HHZ Respiratory Review

Alberta AADL home oxygen and respiratory benefits

1 min read By HHZ Editorial Next review

Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL) lists oxygen and respiratory equipment and supplies among its benefits. Respiratory benefits have no cost-share, unlike most AADL benefits, where clients pay 25% up to $500 per family per benefit year. A health professional must assess you, and an AADL authorizer gives you up to three approved vendors. Respiratory equipment might not be new.

This guide is written from Alberta.ca’s AADL benefits covered and AADL cost sharing pages, read on 14 October 2026.

What AADL covers

AADL’s list of benefits includes oxygen and respiratory equipment and supplies. Alberta notes that respiratory equipment might not be new.

No cost-share for respiratory benefits

Most AADL benefits have a cost-share: clients pay 25% of the cost up to $500 per family per benefit year (1 July to 30 June). Alberta says respiratory benefits do not have a cost-share requirement.

How you get it

  1. A health professional carries out a clinical assessment and decides what equipment and supplies you can get through AADL.
  2. An AADL authorizer gives you a list of up to three approved vendors.
  3. You get the equipment from one of those vendors.

You are responsible for reasonable care of AADL-supplied equipment, and for replacing equipment that is lost, stolen or damaged through misuse.

What we could not confirm

Section R of the AADL Program Manual sets out respiratory benefits in detail, including any oxygen thresholds and whether CPAP is covered. We could not download it, so this guide doesn’t give AADL’s medical criteria or CPAP rules. Ask your authorizer.

For buying privately, see home oxygen concentrators in Canada.

Frequently asked questions

Do I pay the 25% AADL cost-share for oxygen?
No. Alberta says respiratory benefits do not have a cost-share requirement.
Does AADL fund CPAP?
We could not confirm this from the pages we read; ask your authorizer or check Section R of the AADL Program Manual.
Can I pick any oxygen vendor?
An AADL authorizer gives you a list of up to three approved vendors to choose from.

Ontario home oxygen funding through ADP

Ontario’s ADP home oxygen benefit: who qualifies, what it covers, when ADP pays 100% (including everyone 65+), the yearly renewal and how vendors handle repairs.

BC Home Oxygen Program: who qualifies

British Columbia’s Home Oxygen Program: the resting, walking and overnight oxygen thresholds in the provincial guideline, how Fraser Health applications work, and exclusions.

Home oxygen concentrators in Canada (2026)

CAD prices for stationary home oxygen concentrators sold in Canada (Yuwell, DeVilbiss, Inogen At Home) and how provincial home oxygen programmes usually supply them.

BC CPAP funding on income or disability assistance

How BC’s ministry funds CPAP for people on disability or income assistance: pre-approval, the 6-month sleep test rule, the 80% / 4-hour compliance report and what is covered.