Ministry of Community and Social Services employment-focused roundtables : Employment-focused roundtables

In October 2012, the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario published its final report, Brighter Prospects: Transforming Social Assistance in Ontario. The report contains a comprehensive set of recommendations for reforming Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). Between January and May 2013, the Ministry of Community and Social Services held six roundtable meetings in Toronto with a group of some 30 stakeholders and clients from across the social assistance and disability communities. The Ministry proposed two basic objectives for the process: Improve social assistance employment services and supports; Work with employers to better connect clients to the workforce.