PAs

As a condition of eligibility, Ontario Works recipients engage in an employment plan to build skills and to find the shortest route to employment.

The Participation Agreement is a living document that evolves and changes as participants access and complete employment related activities.

We will take into consideration any temporary or special circumstances that you may have, including illness, injury, appropriate child care needs, or attendant care for dependent family members.

Participants, spouses, and dependent adults (18 years of age and older) must participate in one or more of the following activities:

Job Search

Basic Education or Literacy Programs

Community Placements

Employment Placements

Learning, Earning and Parenting

Addiction Programs

Maintain ongoing Employment

A participant may be temporarily deferred from taking part in activities if they are:

the sole support parent of a child for whom publicly funded schooling is not available

the sole support parent for whom temporary care assistance is being received

65 years of age or older

with exceptional circumstances, approved by the Director

a family caregiver who requires daily physical assistance on an ongoing basis due to disability, illness, or old age (this must be documented and approved)

a family caregiver who provides support services to the household

injured, ill, or disabled thereby restricting or making participation impractical (medical documentation is required)

The frequency of Participation Agreement reviews shall be as follows:

1. At least once every three months for Ontario Works participants and participants with temporary deferral of active participation;

2. At least once every four months for voluntary participants; and

3. At least once every six months for those participants who are applicants for ODSP, participants solely in receipt of temporary care assistance, or a sole‑support parent with a dependent child for whom publicly‑funded schooling is not available.