The provincial system for disability assistance for those who require some assistance (either permanent or temporary) has many, many deceitful regulations.
In 2009, the Wesley Urban Ministry group produced a study called “No Community Stands Alone” and one sad reality from that study is adults end up on assistance for a variety of reasons, including a sudden illness, car accident or work injury for which there is no coverage.
http://www.thespec.com/opinion-story/5593153-people-with-disabilities-deceived/