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O. Reg. 261/06: GENERAL
filed June 9, 2006 under Ontario Works Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 25, Sched. A
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made under the
Ontario Works Act, 1997
Made: June 7, 2006
Filed: June 9, 2006
Published on e-Laws: June 13, 2006
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: June 24, 2006
Amending O. Reg. 134/98
(General)
1. Clause 7 (2) (d) of Ontario Regulation 134/98 is amended by striking out “for a period not exceeding three months” at the end.
2. Subsection 10 (6) of the Regulation is revoked.
3. (1) Subsection 33 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding “or” at the end of clause (a), by striking out “or” at the end of clause (b) and by revoking clause (c).
(2) Clause 33 (2) (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
(a) for six months if clause (1) (a) or (b) applies and assistance or income support under the Ontario Disability Support Program Act, 1997 with respect to the person has been previously refused, cancelled or reduced for a reason referred to in one of those clauses; or
(3) Clause 33 (3) (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
(a) for six months if clause (1) (a) or (b) applies and assistance or income support under the Ontario Disability Support Program Act, 1997 with respect to the participant has been previously refused, cancelled or reduced for a reason referred to in one of those clauses; or
(4) Subsection 33 (4) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
(4) The three or six-month period referred to in subsections (2) and (3) shall be calculated from the date of the administrator’s decision based on a reason referred to in clause (1) (a) or (b).
4. (1) Subsection 34 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding “or” at the end of clause (a), by striking out “or” at the end of clause (b) and by revoking clause (c).
(2) Subsection 34 (3) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “clause 1 (a), (b) or (c)” and substituting “clause 1 (a) or (b)”.
(3) Subsection 34 (4) of the Regulation is revoked.
5. (1) Paragraph 5 of subsection 39 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “$5,000” in subparagraphs i and ii and substituting in each case “$10,000”.
(2) Subsection 39 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraphs:
14.1 The earnings of a dependent adult who is attending secondary school full time or the amount paid to a dependent adult under a training program while the dependent adult is attending school or the training program.
14.2 The earnings of a dependent adult made while the dependent adult was attending secondary school full time or a training program if the earnings,
i. are being used for training or post-secondary education costs, or
ii. within a reasonable period as determined by the administrator, are to be used for training or post-secondary education costs.
6. Subsection 40 (1) of the Regulation is amended,
(a) by striking out “sections 41 to 44” and substituting “sections 41 to 44.1”; and
(b) by striking out “sections 45 to 47” and substituting “sections 45 to 47.1”.
7. Section 47.1 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
Reduction of Budgetary Requirements — Person in Residential Program for the Treatment of Substance Addiction
47.1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if a member of the benefit unit resides in a facility for the purpose of participating in a residential program for treatment of substance addiction, the administrator may reduce the budgetary requirements for that member.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply for the first three months that the member of the benefit unit resides in such a facility.
8. Paragraph 1 of subsection 54 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subparagraph:
vii. applied to the purchase of household items necessary for the well-being of one or more members of the benefit unit and approved by the administrator.
9. (1) Subparagraph 1 i of subsection 55 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
i. the cost for drugs prescribed for members of the benefit unit by an approved health professional, not including the co-payment that a member of the benefit unit is charged under the Ontario Drug Benefit Act, if those drugs have been approved by the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and purchased from a dispensary during any month in which the person requiring the drugs is a member of the benefit unit,
(2) Paragraph 6 of subsection 55 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
other employment and employment assistance activities benefit
6. Subject to subsection (1.0.4), if a recipient, a spouse included in the benefit unit, a dependent adult who is not attending school full time or a dependent child who has received an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or its equivalent begins or changes employment or begins an employment assistance activity, an amount determined by the administrator for expenses approved by the administrator and reasonably necessary for the person to begin the new employment or activity, up to a maximum in any 12-month period with respect to any one person of $253.
10. Section 59 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:
(4.1) Children on behalf of whom temporary care assistance is provided are a prescribed class of persons for the purpose of clause 8 (c) of the Act.
11. Clause 62 (1) (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
(a) 10 per cent of budgetary requirements; and