Ontario WorkslsquoCommon sense’Policy implementationOntario Works is a provincial income assistance programme of last resort, operating under a workfare policy structure. Based on interviews with clients and staff (case managers, supervisors, managers and administrators), as well as an examination of ...
However, a Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) document entitled *"Complex Continuing Care (CCC) Co-payment 2008" *states that the co-payment fee doesn’t apply to patients receiving welfare, disability pensions or income assistance under the Ontario Works Act. Moreover, Table 1 o...
IndicateOntario Worksor ODSP, as applicable, in Social Assistance column for all tenants receiving social assistance; indicate adjusted family net income (AFNI) in AFNI column for all non-social assistance tenants. Alternate AMR examples include: modifiedOntario WorksShelter Allowance; Ministry-approved ...
Under her leadership Hamilton experienced modernization and expansion in child care that dramatically reduced wait times for children needing financial assistance for child care. Grace led the work on Human Services Integration and Community Hubs for the City of Hamilton. As well the creation of the ...
The Ontario Student Assistance Program works in conjunction with the Canada Student Loans Program to provide financial aid for full-time students. Students receive funding in the form of a Canada-Ontario Integrated Student Loan, which is a single loan jointly funded by the Government of Ontario and...
The Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) is a financial aid program that can help you pay for college or university. When you apply for OSAP, we automatically consider you for both grants (money you don’t have to pay back) and a loan. ...
In Ontario, Service System Managers play a central role in the planning, funding, administration and delivery of social assistance (Ontario Works) and employment service. OMSSA and its members are ready to build on our relationships and work in partnership with the provincial and federal governments...
Under the 3-hour rule, if an employee is required by the employer to come into work for less than three hours, the employer must pay the employee for 3 hours at minimum. But this rule only applies if the employee regularly works more than three hours every day and is av...
This type of strategy could effectively merge programs for those on social assistance with programs for those receiving other income supports (such as Employment Insurance). A successful example of this kind of planning was the Saskatchewan Labour Market Commission. It was formed in 2007 to "...
Income solutions such as a basic income guarantee, a living wage, and social assistance rates geared to the real cost of living are needed so that everyone has the money for basic needs, including food7. 7 All information above from https://www.odph.ca/centsless and http://proof.u...