Document needed for a request
Find out what document you may need to submit as part of your request to Jordan's Principle to show how the requested product, service or support meets the child's identified health, social or educational need.
We understand that in some situations families might have difficulty obtaining a document. Please call our call centre at 1-855-572-4453 (available 24 hours, 7 days a week) if you:
- have an urgent request
- are ready to start a request
- are having difficulty obtaining a document
- have questions
To learn who is eligible, for First Nations children visit Canada.ca/jordans-principle.
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What document may be needed
The document could be, for example, a:
- health, education or social assessment, evaluation, report or summary
- referral
- prescription
- official diagnosis with a treatment plan
- letter of recommendation from an Elder, knowledge keeper or health, social or education professional
The document could:
- include the registration or professional licensing number of the professional, if applicable
- tell us what the child's diagnosis or identified need is
- recommend the specific product, service or support you are seeking for the child
- explain how often (for example, how many times a week or month) and for how long (for example, how many weeks or months) the product, service or support is needed, if applicable
- be within the professional's area of expertise of practice, for example:
- requests for medical or health supports must be recommended by a health professional
- a social worker can recommend a child or family social service
The document must be dated and signed by the professional who wrote it.
The more specific the document is, the better it will show us why the requested product, service or support is needed for the child.
If you are unsure about which professional should make the recommendation for your child, please contact us.
Examples of the kinds of health, social or educational documents you could send:
- autism assessment
- behavioural therapy assessment
- dental or orthodontic treatment plan
- developmental assessment report
- educational support plan or intervention
- fetal alcohol spectrum disorders assessment
- hospital report
- individual education plan
- neurodevelopmental assessment
- neuropsychological assessment
- mental status exam
- occupational therapist assessment or report
- orthodontic evaluation summary
- physiotherapy report
- psycho-educational assessment
- psychological assessment, report or evaluation
- rehabilitation report
- speech and language assessment or report
- student support plan
- trauma-informed safety plan
- treatment plan or progress report
Who can provide a document to request an initial assessment
In some places, we understand that families do not have easy or timely access to all types of professionals. Here are examples of professionals who could provide a document to request an initial assessment:
- behavioural consultant or analyst
- community health representative
- early childhood interventionist
- educational professional
- mental health therapist
- midwife
Who can provide a document for a request
Examples of professionals who could provide a document for a request:
- assistive technologist
- audiologist
- chiropractor
- community health nurse
- dentist
- mental health nurse
- neuropsychologist
- nurse or nurse practitioner
- occupational therapist
- ophthalmologist
- optometrist
- orthodontist
- otolaryngologist
- pediatrician
- physical therapist
- physician or doctor
- physiotherapist
- psychiatrist
- psychological associate
- psychologist (clinical, social, educational)
- psychotherapist
- recreational therapist
- speech-language pathologist
- social worker