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ONTARIO WORKS POLICY DIRECTIVES, SEPTEMBER 2001

Welcome to the Ontario Works Policy Directives. You can view each directive in PDF or MS WORD by clicking on the appropriate link below.

Please note that the Ontario Works Policy Directives are currently under review. A revised set of Ontario Works Policy Directives is expected to be released in the future.

In the meantime, you may wish to reference the provincial e-Laws website for current legislation and regulations pertaining to the Ontario Works program. You may also wish to contact your local Ontario Works office for information about the program.

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Section I - Subject Index
Subject Index
Section II - Introduction
Directive 1.0 - Overview of Ontario Works
Directive 2.0 - Principles for Delivery
Section III - Applications
Directive 3.0 - Overview of Applications
Directive 4.0 - Application Process
Directive 5.0 - Employment Information Session
Directive 6.0 - Setting Participation Requirements
Directive 7.0 - Participation Agreement
Directive 8.0 - Verification Standards
Directive 9.0 - Re-Applications
Directive 10.0 - Emergency Assistance
Directive 11.0 - Referrals to the Ontario Disability Support Program
Directive 11.1 - Treatment of Assets Under the ODSP
Directive 12.0 - Home Visits
Directive 13.0 - Information Sharing
Section IV - Financial Assistance Eligibility
Directive 14.0 - Overview of Financial Assistance Eligibility
Directive 15.0 - Assets
Directive 15.1 - Liens
Directive 16.0 - Income
Directive 16.1 - Self-Employment Income
Directive 16.2 - Farm Income
Directive 16.3 - Private Child Care Income
Directive 16.4 - Earnings Exemptions
Directive 16.5 - Child Care Deductions
Directive 16.6 - Awards for Pain and Suffering
Directive 16.7 - Interest and Dividends
Directive 17.0 - Assignments
Directive 18.0 - Residence Requirements
Directive 19.0 - Co-residency
Directive 20.0 - Living with Parents
Directive 21.0 - Dependent Children
Directive 22.0 - Temporary Care Assistance
Directive 23.0 - Family Support
Directive 24.0 - Applicants Under Age 18
Directive 25.0 - Immigrants, Refugees and Deportees
Directive 26.0 - Quit/Fire Rule & Labour Disputes
Directive 27.0 - Post Secondary Education
Section V  - Calculating Financial Assistance
Directive 28.0 - Overview of Calculating Financial Assistance
Directive 29.0 - Calculating Assistance
Directive 29.1 - Calculating Reduced Assistance
Directive 30.0 - Trusteeship and Pay Direct
Directive 31.0 - Provision of Benefits
Directive 31.1 - Assistive Devices
Section VI  - Appeals
Directive 32.0 - Overview of Appeals
Directive 33.0 - Notice and Internal Review Process
Directive 34.0 - Appeal Process
Directive 35.0 - Recovery of Interim Assistance
Section VII  - Managing Participation
Directive 36.0 - Overview of Managing Participation
Directive 37.0 - Early Employment Measures & Basic Education
Directive 38.0 - Information and Referrals to Resources and Services
Directive 39.0 - Learning, Earning, and Parenting (LEAP)
Directive 40.0 - Employment Placement & Supports to Self-Employment
Directive 41.0 - Community Placements
Section VIII - Monitoring Eligibility
Directive 42.0 - Overview of Monitoring Eligibility
Directive 43.0 - Reviewing Eligibility
Directive 43.1 - Absence from Ontario
Directive 44.0 - Establishing Overpayments and Recovery
Directive 45.0 - Controlling Fraud
Directive 46.0  - Closing A Case File
Section IX - Administration
Directive 47.0 - Overview of Administration
Directive 48.0 - Delegations of Authority
Directive 49.0 - Delivery Standards
Directive 49.1 - Strategic Management Of Child Care Funding
Directive 50.0 - Performance Measures & Reporting Requirements
Directive 51.0 - Cost Sharing
Directive 51.1 - Collection of Overpayments for Inactive Municipal Files
Directive 52.0 - Subrogation
Directive 53.0 - Protection from Seizure or Garnishment
Directive 54.0  - Statutory Declarations and Affidavits