Community Living Ontario

At the May, 2008 Community Living Day at the Legislature, Minister Madeleine Meilleur tabled Bill 77, legislation that would replace the Developmental Services Act. The Developmental Services Act had been in place since the mid 1970s as the main legislation guiding the operations of the developmental services sector. 

Community Living Ontario undertook a process of consultation with its members and other members of the public to have input into the Bill and shape its development. Many important changes recommended by Community Living Ontario were made to the Bill 77 and the resulting legislation, the Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, or Social Inclusion Act, received royal assent on October 8, 2008.

A number of areas under the new legislation required further details to be clarified through regulations. One of the important changes that was made to Bill 77 was a requirement that any draft regulations be posted before being finalized in order to offer the public an opportunity to comment. Once again, Community Living Ontario provided opportunities for its members and other stakeholders to help shape a response to the draft regulations. Responses to each of the two regulations were developed and shared with government. The final versions of the two regulations were published in July of 2010.

When the final versions of these regulations were released Community Living Ontario developed the following response comparing the recommendations that we made on the draft versions with the final versions that were published as law. You can find each of these responses below.