91,974
children are registered in the Ontario Autism Program
Escalation routes
Request records that a public body holds about your case or the system.
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Freedom of information (FIPPA)
File a freedom-of-information request with the ministry or public body. The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (ipc.on.ca) explains how.
Public bodies have statutory response timelines; complex requests take longer.
This route does not require records up front — but save whatever reply you get.
SOURCE
Government of Ontario • 2024-01-01
These routes fit the same kind of problem — most families use more than one.
Evidence on this page
Key claims are paired with their source, evidence tier, and verification date so readers can inspect the public record directly.
91,974
children are registered in the Ontario Autism Program
22.5%
Only 20,711 children have active funding agreements (22.5%), less than one in four
WHO recommends accessible, community-based early interventions for children with autism. Timely evidence-based psychosocial interventions improve communication and social engagement