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O. Reg. 147/17: SERVICES TO OTHER MINISTRIES AND PUBLIC BODIES

filed May 23, 2017 under Ministry of Revenue Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.33

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ontario regulation 147/17

made under the

Ministry of Revenue Act

Made: May 18, 2017
Filed: May 23, 2017
Published on e-Laws: May 23, 2017
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: June 10, 2017

Amending O. Reg. 293/12

(SERVICES TO OTHER MINISTRIES AND PUBLIC BODIES)

1. (1) Subsection 2 (1) of Ontario Regulation 293/12 is amended by striking out “provide to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing” in the portion before paragraph 1 and substituting “provide to the Ministry of Housing”.

(2) Subsection 2 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “provide to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing” in the portion before paragraph 1 and substituting “provide to the Ministry of Housing”.

(3) Paragraph 2 of subsection 2 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing” and substituting “Ministry of Housing”.

(4) Subsection 2 (2) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraph:

3.1 Corresponding with applicants and with participants in a housing allowance program as may be required.

(5) Paragraph 4 of subsection 2 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

4. Issuing payments to persons who are eligible to receive them and, if authorized by the person, issuing payments directly to a landlord on behalf of the person.

(6) Subsection 2 (2) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

7. Issuing information returns, as described in Part II of the Income Tax Regulations (Canada), to recipients of payments under a housing allowance program.

8. Conducting quality assurance reviews and business process reviews of housing allowance programs.

9. Providing statistical and financial reports about housing allowance programs.

2. (1) Paragraph 4 of subsection 2.1 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

4. Corresponding with applicants and with participants in a health benefit program as may be required.

(2) Subsection 2.1 (2) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

7. Conducting quality assurance reviews and business process reviews of health benefit programs.

8. Providing statistical reports about health benefit programs.

3. The Regulation is amended by adding the following section:

Basic income pilot program

2.3 (1) The following are the services that the Minister of Revenue is authorized under clause 11 (3) (a) of the Act to provide to the Ministry of Community and Social Services in the administration of a basic income pilot program beginning in 2017 to provide certain individuals with monthly income payments:

1. Verifying the information provided by applicants on their application form for the basic income pilot program.

2. Determining whether an applicant is eligible to receive payments under the basic income pilot program.

(2) The following are the related services that the Minister of Revenue is authorized under clause 11 (3) (b) of the Act to provide to the Ministry of Community and Social Services in the administration of the basic income pilot program: 

1. Responding to public inquiries about the basic income pilot program.

2. Issuing payments to persons who are eligible to receive them.

3. Corresponding with applicants and with participants in the basic income pilot program as may be required.

4. Collecting amounts paid under the basic income pilot program to persons who were not entitled to receive them.

5. Assisting with the design and development of systems and business processes to administer the basic income pilot program.

6. Issuing information returns, as described in Part II of the Income Tax Regulations (Canada), to recipients of payments under the basic income pilot program.

7. Conducting quality assurance reviews and business process reviews of the basic income pilot program.

8. Providing statistical and financial reports about the basic income pilot program.

Commencement

4. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.