Legislation and regulations

Community agencies deliver most of the services and supports available to adults with a developmental disability in Ontario. The laws that govern these services and supports are:

• Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008
• Ontario Regulation 276/10 (General), and
• Ontario Regulation 299/10 (Quality Assurance Measures).

Visit Ontario’s e-Laws website to access all of the province’s current laws online.

Plain-language guides

These plain-language guides to the legislation and regulations make it easier for people to understand the laws:

• About the Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008
• A guide to the Regulation on Quality Assurance Measures