Mental Health & Counselling Benefits Form

Life-skills, Training and Cultural Connections Funding (LSTCC):

$11,000 Lifetime funding for youth to participate in cultural connection, life skills, trainings, or for example family cultural connection, attending ceremonies, using for regalia, etc.

Effective November 2023, young adults enrolled in AYA or Income Support who are focused on developing and/or participating in life-skills programs, pursuing post-secondary education not covered by the Provincial Tuition Waiver Program (PTWP), training or cultural learning, or a combination of the above, can access up to $11,000 in additional funding up to their 27th birthday to support the pursuit of their goals.

For more information about Life-skills, Training and Cultural Connections (LSTCC) funding, please read our Frequently Asked Questions and Guidelines below.

• Life Skills, Training, and Cultural Connections Funding FAQ
• Life-skills, Training and Cultural Connections Guidelines

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