Editing Means test (section)

== Canada ==
{{main|Social programs in Canada}}
In Canada, means tests are used for [[Student loan|student finance]] (for [[post-secondary education]]), [[legal aid]], and "[[welfare spending|welfare]]" (direct [[transfer payments]] to individuals to combat poverty). They are not generally used for primary and secondary education which are tax-funded. Means tests for [[public health insurance]] were once common but are now illegal, as the [[Canada Health Act]] of 1984 requires that all the provinces provide [[universal healthcare]] coverage to be eligible for subsidies from the federal government. Means tests are also not used for pensions and seniors' benefits, but there is a [[clawback]] of [[Old Age Security]] payments for people making over $69,562 (in 2012). The [[Last Post Fund]] uses a means test on a deceased veteran's estate and surviving widow to determine whether they are eligible for federal funding to subsidize their funeral.<ref name="macleans LPF">{{cite news|last1=Brewster|first1=Murray|title=Veterans burial fund has more money, but access still restricted: budget office|url=http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/veterans-burial-fund-has-more-money-but-access-still-restricted-budget-office/|access-date=29 November 2014|agency=The Canadian Press|publisher=Macleans|date=4 November 2013}}</ref>