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O. Reg. 548/00: DESIGNATION OF GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND DELIVERY AGENTS

filed September 29, 2000 under Ontario Works Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 25, Sched. A

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ontario regulation 548/00

made under the

ontario Works act, 1997

Made: September 14, 2000
Filed: September 29, 2000

Amending O. Reg. 136/98

(Designation of Geographic Areas and Delivery Agents)

1. Ontario Regulation 136/98 is amended by adding the following section:

5. (1) If the Director appoints a delivery agent to serve as an intake screening unit for a catchment area under subsection 15 (1) of Ontario Regulation 135/98, it is a condition of the designation of every delivery agent in the catchment area, other than the delivery agent appointed to serve as the screening unit, that,

(a) the delivery agent enter into an agreement with the delivery agent serving as the intake screening unit for that catchment area; and

(b) the delivery agent comply with the delivery standards set by the Director under clause 48 (1) (a) of the Act regarding the administration of the two-stage application process for basic financial assistance referred to in sections 20.1 to 20.7 of Ontario Regulation 134/98.

(2) It is a condition of the designation of every delivery agent appointed to serve as an intake screening unit that the delivery agent comply with,

(a) the delivery standards mentioned in clause (1) (b); and

(b) the delivery standards regarding the establishment and operation of intake screening units set by the Director under clause 48 (1) (a) of the Act.

(3) An agreement under clause (1) (a) shall, at a minimum, include the following provisions:

1. A requirement that an applicant who satisfies the criteria set by the Director as part of the delivery standards mentioned in clause (1) (b) be referred by the delivery agent to the intake screening unit for the catchment area.

2. The delivery agent serving as the intake screening unit shall have the authority to conduct the first stage of the two-stage application process for basic financial assistance referred to in clause 20.2 (4) (a) of Ontario Regulation 134/98, in respect of the applicant, on behalf of the delivery agent that made the referral.

3. The delivery agent that made the referral shall continue to be responsible for conducting the second stage of the two-stage application process for basic financial assistance referred to in clause 20.2 (4) (b) of Ontario Regulation 134/98, including in cases where the second stage of the application process is triggered by reason of a conclusion made under clause 20.4 (1) (b) of that regulation, or because of an objection made by an applicant under section 20.5 of that regulation.

2. This Regulation shall be deemed to have come into force on September 1, 2000.

John R. Baird

Minister of Community and Social Services

Dated on September 14, 2000.

 

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