Fee Assistance in Recreation

The City of Cornwall works to ensure that you can access our pools, programs and facilities regardless of your income. If you are facing financial barriers, we have options to help make recreation affordable for you and your family, including our aquatics, sports and arts and culture programs.

Fee Assistance In Recreation (FAIR)

You can access affordable recreation with our Fee Assistance In Recreation (FAIR) subsidy. We'll cover 75% of the cost, up to $300 annually, for you to participate in swimming lessons, City sports, and other recreation programs. You pay only 25%. This support also extends to pool memberships and public skating passes.

To qualify for FAIR, you must:

• Be a resident of the City of Cornwall

• Be eighteen years of age or older to apply

• Have an annual combined family income at or below the Statistics Canada before the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO)

• Have not exceeded the maximum funding amount for the current year

Applying for FAIR

Please email us your completed FAIR application and make sure to include identification for each of your family members. Make sure that you include a photocopy of one of the following:

• Canada Revenue Agency Personal Income Tax Notice of Assessment (NOA) including the address portion for each adult in the household

• Ontario Works Statement of Deposit including address

• Ontario Disability Support Program Statement of Deposit including name/address

• Canada Revenue Agency Canada Child Benefit notice (CCB) including address with eligible children if listing children on application

• Guaranteed Income Supplement notice (GIS) including address

Each year on June 1, you will need to submit the previous year's NOA and Canada Child Tax Benefit statement.