89,799
children are registered in the Ontario Autism Program
Accountability record
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.
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Founder & Autism Advocate
Evidence on this page
Key claims are paired with their source, evidence tier, and verification date so readers can inspect the public record directly.
89,799
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 to the Ontario Autism Program in 2026-27
23%
Only 20,633 children have active funding agreements — 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