O. Reg. 586/00: GENERAL
filed November 3, 2000 under Ontario Works Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 25, Sched. A
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made under the
ontario works act, 1997
Made: November 1, 2000
Filed: November 3, 2000
Amending O. Reg. 134/98
(General)
1. Paragraph 14 of subsection 39 (1) of Ontario Regulation 134/98 is revoked.
2. (1) Subsection 66 (3) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Subsection (1)” at the beginning and substituting “Subsection (2)”.
(2) Section 66 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:
(3.1) Despite subsection (3), that subsection as it read before January 1, 2001, continues to apply in respect of applications for basic financial assistance that were made before that day.
3. (1) Subsection 84 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
(1) In this section,
“change in eligibility resulting from the same-sex partner amendments”, with respect to a recipient, means a change with respect to the recipient’s eligibility for assistance, the conditions of the recipient’s continuing eligibility for assistance or the amount of assistance that the recipient is to receive, if that change results from amendments made to this Regulation by Ontario Regulation 32/00.
(2) Clause 84 (2) (a) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “change in eligibility” and substituting “change in eligibility resulting from the same-sex partner amendments”.
(3) Clause 84 (2) (b) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “change in eligibility” and substituting “change in eligibility resulting from the same-sex partner amendments”.
(4) Subsection 84 (3) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “change in eligibility” and substituting “change in eligibility resulting from the same-sex partner amendments”.
4. The Regulation is amended by adding the following section:
85. (1) In this section,
“change in eligibility resulting from the property amendment”, with respect to a recipient, means a change with respect to the recipient's eligibility for income assistance, the conditions of the recipient’s continuing eligibility for income assistance or the amount of income assistance that the recipient is to receive, if that change results from the revocation of paragraph 14 of subsection 39 (1) by Ontario Regulation 586/00.
(2) An administrator shall,
(a) identify each recipient that may be affected by the change in eligibility resulting from the property amendment; and
(b) make the determination required for the change in eligibility resulting from the property amendment to take effect.
(3) If an administrator makes the determination mentioned in clause (2) (b) with respect to a recipient, a change in eligibility resulting from the property amendment shall take effect with respect to that recipient on September 1, 2001.
5. This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.