- Canada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
- Canada Revenue Agency (Income Tax Issues)
- Employment and Social Development Canada (Employment Insurance Issues)
- Canadian Payroll Association (Frequently Asked Questions)
- Provincial Government Contact Information (Ask about financial support)
- CDSPI Member's Assistance Program (MAP)
- CDA Oasis Discussions
- Tips to Spot Phishing Email
Need help? The Canadian Dental Association's Help Desk is available to dentists and dental office employees across Canada to provide guidance on how to navigate and access federal government support programs. Please call toll-free 1-866-232-0385, Mon-Fri, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EDT.
Provincial Government Contact Information
Who can I call for information about government financial support?
| Anywhere in Canada | 1-800-O-Canada (1-800-622-6232) |
| Canada Revenue Agency | 1-800-959-8281 help with MyAccount 1-800-387-1193 help with benefits 1-866-426-1527 help with benefits for callers in the North |
| Province | Contact Information |
| British Columbia | Government of BC Call: 1-888-COVID-19 Text: 1-604-630-0300 BCDA website |
| Alberta | Government of AB Call: 1-310-0000 toll free in the province ADA&C website |
| Saskatchewan | Call: 1-800-667-6102 CDSS website |
| Manitoba | Government of MB Call: 1-866-626-4862 or Live chat @ https://www.gov.mb.ca/contact/ MDA website |
| Ontario | Government of Ontario Call: 1-888-789-4199 ODA website |
| Quebec | Government of Quebec Call: 1-800-863-6582 (special line operated by Red Cross) ACDQ website |
| New Brunswick | Government of New Brunswick Call: 1-800-448-9799 (for emergency financial help) NBDS website |
| Nova Scotia | Government of Nova Scotia Call: 1-800-670-4357 Visit: http://www.nbinfo.ca/ NSDA website |
| Prince Edward Island | Government of PEI Call: 1-800-236-5196 Call: 902-368-6440 (for social assistance) DAPEI website |
| Newfoundland | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Call: 1-833-771-0696 NLDA website |
| Yukon | Government of Yukon Call: 1-800-661-0408 |
| Northwest Territories | Government of NWT Call: 1-867-767-9000 NWT-NU website |
| Nunavut | Government of Nunavut Call: 1-800-975-5400 NWT-NU website |
You can also call the constituency office of your Member of Parliament. They can often help answer questions and get information to you. You can look up your local MP. Or call 2-1-1 for information about support in your community.
CDSPI Member's Assistance Program (MAP)
CDSPI is sponsoring the Members' Assistance Program (MAP), providing access to a wide variety of resources to help you deal with life's challenges ‐ big or small.
MAP provides clinical counselling, professional guidance and wellness resources to help you at school, work and in your personal life. This strictly confidential counselling and referral service is provided through Shepell, the largest Canadian-based Employee and Family Assistance provider in the country.
For dentists in British Columbia, the BCDA also offers the Dental Wellness Program (DWP). Created in partnership with Doctors of BC's Physician Health Program, DWP provides full member dentists and their immediate family with confidential, individual clinical counselling support and referral assistance from a full range of licensed practitioners. Contact DWP 24/7: 1-800-661-9199
Also available, is free MAP COVID podcasts, and a COVID-19 toolkit that provides tips for coping with the ever changing reality that we are facing.
Free counselling, referral and information service for dentists, dental office employees, and their families.
