Ontario Regulation 369/24 made under the Ontario Works Act, 1997 Made: September 19, 2024 Filed: September 23, 2024 Published on e-Laws: September 23, 2024 Published in The Ontario Gazette: October 12, 2024 Amending O. Reg. 136/98 (DESIGNATION OF GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND DELIVERY AGENTS) 1. The title of Ontario Regulation 136/98 is revoked and the following substituted: DESIGNATION OF GEOGRAPHIC AREAS, DELIVERY AGENTS AND DELIVERY PARTNERS 2. Section 1 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: 1. (1) The territories, as constituted from time to time, of the municipalities and district social services administration boards set out in Column 1 of Schedule 1, are designated as geographic areas. (2) The entity set out opposite to each geographic area in Column 2 of Schedule 1 is designated as the delivery agent for that geographic area, and the entity, if any, set out opposite to each geographic area in Column 3 of Schedule 1 is designated as the delivery partner for that geographic area. 3. Section 2.3 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “in the Ministry at the Ontario Works Branch, 5th Floor, 375 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2J5” and substituting “from the Ministry”. 4. (1) Clause 4 (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (a) the other entity is another delivery agent, a delivery partner, a municipality, a band, a district social services administration board or the aboriginal tribal council known as the “Kenora Chiefs Advisory Inc.”; (2) Section 4 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection: (2) If the Ministry is the delivery agent in a geographic area, the limitation set out in subsection (1) does not apply. 5. The Regulation is amended by adding the following sections: 5. Each delivery partner is authorized to perform the powers and duties of an administrator that relate to the administration of the Act and the provision of assistance in the delivery partner’s geographic area, except for, (a) powers and duties relating to appeals to Divisional Court; and (b) the power under section 46 of the Act to delegate the administrator’s powers and duties to employees of a delivery agent. 6. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a delivery partner may enter into an agreement with regard to any matter relating to the performance of the delivery partner’s powers and duties in the delivery partner’s geographic area. (2) A delivery partner may enter into an agreement giving another entity authority to determine eligibility for assistance only if, (a) the other entity is another delivery agent, a delivery partner, a municipality, a band, a district social services administration board or the aboriginal tribal council known as the “Kenora Chiefs Advisory Inc.”; (b) the agreement requires the entity to comply with any duties of the delivery partner under the Act with respect to that authority; and (c) the agreement authorizes the delivery partner to cancel the agreement if the entity does not comply with those duties. 7. (1) Each delivery partner shall provide to the Director information relevant to the performance of its powers and duties under the Act that is requested by the Director, including information about present and former applicants and recipients under the Act, the Ontario Disability Support Program Act, 1997, the Family Benefits Act or the General Welfare Assistance Act. (2) The information shall be provided in the form and manner requested by the Director. 8. (1) Information collected by a delivery partner for the purposes of the Act may be used by the delivery partner and the delivery agent for the purposes of and in accordance with the Act. (2) Personal information collected by a delivery partner for the purposes of this Act may be used by the delivery partner and the delivery agent only for the purpose for which it was collected or for a consistent purpose or as authorized under the Act. (3) Each delivery partner shall keep information collected under the Act in the form and electronic system required by the Director. 9. Each delivery partner shall be subject to the powers of the Director set out in section 48 of the Act. 10. (1) Each delivery partner may establish a local fraud control unit. (2) Subsections 57 (3) and (4) of the Act apply to a local fraud control unit established under subsection (1). 11. (1) Each delivery partner is, (a) responsible for the payment or provision of discretionary benefits in the delivery partner’s geographic area in accordance with subsection 57.2 (3) and section 59 of Ontario Regulation 134/98 (General) made under the Act; and (b) entitled to recover amounts in accordance with subsection 59 (5) of Ontario Regulation 134/98. 6. Schedule 1 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: Schedule 1 Item Column 1 Geographic area Column 2 Delivery agent Column 3 Delivery partner, if any 1. City of Cornwall and United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry City of Cornwall   2. City of Greater Sudbury City of Greater Sudbury   3. City of Hamilton Ministry City of Hamilton 4. City of Kawartha Lakes and County of Haliburton Ministry City of Kawartha Lakes 5. City of Kingston and the geographic area of the Frontenac Management Board, as set out in paragraph 3.3 (b) of an Order made under section 25.2 of the Municipal Act on January 7, 1997 and published in The Ontario Gazette dated February 15, 1997 City of Kingston   6. City of London and County of Middlesex City of London   7. City of Ottawa City of Ottawa   8. City of St. Thomas and County of Elgin City of St. Thomas   9. City of Toronto City of Toronto   10. City of Windsor, County of Essex and Township of Pelee City of Windsor   11. County of Brant and City of Brantford Ministry City of Brantford 12. County of Bruce County of Bruce   13. County of Dufferin County of Dufferin   14. County of Grey County of Grey   15. County of Hastings, City of Belleville and City of Quinte West County of Hastings   16. County of Huron County of Huron   17. County of Lambton County of Lambton   18. County of Lanark and Town of Smiths Falls County of Lanark   19. County of Lennox and Addington and County of Prince Edward County of Lennox and Addington   20. County of Northumberland Ministry County of Northumberland 21. County of Oxford County of Oxford   22. County of Perth, City of Stratford and Town of St. Marys City of Stratford   23. County of Peterborough and City of Peterborough Ministry City of Peterborough 24. County of Renfrew, including the City of Pembroke County of Renfrew   25. County of Simcoe, City of Barrie and City of Orillia County of Simcoe   26. County of Wellington and City of Guelph County of Wellington   27. District Municipality of Muskoka Ministry District Municipality of Muskoka 28. Municipality of Chatham-Kent Municipality of Chatham-Kent   29. Norfolk County and Haldimand County Ministry Norfolk County 30. Regional Municipality of Durham Regional Municipality of Durham   31. Regional Municipality of Halton Regional Municipality of Halton   32. Regional Municipality of Niagara Ministry Regional Municipality of Niagara 33. Regional Municipality of Peel Ministry Regional Municipality of Peel 34. Regional Municipality of Waterloo Regional Municipality of Waterloo   35. Regional Municipality of York Ministry Regional Municipality of York 36. United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, City of Brockville, Town of Gananoque and Town of Prescott United Counties of Leeds and Grenville   37. United Counties of Prescott and Russell United Counties of Prescott and Russell   38. The district described in Ontario Regulation 278/98 for the Algoma District Services Administration Board Algoma District Services Administration Board   39. The district described in Ontario Regulation 278/98 for the District of Cochrane Social Services Administration Board District of Cochrane Social Services Administration Board   40. The district described in Ontario Regulation 278/98 for the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board   41. The district described in Ontario Regulation 278/98 for the District of Parry Sound Social Services Administration Board District of Parry Sound Social Services Administration Board   42. The district described in Ontario Regulation 278/98 for the District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board   43. The district described in Ontario Regulation 278/98 for the District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board   44. The district described in Ontario Regulation 278/98 for the District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board   45. The district described in Ontario Regulation 278/98 for the Kenora District Services Board Kenora District Services Board   46. The district described in Ontario Regulation 278/98 for the Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board   47. The district described in Ontario Regulation 278/98 for the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board     Commencement 7. This Regulation comes into force on the later of October 1, 2024 and the day this Regulation is filed. Made by: Pris par : Le ministre des Services à l'enfance et des Services sociaux et communautaires, Michael Parsa Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Date made: September 19, 2024 Pris le : 19 septembre 2024   Français