PO-2466

In 2004, a bill to amend the Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001, was introduced in the Ontario legislature. Now enacted as the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, the legislation was originally referred to by the title "Bill 118".

Following Bill 118’s introduction, the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (the Ministry) received a request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act) for:

1. A copy of Ministry cost projections with respect to Bill 118 including but not limited to MB20 proposals from the Ministry, staffing projection costs et cetera including but not limited to Ministry costs, the costs of setting up the tribunal, the expected annual costs of inspectors and so forth; 

2. Projected and/or forecasting models that indicate the cost of implementing the provisions of Bill 118 including but not limited to Ontario Government and the private sector and the broader public sector and any other sector which may not have been mentioned above inclusive of any Ministry examples of what those costs incurred might in fact be; and

3. A copy of any public opinion or sector related polls commissioned by the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration relating to Bill 118 as well as information that outlines the following regarding the poll: 

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• 12(1)
• 12(2)
• FIPPA

• consent of Cabinet
• substance of deliberations