91,974
children are registered in the Ontario Autism Program
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Coverage record · Verified 2026-08-30
Coverage record
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| Date | Outlet | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Report | CityNews Toronto | Parents frustrated with long wait times for Ontario autism programCityNews reports that more than 70,000 children are waiting for Ontario Autism Program services, attributing the province-wide figure and the 5+ year wait for families registered in 2021 to End The Wait Ontario. |
| Report | The Local & The Philanthropist Journal | For Kids With Special Needs, Summer Camp Is Out of ReachJointly published reporting on the shortage of inclusive summer camps names End The Wait Ontario when describing the Ontario Autism Program waitlist. Written by Gabrielle McMann under a fellowship funded by the Rideau Hall Foundation. |
| Profile | Ottawa Citizen | Why some Ottawa families continue to face autism stigma, isolationProfile of a Kanata family raising a child on the autism spectrum that cites End The Wait Ontario’s registration and funding data. |
| Radio interview | CBC Ottawa Morning | Ottawa boy one of 67,500 Ontario kids waiting for core supportsSpencer Carroll interviewed live on CBC radio about his son’s wait for Ontario autism services — a follow-up to the CBC News investigation. |
| Investigation | CBC News | More than 67,500 Ontario kids waiting for core autism funding as demand growsCBC News investigation featuring End The Wait Ontario and founder Spencer Carroll, drawing on the same FOI-sourced figures the site documents. |
| Report | The Trillium | Advocacy group calls for new autism program funding to go 'exclusively' to core therapiesQueen’s Park press-gallery coverage of the Ontario Autism Coalition’s budget demand; Spencer Carroll calls for independent audit authority over program spending. |
| Report | The Trillium | Ottawa dad says he’s trying to boost ‘accountability’ with autism waitlist websiteReporter Sneh Duggal profiles Spencer Carroll’s advocacy site and its push for transparency and accountability on OAP wait times. |
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- CNMNG — Canadian National Multimedia Group
Reports that Spencer Carroll created End The Wait Ontario to improve transparency and compile autism-service data and resources.
- Corriere Canadese
Italian-language coverage names Spencer Carroll and End The Wait Ontario, describing the site as collecting autism-service data and resources.
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22.5%
Only 20,711 children have active funding agreements (22.5%), less than one in four
OAP registrations jumped 21% since mid-2024, with the number of funded children dipping in some periods despite hundreds more registering
$965M
Ontario allocated $965M to the Ontario Autism Program in 2026-27
Last system verification: 2026-08-10. Next scheduled update: 2026-11-05.
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