Used to apply for financial travel assistance by Northern Ontario residents who must travel long distances to access medical specialist services.

The purpose of this form is for a patient to provide their consent to disclose Personal Health Information to a an NHTG program-approved Third-Party Agency and agree to direct the ministry to pay the entirety of the eligible Northern Health Travel Grant amount to the approved Third-Party Agency listed in the form.

This form is to be completed by a Specialty-Service Provider who provides an OHIP-insured service to a patient who is eligible for a Northern Health Travel Grant (NHTG). IMPORTANT: This form is to be used only for the purpose of patients looking to submit NHTG applications via the NHTG Online Form. This form must be included as an attachment and submitted via the NHTG Online Form, which you can access at the following location: https://forms.mgcs.gov.on.ca/dataset/on00817 If you wish to submit by mail, please complete the NHTG Application available on the ministry website: https://forms.mgcs.gov.on.ca/dataset/0327-88

This application is to request an Extended Temporary Lay-Off under Subsection 66.1(1) of the Employment Standards Act, 2000.