Revised: July 11, 2025
Originally published: July 14, 2020

Information collected

The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services respects your privacy and has requested only the personal information that is necessary for it to plan, administer and monitor the Ontario Autism Program (OAP). This information may be provided by you or obtained from your OAP service provider and/or AccessOAP. The personal information that will be collected by the ministry includes, but is not limited to, your and/or your child or youth’s name, phone number, address, your child or youth’s birth date, and information related to participation in the OAP.

The collection of personal information in the childhood budget application form and funding agreement is authorized under section 38 (2) and section 39 (1) (a) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The personal information collected will be used to:

  • confirm the amount of funding your child or youth will receive
  • issue funding
  • assist the ongoing planning, administration, monitoring and evaluation of the Ontario Autism Program

The collection of personal information in the childhood budget expense form is authorized under section 38 (2) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and section 283 (1) of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA). The personal information collected will be used to:

  • verify that the amount of funding you spent matches the amount you were issued
  • confirm that you spent the funding on eligible services and supports
  • determine if your child is eligible for interim one-time funding

The ministry may also use your and your child’s personal information, including their personal health information, for the purposes outlined in section 283 of Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, Chapter 14, Sched. 1 (CYFSA) which include:

  • planning, managing, delivering, evaluating or monitoring services that the ministry provides or funds under the CYFSA
  • conducting risk management and error management activities in respect of the services that the ministry provides or funds under the CYFSA, and monitoring and preventing fraud or any unauthorized receipt of services or benefits related to any of them
  • conducting activities to improve or maintain the quality of the services that the ministry provides or funds, in whole or in part
  • conducting research and analysis that relate to children and youth and their families, including longitudinal studies, by or on behalf of the ministry that relate to, a service, the transition of children and youth and their families between and out of services, including the resulting outcomes, or programs that support the learning, development, health and well-being of children and youth and their families, including programs provided or funded in whole or in part by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services or by any other ministry of the Government of Ontario

Contact information

If you have any questions about this collection of personal information, you can contact:

Central Resource Team   
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
PO Box 193
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 1N3
Toll-free: 1-888-444-4530
OAP@ontario.ca

Please note that we are bound by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and any information collected may be subject to disclosure in accordance with that act, or by order of a court or tribunal. This collection of personal information is authorized under s.38 (2) or s.39 (1) (a) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Ontario).