o The person has made an application for status as a permanent resident for which they are eligble • A person who is a tourist.373 The Ontario Disability Support Program (“ODSP”) provides additional assistance to those who are unable to work due to a “disability”. A person has a disability for the purposes of ODSP if: • The person has a substantial physical or mental impairment that is expected to last at least one year; • The impairment effects the person’s ability to attend to his or her personal care, function in the community and in a workplace, and results in a substantial restriction in one or more of these activities of daily living; and • A medical professional has verified the impairment, its restrictions and duration.374 Furthermore, in order to be eligible for ODSP income support the person has to be 18 years of age and meet the same “status in the Country” eligibility requirements as the Ontario Works program described above.375 e. Quebec Legal Framework Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec In Quebec, every person who is a “resident” or a “temporary resident” of Québec must register with the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec (“RAMQ”) in order to become an insured person.376 A “resident” of Québec means a person domiciled in Québec who meets the conditions prescribed by regulation and who is: • A Canadian citizen, • A permanent resident, • An Indian who is registered under the Indian Act, • A person having been granted refugee status by a competent authority, • A person who holds a permit issued by the Minister of Immigration of Canada under the IRPA with a view to granting permanent residence, • A person who has been authorized under the IRPA to apply for permanent residence while in Canada and who have been granted entry by Canadian immigration authorities and hold a Québec selection certificate, • Minor children who are in Québec while being considered for adoption by a resident of Québec, • Children born outside Québec if the parent with whom the child resides on a permanent basis is a resident of Québec, Ontario Works Regulations, supra note 371 at s. 6. Ontario Disability Support Program Act, 1997, SO 1997, c 25, Sch B, at s. 4(1), available at: http://canlii.ca/t/kpnt. 375 General, O Reg 222/98, available at: http://canlii.ca/t/52dps. 376 Health Insurance Act, CQLR c A-29, at ss. 1(g.1) & 9, available at: http://canlii.ca/t/526jg. 373 374 78