recACCESS Application

Eligible participants must complete an application form and provide documents related to their financial and family situation.

Approved applicants, including immediate family members, will have a recPASS membership set up.

In addition, youth will have a credit added to a special recACCESS account within the City's recreation registration system. Youth participants can then register for registered programs and activities following normal registration procedures, with the credit on their account used to pay associated registration fees in whole or in part.

recACCESS credits may be applied against registered recreation programs provided directly by the City of Barrie. INELIGIBLE recreation programs and services include the following:

• Additional program equipment charges (uniform, art supplies, etc.);
• Private or semi-private swimming and skating lessons, personal fitness training;
• 1:1 Inclusion Support Services; 
• Room and/or facility rentals;
• Drop-in for gym, swim, skate, fitness and 55+ Centres programs.

All successful applicants must:

• Be permanent full-time residents of Barrie. This applies to individual applicants and all family members who will receive a recACCESS grant benefit. 
• Have a total net household income under one of the following maximum qualifying household net income limits:
   

  2020 low-income cut-offs before tax, as set by Statistics Canada. Partial recACCESS limits are 25% higher. Subject to change.

  Household Size	Household Income Limit for Full recACCESS	Household Income Limit for Partial recACCESS
  1 person	$22,926	$28,658
  2 persons	$28,540	$35,675
  3 persons	$35,087	$43,859
  4 persons	$42,600	$53,250
  5 persons	$48,315	$60,394
  6 persons	$54,493	$68,116
  7 persons	$60,670	$75,838
  each additional	+ $6,177	+ $7,721

Individual applicants (family size: 1 person) must be 18 or older and have no dependants, and must not be married or living in a legally recognized common-law relationship. The individual recACCESS benefit may only be used by the applicant and is not transferrable.

Applications for 2 persons or more must be completed when the primary applicant is married or in a common-law relationship, or where the applicant wishes recACCESS grant benefits to be applicable to immediate family members or other dependents living in the same household for which the applicant is the primary caregiver. 

Applicants who are under the age of 18 and are supported by a caregiver will only be considered as part of a family application. Applicants who are over the age of 18 but under the age of 25, and who are enrolled in a full-time post secondary education program will only be considered as part of a family application (proof of enrollment within a qualifying full-time post-secondary education program must be provided at the time of registration).

Canadian Tire Jumpstart

Jumpstart is a national charity that offers financial support to assist families living below Revenue Canada’s Low-Income Cut-Off (LICO) with the costs of registration, equipment, and/or transportation for children and youth’s recreation and sport programs. See Jumpstart's Individual Child Grants.

Passport Funding

The Passport funding program helps adults with a developmental disability stay involved in their communities and live as independently as possible. It provides direct funding for community participation services and supports (e.g., recreation programs). The program also provides funding for caregiver respite for primary caregivers of adults with developmental disabilities.

Simcoe County Child Care Fee Subsidy

The Simcoe County offers a Child Care Fee Subsidy, providing financial assistance for child care fees to eligible low income families within Simcoe County. These fees can help subsidize the costs of recreation programs that offer full time care like day camps. 

YouthReach

An evolving not-for-profit organization in Simcoe County supporting youth and families who might not otherwise participate in recreational activities, YouthReach administrates funding to assist financially challenged families and youth trying to access recreational and social programs.