Emergency and Community Services Committee approves Ontario Works Eligibility and Overpayment Processes (City Wide)... 6-0

The Emergency and Community Services Committee recorded the Ontario Works Eligibility and Overpayment Processes Outstanding Business List Item as completed and removed it from the Outstanding Business List. The committee also noted that the Framework for Community Collaboration and Indirect Service Delivery works within all established corporate policies, including authority limits, procurement processes, and risk mitigation requirements.

The motion, as recorded in the minutes:

Ontario Works Eligibility and Overpayment Processes (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item) (A. Wilson/Hwang) That Report HSC26018, dated July 9, 2026, respecting Ontario Works Eligibility and Overpayment Processes (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item), be received, and the following recommendations be approved: (a) That the General Manager, Healthy and Safe Communities be directed to send a letter to the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services requesting that the Province expedite the review and referral of all historical Ontario Works overpayments to enable enhanced collection; and, (b) That Outstanding Business List Item respecting Ontario Works Eligibility and Overpayment Processes, be identified as completed and removed from the Emergency and Community Services Committee Outstanding Business List.

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