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What practical steps can parents take while waiting?
VerifiedFamilies should join the OAP as soon as autism is suspected, document every contact with MCCSS, and request written explanations for delays. These records can support complaints to the Ombudsman, human‑rights applications, or collective advocacy when wait times extend beyond two years with no pathway to services.
Source: Ontario Ombudsman complaint guidelines; OHRC Policy on Accessible Education · Verify Link
Accountability record
An audit request, public-records filings, and constituent letters — each one asks a specific question of a specific office. This page tracks what was asked and links to what came back.
FOI requests
9 / 14
answered (64% response rate). 3 past the statutory window.
MPP letters
41 / 280
substantive replies received (15% reply rate).
Audit request
1
value-for-money audit request open with the Auditor General of Ontario.
last reconciled 2026-06-24. Counters reconciled to the operator's manual FOI request log and MPP reply records as of 2026-06-24. FOI figures cover requests filed across MCCSS, MOH, MPBSD, and Treasury Board since 2024. MPP letter count reflects order-of-magnitude from PostHog mpp_letter_sent events since launch.
Request register
Each entry is a specific question put to a specific office. Follow the link to read the full request and the response record, where one exists.
Asked of Office of the Auditor General of Ontario
A formal request asking the Auditor General to conduct a value-for-money audit of AccessOAP's administration of the Ontario Autism Program.
Read the requestAsked of MPPs and the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services
Constituent letters sent through this site asking elected representatives to explain and act on waitlist growth, tracked for whether a substantive reply comes back.
Read the requestAsked of MCCSS, via public records requests
Freedom of Information requests and public-record analysis tracing Ontario Autism Program spending against the ministry’s own reporting.
Read the requestAsked of The oversight bodies responsible for OAP spending
An examination of which bodies are supposed to oversee AccessOAP spending, and how much of that oversight actually happens in practice.
Read the requestSend your own
A guided, two-minute tool for contacting your representative about the autism waitlist.
Open the letter toolHow this is measured
How these counters are compiled, what counts as a substantive response, and how source dates are handled.
Read the methodologyFull ledger
Funding, traffic methodology, and the complete accountability tracker in one place.
Go to transparencyEvidence 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
According to the FAO (2020 report), OAP funding covers less than one-third of estimated need at 2018-19 service levels
$965M
Ontario allocated $965M to the Ontario Autism Program in 2026-27
22.5%
Only 20,711 children have active funding agreements (22.5%), less than one in four