Glossary - Health and Disability
In Health and Disability, Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability benefits
A reconsideration is when you ask Service Canada to review a decision about your Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability benefits. You must ask for a reconsideration within 90 days of getting the decision you disagree with.
In Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
A “reconsideration” is when you ask Service Canada to review a decision. For example, this could be a decision about Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefits or payments from the Old Age Security (OAS) program.
Someone at Service Canada reviews the decision and decides whether or not to change it. This is a different person than the one who made the decision you disagree with.
In Health and Disability, Mental health
Records are documents that contain information about something or someone. Health records contain information about your health. Records can be physical documents, such as a doctor’s notes on paper, or they can be electronic, such as files stored on a computer.
