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Canadian Thalidomide Survivors Support Program
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Canada Post Service Disruption A Canada Post service disruption may affect the timing of mail sent to or from the Administrator. If your matter is urgent, we recommend that you use an alternate shipping service, or the email address listed on our Contact Us page. Thank you for your understanding. Applicants to the CTSSP: The Honourable Justice Pamel issued a judgement on April 29, 2024 removing date of birth as one of the eligibility criteria. The CTSSP Application deadline was June 3rd, 2024. New Step 1 applications are no longer being accepted.
The Canadian Thalidomide Survivors Support Program (“CTSSP”) is a financial support package for Canadian Thalidomide Survivors, announced by the Minister of Health on January 9, 2019.
Thalidomide Survivors who were already confirmed under the Government of Canada’s 1991 Extraordinary Assistance Plan (”EAP”) for Thalidomide Victims and/or the former Thalidomide Survivors Contribution Program (”TSCP”) were transferred automatically to the new Canadian Thalidomide Survivors Support Program (“CTSSP”) without the need to re-apply.
Anyone who believes that they are a Thalidomide survivor, including those previously refused by the 1991 EAP or the 2015 TSCP, was able to apply for assessment under the new CTSSP program up until the closure of the Application Deadline on June 3rd, 2024. New Step 1 applications are no longer being accepted.
What does the CTSSP include?
Confirmed Survivors:
Thalidomide Survivors who were already confirmed under the 1991 EAP and/or the former TSCP will automatically be transferred to the new Canadian Thalidomide Survivors Support Program (“CTSSP”) without the need to re-apply.
Health Canada will contact existing Confirmed Thalidomide Survivors directly to arrange payment of the CTSSP ex gratia $125,000 top up payment.
Annual ongoing support payments will continue uninterrupted for the Confirmed Thalidomide Survivor’s lifetime.
Confirmed Survivor Benefits
Address & Contact Info Changes:Please promptly notify the Administrator of any changes to your contact information as we use what’s on file to communicate with you. When providing changes, please provide your full name, your File ID (if applicable), as well as confirm the old contact information and the change requested.
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