PSP has partnered with Canadian Tire Jumpstart to provide financial assistance to families with children aged 4 to 18 in accessing recreation programs and equipment.
About Jumpstart
Formed in 2005, Jumpstart is a registered charity that helps children from financially disadvantaged families participate in organized sports and physical activity. Jumpstart gives funding to help with registration fees, equipment and transportation.
Who Can Apply?
All serving Regular Force CAF members, Veterans, and Reservists who have children aged 4 to 18 are eligible to apply for funding through the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Application process.
New users (anyone that has not applied for funding in 2022) should Register and follow the instructions to set up their family account.
Once you have set up your account you can apply for funding.
To apply:
- Click Grant Applications
- Click Individual Child Grant
- Before you start, click Safe Draft at the bottom of the page
- On the Eligibility page, complete all the questions
- Answer Yes to the question “Do you have extenuating circumstances...”
- In the text box, explain your circumstances and that you are a member of the Canadian Armed Forces
- Please ensure you attach a copy of pages 1 and 2 of your most recent CCB statement
- Continue the application by completing all required fields and submit
What could cause a request to be declined?
Jumpstart uses the Low-Income Cut-Off (LICO) established by the Government of Canada to assess funding applications. For Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members or other extenuating circumstances, we evaluate the specific reason for the situation; in this instance, being a CAF member qualifies as such a reason.
Applications with legitimate extenuating circumstances—such as being a CAF member—are subsequently reviewed against an income requirement. While we do not apply the same LICO rules against CAF applications we still need to ensure that income is within reason of LICO. For example, if a family of four has an income exceeding $75,000 and the LICO for that family size is $55,000, this is a significant difference that may lead to an application being declined.
