2024 Application Process

How to Apply:

• Apply once! Multiple applications from the same household will result in a delay in processing the application.

  1. Through an agency you are already associated with - If you are already associated with one of several social service agencies in Edmonton, you can apply through an approved screening agency (click for agency list) that will assist you with the application process.

  2. Online directly at christmasservices.ca. Click here to apply online directly. You will need to upload all requested documentation before you can submit your application. Be sure to carefully read the instructions and have ready, in PDF format, the necessary documents to upload with your application. If you are missing documents, you will not be able to submit your online application.

  3. Apply by phone - Phone lines will be open October 7, 2024 hours of operation are Monday-Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. If you apply by calling Intake Phone Line – 780.414.7695 - you will still be required to submit the necessary documents to finalize your application. An Intake Worker will assist you and explain what is required.

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  Looking for more information? Click here for answers to the most frequently asked questions 

  Did you know that we work together with many agencies to avoid duplication of services? 

  As a community, we work together to provide Christmas assistance to as many people as possible. These Christmas programs use the same screening process as the Christmas Bureau of Edmonton to ensure consistency in application.

  • Bethel United Church
  • Beulah Alliance Church
  • Holiday Hamper
  • Sacred Heart Church of the First People
  • Salvation Army

  The Christmas Bureau of Edmonton programs are intended to provide support to families, individuals and seniors in need who otherwise would not receive a festive meal or gifts for their children and teens. Our programs are not intended to be a doubling up or topping up of Christmas services already provide. Our programs are funded through community donations and are not governed by or an extension of any government programs. 

  Our objective, along with these agencies, is to be able to assist ten families once, rather than one family ten times.