Ontario Newsroom Bulletin | Ministry of Community and Social Services | February 14, 2017
Ontario will eliminate the 2014 Passport waitlist by the end of next month — one year ahead of schedule — providing direct funding for 13,000 adults with developmental disabilities.
Passport is a government program that provides direct funding to adults with developmental disabilities so they can take part in community programs, develop work and daily life skills, hire a support worker and live independently.
When the Passport program was first launched in 2006 it served 1,700 people. Passport now supports more than 19,000 people with developmental disabilities and will continue to grow, supporting an estimated 24,000 recipients by 2017-18.
As the number of eligible people for Passport funding continues to grow, addressing the waitlist is critical to ensuring that people with developmental disabilities across the province receive the supports they need as soon as possible.
Supporting adults with developmental disabilities is part of Ontario’s plan to create jobs, grow our economy and help people in their everyday lives.
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