Disability insurance is available through:
-individual disability income insurance policies
-federal government programs
-provincial government programs
-individual life insurance contracts as a rider
If you are not covered at work by a group program,if you are self-employed,work on contract or commission,it is advisable that you get yourself an individual disability policy.
Policy benefits are:
Benefit period is the length of time an income will be received ;the longer the benefit period,the higher the premiums.
Elimination period is the time between the ocurence of the disability and when benefits begin.This can be anywhere from two weeks to two years.
Qualification period is the period of time after the accident or illness during which the insured must be totally disabled.Payments begin at the end of the qualification period.



