Ontario’s redesigned autism program to cost over $600 million: minister GlobeToronto
Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, responds to a question on changes to Ontario's autism program at Queen's Park in Toronto on March 21, 2019.Ontario’s social services minister says her redesigned autism program will cost at least $600 million per year.Lisa MacLeod announced changes last week to the autism program, after parents protesting her original plan said it would leave kids without access to the levels of therapy they need.
MacLeod announced last week that she was eliminating income testing and will explore how the program can provide additional supports to families based on need. Those changes are expected to bring significant costs, and MacLeod has said this week in the legislature that the government will ultimately spend over $600 million and up to double the current budget.
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